Leroy Goldsworthy Explained

Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:165
Played For:New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Black Hawks
Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
New York Americans
Birth Date:October 18, 1906
Birth Place:Two Harbors, Minnesota, U.S.
Death Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Career Start:1925
Career End:1942

Leroy Delano "Goldy" Goldsworthy (October 18, 1906 – March 16, 1980) was an American ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League between 1929 and 1939.

Biography

Goldsworthy was born in Two Harbors, Minnesota and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. He moved to Edmonton with his family in 1909 when he was three years old.[1] An excellent baseball and hockey player, he started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1929. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and New York Americans. He retired from the NHL after the 1939 season. He won the Stanley Cup in 1934 with the Chicago Black Hawks.

Goldsworthy died on March 16, 1980.

Jack Leswick tragedy

Goldsworthy along with fellow Black Hawk Rosario Couture were charged with the task of identifying the body of teammate Jack Leswick after his body was pulled from the Assiniboine River in August 1934.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1924–25Edmonton VictoriasEJrHL1 0 0 0 03 0 0 0 2
1925–26Edmonton EskimosWHL11 0 0 0 0
1926–27Springfield IndiansCan-Am31 2 1 3 46 1 0 1 8
1927–28Springfield IndiansCan-Am38 8 5 13 324 2 0 2 2
1928–29Springfield IndiansCan-Am39 9 7 16 40
1928–29New York RangersNHL1 0 0 0 0
1929–30New York RangersNHL44 4 1 5 164 0 0 0 2
1930–31Detroit FalconsNHL12 1 0 1 2
1930–31London TecumsehsIHL25 9 5 14 27
1930–31Detroit OlympicsIHL9 4 0 4 4
1931–32Detroit OlympicsIHL47 16 9 25 166 2 0 2 2
1932–33Detroit Red WingsNHL25 3 6 9 62 0 0 0 0
1932–33Detroit OlympicsIHL17 12 2 14 22
1933–34Chicago Black HawksNHL27 3 3 6 07 0 0 0 0
1933–34London TecumsehsIHL18 11 4 15 10
1934–35Chicago Black HawksNHL7 0 0 0 2
1934–35Montreal CanadiensNHL33 20 9 29 132 1 0 1 0
1934–35London TecumsehsIHL7 4 1 5 6
1935–36Montreal CanadiensNHL47 15 11 26 8
1936–37Boston BruinsNHL47 8 6 14 83 0 0 0 0
1937–38Boston BruinsNHL46 9 10 19 143 0 0 0 2
1938–39New York AmericansNHL48 3 11 14 102 0 0 0 0
1939–40Cleveland BaronsIAHL56 9 22 31 10
1940–41Buffalo BisonsAHL56 6 18 24 8
1941–42Dallas TexansAHA50 15 24 39 31
1943–44Edmonton VictoriasExhib
1943–44Edmonton VictoriasAl-Cup4 0 0 0 0
1945–46Dallas TexansUSHL1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals336 66 57 123 7924 1 0 1 4

Notes and References

  1. The Rajah of Renfrew: The Life and Times of John E. Ducey, Edmonton's Mr Baseball (p.116), by Brant E. Ducey, University of Alberta (1988),