George Cuculick

George Cuculick
Born 1935
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Played for Michigan Tech
Minneapolis Millers (IHL)
Playing career 1957–1960

George Cuculick was an American ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Michigan Tech.[1]

Career

Cuculick played for his home-town junior team, the Barrie Flyers. In 1953 he helped the Flyers win the Memorial Cup along with future NHLers Don McKenney, Doug Mohns and Orval Tessier. In 1956 Cuculick was a member of the first recruiting class for John MacInnes at Michigan Tech. After a year with the freshman squad, he became a three-year starter for the Huskies and helped lead them back to the NCAA Tournament in his senior season. He was named as an All-American that season and made the inaugural All-WCHA Second Team.[2] In the 1960 Tournament Cuculick led the Huskies past St. Lawrence with a dominant 13–3 victory. In the championship game, MTC was the equal of Denver for much of the game but the Pioneers pulled ahead late and denied Michigan Tech their first championship.

After graduating, Cuculick played briefly with the Minneapolis Millers before retiring as a player. He was inducted into the Michigan Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.[3]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1957–58 Michigan Tech WIHL 26 — — — — — — 3.20 .889 — — — — — — — —
1958–59 Michigan Tech NCAA 20 — — — — — — 3.15 .889 — — — — — — — —
1959–60 Michigan Tech WCHA 30 — — — — — — 3.26 .889 — — — — — — — —
1960–61 Minneapolis Millers IHL 11 — — — — 45 0 4.09 — — — — — — — — —
NCAA totals 76 41 32 2 4,570 246 — 3.23 .890 — — — — — — — —


Awards and honors

Award Year
All-WCHA Second Team 1959–60 [2]
AHCA West All-American 1959–60 [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "1959-1960 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ^ a b "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "George Cuculick". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved January 3, 2021.