Shawn Burr
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Shawn Burr | |||
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Born | Sarnia, ON, CAN |
July 1, 1966||
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. St. Clair, MI, USA |
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Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning San Jose Sharks |
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NHL Draft | 7th overall, 1984 Detroit Red Wings |
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Playing career | 1985–2000 |
Shawn Christopher Burr (July 1, 1966 – August 5, 2013) was a professional ice hockey left winger. Burr played in the NHL for parts of 16 seasons from 1985 to 2000.
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Playing career
Burr was drafted in the first round (seventh overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Burr played 878 career NHL games with the Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning and the San Jose Sharks, scoring 181 goals and 259 assists for 440 points. He also garnered 1,069 penalty minutes.
In 2007, Burr was elected president of the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association and was active in its efforts to raise money for children's charities in Metro Detroit.[1]
Burr was the president of the Port Huron Icehawks IHL hockey organization.
Personal
Burr was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada and lived there until his hockey career began.
On February 27, 2011, it was reported that Burr was diagnosed with myeloid leukemia, which in some cases requires a bone marrow transplant.[2] He successfully completed chemotherapy and was reportedly cancer free. However, it returned the following year.[3]
Death
Burr died on August 5, 2013, after a fall in his home caused massive brain trauma.[4]
Career Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1983-84 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 68 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | ||
1984-85 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984-85 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 48 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
1984-85 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985-86 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 59 | 60 | 67 | 127 | 83 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
1985-86 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985-86 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 32 | ||
1986-87 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 107 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | ||
1987-88 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 78 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 97 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||
1988-89 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 79 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
1989-90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989-90 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 76 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990-91 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 112 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | ||
1991-92 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 79 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 118 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | ||
1992-93 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 80 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 74 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1993-94 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 51 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
1994-95 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 42 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
1995-96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 119 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
1996-97 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 74 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997-98 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 42 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
1998-99 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998-99 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 26 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | ||
1999-00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999-00 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999-00 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
NHL totals | 878 | 181 | 259 | 440 | 1069 | 91 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 95 |
Awards
References
External links
- Shawn Burr's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Shawn Burr's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Legends of Hockey
Preceded by | Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick 1984 |
Succeeded by Brent Fedyk |
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- 1966 births
- 2013 deaths
- Accidental deaths from falls
- Accidental deaths in Michigan
- Adirondack Red Wings players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Detroit Red Wings draft picks
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Sportspeople from Sarnia
- Kentucky Thoroughblades players
- Kitchener Rangers players
- Manitoba Moose (IHL) players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- San Jose Sharks players
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Canadian ice hockey centre, 1960s births stubs