Bucky Hollingworth Explained

Position:Defence
Played For:Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:170
Birth Date:1933 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Career Start:1953
Career End:1962

Gordon Howard "Gord, Bucky" Hollingworth (July 24, 1933 – February 2, 1974) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Hollingworth played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings between 1954 and 1958. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1962, was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career

Hollingworth was born in Montreal, Quebec. He played junior hockey with the Montreal Junior Canadiens and began his professional career with the Montreal Royals of the Quebec Hockey League in 1953-54.

A defensive defenseman, he started his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1954. That season he recorded 12 points while playing in all 70 games for the Black Hawks. He was involved in a blockbuster trade on May 28, 1955, moving to the Detroit Red Wings with Dave Creighton, John McCormack and Jerry Toppazzini in exchange for Tony Leswick, Glen Skov, Johnny Wilson and Benny Woit.

Hollingworth played parts of three seasons with the Red Wings and left the NHL after the 1958 season. He finished his career in the American Hockey League with the Cleveland Barons and the Hershey Bears.

He retired from hockey completely in 1962 after being diagnosed with leukemia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1949–50Montreal Junior CanadiensQJHL35 0 3 3 3016 0 3 3 45
1949–50Montreal Junior CanadiensM-Cup12 0 1 1 24
1950–51Montreal Junior CanadiensQJHL45 2 16 18 1229 2 1 3 35
1951–52Montreal Junior CanadiensQJHL39 10 12 22 9711 3 3 6 16
1951–52Montreal Junior CanadiensM-Cup8 1 2 3 27
1952–53Montreal Junior CanadiensQJHL45 6 11 17 1067 0 1 1 15
1952–53Montreal RoyalsQMHL1 0 0 0 0
1953–54Montreal RoyalsQSHL63 2 16 18 7811 1 4 5 14
1954–55Chicago Black HawksNHL70 3 9 12 135
1955–56Detroit Red WingsNHL41 0 2 2 283 0 0 0 2
1956–57Detroit Red WingsNHL25 0 1 1 16
1956–57Springfield IndiansAHL22 2 9 11 28
1957–58Detroit Red WingsNHL27 1 2 3 22
1957–58Hershey BearsAHL39 0 9 9 9311 1 1 2 20
1958–59Cleveland BaronsAHL65 6 15 21 1027 0 4 4 6
1959–60Hershey BearsAHL63 5 15 20 131
1960–61Hershey BearsAHL67 3 13 16 765 0 1 1 13
1961–62Hershey BearsAHL45 0 11 11 63
AHL totals301 16 72 88 49323 1 6 7 39
NHL totals163 4 14 18 2013 0 0 0 2