Chris Worthy

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 season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1965–66 Flin Flon Bombers SJHL 53 — — — 3129 397 0 7.61 — — — — — — — — — 1966–67 Flin Flon Bombers MJHL 44 40 4 0 2640 120 3 2.73 — 14 8 6 857 52 0 3.64 — 1967–68 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 60 47 8 5 3240 129 10 2.39 — 14 8 6 880 37 1 2.52 — 1968–69 Oakland Seals NHL 14 4 7 2 775 54 0 4.18 .880 — — — — — — — — 1969–70 Oakland Seals NHL 1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.00 .844 — — — — — — — — 1969–70 Providence Reds AHL 3 — — — 140 12 0 5.14 — — — — — — — — — 1969–70 Seattle Totems WHL 31 — — — 1836 110 0 3.59 — 2 0 1 100 10 0 5.98 — 1970–71 California Golden Seals NHL 11 1 3 1 474 39 0 4.94 .860 — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Kansas City Blues CHL 19 3 10 5 1069 73 0 4.09 — — — — — — — — — 1972–73 Denver Spurs WHL 37 12 14 7 1929 131 0 4.07 .871 1 0 1 59 5 0 5.10 — 1973–74 Edmonton Oilers WHA 29 11 12 1 1452 92 0 3.80 .894 3 1 1 146 8 0 3.29 — 1974–75 Edmonton Oilers WHA 29 11 13 3 1660 99 1 3.58 .893 — — — — — — — — 1975–76 Edmonton Oilers WHA 24 5 14 0 1256 98 1 4.68 .862 1 0 1 60 7 0 7.00 — WHA totals 81 27 39 4 4369 289 3 3.97 .885 4 1 2 206 15 0 4.37 — NHL totals 26 5 11 3 1310 98 0 4.49 .871 — — — — — — — —

Awards and achievements MJHL First All-Star Team (1967) MJHL Top Goaltender Award (1967) Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1967) WCJHL First All-Star Team (1968)