Chris Worthy Explained

Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:180
Played For:Oakland Seals
California Golden Seals
Edmonton Oilers
Birth Date:October 23, 1947
Birth Place:Bristol, England, GBR
Death Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Career Start:1968
Career End:1976

Christopher John Worthy (October 23, 1947 – August 2, 2007) was a British-born Canadian ice hockey player who played 81 games in the World Hockey Association and 26 games in the National Hockey League between 1968 and 1976 with the Edmonton Oilers and California Golden Seals.

Christopher John Worthy was born in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, but grew up in Ontario, Canada. He attended college at Harvard University. He died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at age 59, survived by Lesley, his wife of 41 years, and two sons.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1965–66Flin Flon BombersSJHL53 3129 397 0 7.61
1966–67Flin Flon BombersMJHL44 40 4 0 2640 120 3 2.73 14 8 6 857 52 0 3.64
1967–68Flin Flon BombersWCHL60 47 8 5 3240 129 10 2.39 14 8 6 880 37 1 2.52
1968–69Oakland SealsNHL14 4 7 2 775 54 0 4.18 .880
1969–70Oakland SealsNHL1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.00 .844
1969–70Providence RedsAHL3 140 12 0 5.14
1969–70Seattle TotemsWHL31 1836 110 0 3.59 2 0 1 100 10 0 5.98
1970–71California Golden SealsNHL11 1 3 1 474 39 0 4.94 .860
1971–72Kansas City BluesCHL19 3 10 5 1069 73 0 4.09
1972–73Denver SpursWHL37 12 14 7 1929 131 0 4.07 .8711 0 1 59 5 0 5.10
1973–74Edmonton OilersWHA29 11 12 1 1452 92 0 3.80 .8943 1 1 146 8 0 3.29
1974–75Edmonton OilersWHA29 11 13 3 1660 99 1 3.58 .893
1975–76Edmonton OilersWHA24 5 14 0 1256 98 1 4.68 .8621 0 1 60 7 0 7.00
WHA totals81 27 39 4 4369 289 3 3.97 .8854 1 2 206 15 0 4.37
NHL totals26 5 11 3 1310 98 0 4.49 .871

Awards and achievements

See also