Alan Haworth (ice hockey)
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.
| Alan Haworth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 1, 1960 Drummondville, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals Quebec Nordiques SC Bern | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
95th overall, 1979 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1992 | ||
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 season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com