Bucky Hollingworth

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 defenceman, 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 Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1949–50 Montreal Junior Canadiens QJHL 35 0 3 3 30 16 0 3 3 45 1949–50 Montreal Junior Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 12 0 1 1 24 1950–51 Montreal Junior Canadiens QJHL 45 2 16 18 122 9 2 1 3 35 1951–52 Montreal Junior Canadiens QJHL 39 10 12 22 97 11 3 3 6 16 1951–52 Montreal Junior Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 8 1 2 3 27 1952–53 Montreal Junior Canadiens QJHL 45 6 11 17 106 7 0 1 1 15 1952–53 Montreal Royals QMHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1953–54 Montreal Royals QSHL 63 2 16 18 78 11 1 4 5 14 1954–55 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 3 9 12 135 — — — — — 1955–56 Detroit Red Wings NHL 41 0 2 2 28 3 0 0 0 2 1956–57 Detroit Red Wings NHL 25 0 1 1 16 — — — — — 1956–57 Springfield Indians AHL 22 2 9 11 28 — — — — — 1957–58 Detroit Red Wings NHL 27 1 2 3 22 — — — — — 1957–58 Hershey Bears AHL 39 0 9 9 93 11 1 1 2 20 1958–59 Cleveland Barons AHL 65 6 15 21 102 7 0 4 4 6 1959–60 Hershey Bears AHL 63 5 15 20 131 — — — — — 1960–61 Hershey Bears AHL 67 3 13 16 76 5 0 1 1 13 1961–62 Hershey Bears AHL 45 0 11 11 63 — — — — — AHL totals 301 16 72 88 493 23 1 6 7 39 NHL totals 163 4 14 18 201 3 0 0 0 2