Alan Haworth

Alan Joseph Gordon Haworth (born September 1, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1980 and 1988. He is the son of Gordie Haworth and the brother of Carey Haworth.

Playing career Selected in the 1979 NHL entry draft by the Buffalo Sabres, Haworth was traded to the Washington Capitals in 1982. After five seasons in Washington, he was dealt to the Quebec Nordiques in 1987 in the trade that brought Dale Hunter to the Capitals. After one season in Quebec, Haworth opted to play in Switzerland for four seasons, winning two Swiss championships with SC Bern, before retiring from active play. His NHL rights were traded to the Minnesota North Stars for the retired Guy Lafleur after the 1991 NHL Expansion Draft, though neither of them would play in the NHL again.

In 524 NHL games, he scored 189 goals and had 211 assists. As of 2015–16, Haworth is a scout for the Washington Capitals.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL 68 11 18 29 15 8 1 1 2 7 1977–78 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QMJHL 59 17 33 50 40 — — — — — 1978–79 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 70 50 70 120 63 12 6 10 16 8 1979–80 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 45 28 36 64 50 15 11 16 27 4 1980–81 Rochester Americans AHL 21 14 18 32 19 — — — — — 1980–81 Buffalo Sabres NHL 49 16 20 36 34 7 4 4 8 2 1981–82 Rochester Americans AHL 14 5 12 17 10 — — — — — 1981–82 Buffalo Sabres NHL 57 21 18 39 30 3 0 1 1 2 1982–83 Washington Capitals NHL 74 23 27 50 34 4 0 0 0 2 1983–84 Washington Capitals NHL 75 24 31 55 52 8 3 2 5 4 1984–85 Washington Capitals NHL 76 23 26 49 48 5 1 0 1 0 1985–86 Washington Capitals NHL 71 34 39 73 72 9 4 6 10 11 1986–87 Washington Capitals NHL 50 25 16 41 43 6 0 3 3 7 1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 72 23 34 57 112 — — — — — 1988–89 SC Bern NLA 36 23 30 53 63 11 8 2 10 28 1989–90 SC Bern NLA 36 31 30 61 79 11 7 6 13 31 1990–91 SC Bern NLA 30 27 15 42 109 5 2 6 8 2 1991–92 SC Bern NLA 31 14 22 36 97 10 7 6 13 14 1991–92 Canadian National Team Intl 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NHL totals 524 189 211 400 425 42 12 16 28 28