He played junior hockey for the Estevan Bruins from 1963 to 1966. The Bruins loaned him to the Edmonton Oil Kings for the 1965-66 Memorial Cup Final which the Oil Kings won. Hodgson turned pro in 1966 with the Oklahoma City Blazers and got a four game callup to the Boston Bruins in 1966-67. From then until 1972, Hodgson was stuck in the minors, despite neing traded to the New York Rangers and the Buffalo Sabres. In the NHL Hodgson got no points in four games. In the WHA he scored 18 goals and 34 assists in 107 games.