Tony Bukovich Explained

Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:160
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
Birth Date:August 30, 1915
Birth Place:Painesdale, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:Hancock, Michigan, U.S.
Career Start:1939
Career End:1948

Anthony John Bukovich (August 30, 1915 — December 19, 2009) was an American ice hockey player who played 17 games for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League between 1943 and 1945. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1939 to 1948, was spent in the minor leagues. He was born in Painesdale, Michigan. At the time of his death, at the age of 94 in Hancock, Michigan, he was the oldest former member of the Detroit Red Wings.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1939–40Painesdale Pontiac ChiefsMOHL24 16 17 33
1940–41Painesdale Pontiac ChiefsMOHL
1941–42Fort Worth RangersAHA47 1 4 5 65 0 0 0 0
1942–43Windsor Colonial ToolsMOHL7 10 6 16 27 10 13 23 4
1943–44Detroit Red WingsNHL3 0 1 1 0
1943–44Indianapolis CapitalsAHL6 1 0 1 5
1944–45Detroit Red WingsNHL14 7 2 9 66 0 1 1 0
1944–45Indianapolis CapitalsAHL32 22 18 40 43
1945–46Indianapolis CapitalsAHL59 25 28 53 685 2 3 5 2
1946–47Indianapolis CapitalsAHL49 20 23 43 43
1947–48Cleveland BaronsAHL7 4 2 6 23 1 1 2 4
1947–48Minneapolis MillersUSHL10 4 4 8 11
AHL totals153 72 71 143 1618 3 4 7 6
NHL totals17 7 3 10 66 0 1 1 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cchockeyhistory.org/legends/B.htm Copper Country Hockey History: Legends – B