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John Hilworth
Born (1957-05-23) May 23, 1957 (age 66)
Jasper, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for NHL
Detroit Red Wings
AHL
Adirondack Red Wings
NHL Draft 55th overall, 1977
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1977–1987

John Hilworth (born May 23, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 57 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings. Hilworth was born in Jasper, Alberta, Canada.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 13 0 2 2 11 — — — — —
1973–74 Drumheller Falcons AJHL 57 10 28 38 161 — — — — —
1974–75 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 70 1 12 13 146 5 0 3 3 10
1975–76 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 67 3 17 20 257 5 1 1 2 33
1976–77 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 70 6 28 34 268 4 0 0 0 10
1977–78 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 63 3 8 11 119 — — — — —
1977–78 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 0 0 0 12 — — — — —
1978–79 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 2 1 2 3 7 — — — — —
1978–79 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 42 2 14 16 107 3 0 0 0 16
1978–79 Detroit Red Wings NHL 37 1 1 2 66 — — — — —
1979–80 Johnstown Red Wings EHL 4 0 4 4 11 — — — — —
1979–80 Houston Apollos CHL 12 2 2 4 36 6 0 3 3 12
1979–80 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 29 0 2 2 83 — — — — —
1979–80 Detroit Red Wings NHL 15 0 0 0 11 — — — — —
1980–81 Wichita Wind CHL 64 3 12 15 144 13 1 3 4 42
1982–83 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 82 16 46 62 171 10 2 6 8 33
1983–84 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 75 10 20 30 124 6 0 0 0 11
1984–85 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 24 2 5 7 48 6 0 0 0 9
1986–87 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 8 1 2 3 9 — — — — —
IHL totals 191 30 75 105 359 22 2 6 8 53
NHL totals 57 1 1 2 89 — — — — —

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