Tony Bukovich

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1939–40 Painesdale Pontiac Chiefs MOHL 24 16 17 33 — — — — — — 1940–41 Painesdale Pontiac Chiefs MOHL — — — — — — — — — — 1941–42 Fort Worth Rangers AHA 47 1 4 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 1942–43 Windsor Colonial Tools MOHL 7 10 6 16 2 7 10 13 23 4 1943–44 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1943–44 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 6 1 0 1 5 — — — — — 1944–45 Detroit Red Wings NHL 14 7 2 9 6 6 0 1 1 0 1944–45 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 32 22 18 40 43 — — — — — 1945–46 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 59 25 28 53 68 5 2 3 5 2 1946–47 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 49 20 23 43 43 — — — — — 1947–48 Cleveland Barons AHL 7 4 2 6 2 3 1 1 2 4 1947–48 Minneapolis Millers USHL 10 4 4 8 11 — — — — — AHL totals 153 72 71 143 161 8 3 4 7 6 NHL totals 17 7 3 10 6 6 0 1 1 0