Bill Goldsworthy

William Alfred " Bill" Goldsworthy ( born August 24, 1944 in Waterloo, Ontario, † 29 March 1996 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States) was a Canadian ice hockey player ( Right Wing ) and coach who, from 1964 to 1979 for the Boston Bruins Minnesota North Stars and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League and the Indianapolis Racers and Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association played.

Career

During his youth, he played with the Niagara Falls Flyers in the OHA. With players like Jean Pronovost, Derek Sanderson, Bernie Parent and Rick Ley, the junior team was very strongly held and won the Memorial Cup in 1965 after an unsuccessful run in 1963. The Flyers were a junior team of the Boston Bruins, who brought him in the season 1964/65 for two games in the NHL.

Until the season 1966/67, his breakthrough not Glang with the Bruins. Often he played for the Oklahoma City Blazers in the Central Professional Hockey League and the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League.

In 1967, the NHL was extended and the NHL Expansion Draft, 1967, the Minnesota North Stars picked him in their squad. Here he fought his way to a starting place and could make a positive impression in the first year. With 15 points, he was the most successful scorer of the playoffs. In the season 1969/70 he made ​​a big step. Now After two seasons each with 14 goals he scored 36 hits. The fans were especially excited about his goal celebration, the Goldy Shuffle. He represented the North Stars in the NHL All-Star Game and was named to the squad of NHL teams in the Summit Series in 1972. Here, he came three times to use and also scored a hit. In a series with Dennis Hextall and Danny Grant, he was always one of the top scorer of his team.

In Minnesota, was built by the team and gave him in November 1976 to the New York Rangers from. After he was unable to build on previous achievements there, he moved to the Indianapolis Racers in the WHA. After a year he was sent in exchange for Juha Widing to the Edmonton Oilers. After his career had begun with some future stars in his team, it ended with the young Wayne Gretzky with the Oilers.

On February 15, 1992 it honored the Minnesota North Stars by 8 awarded the player's shirt number at no more players.

In the 1990s he coached the San Antonio Iguanas in the CHL. Off the ice, he had problems with alcohol and with him an HIV infection was detected. In 1996, he died of AIDS.

Statistics

Sporting successes

• Memorial Cup: 1965

Personal Awards

• Participate in the NHL All-Star Game: 1970, 1972, 1974 and 1976