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{{Short description|American-born Canadian ice hockey player (1936–2021)}} |
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{{for|the English footballer|Charlie Burns (footballer)}} |
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{{Infobox ice hockey player |
{{Infobox ice hockey player |
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| image = 1958 Topps Charlie Burns.JPG |
| image = 1958 Topps Charlie Burns (cropped).JPG |
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| caption = |
| caption = |
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| image_size = 230px |
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| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]] |
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]] |
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| shoots = Left |
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| height_in = 11 |
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| weight_lb = 170 |
| weight_lb = 170 |
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| played_for = [[Detroit Red Wings]]<br>[[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[California Golden Seals|Oakland Seals]]<br>[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br>[[Minnesota North Stars]] |
| played_for = [[Detroit Red Wings]] <br>[[Boston Bruins]] <br>[[California Golden Seals|Oakland Seals]] <br>[[Pittsburgh Penguins]] <br>[[Minnesota North Stars]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|02|14}} |
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| birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan |
| birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S. |
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| death_date = |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|11|05|1936|02|14}} |
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| death_place = |
| death_place = [[Wallingford, Connecticut|Wallingford]], [[Connecticut]], U.S. |
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| ntl_team = Canada |
| ntl_team = Canada |
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| career_start = 1952 |
| career_start = 1952 |
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| career_end = 1974 |
| career_end = 1974 |
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| medaltemplates = |
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics|ice hockey]] }} |
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{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Canada|1957}} }} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]] }} |
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{{MedalGold | [[1958 World Ice Hockey Championships|1958 Oslo]] | }} |
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'''Charles Frederick Burns''' ( |
'''Charles Frederick Burns''' (February 14, 1936 – November 5, 2021) was an American-born Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]] who played 749 games in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) with the [[Detroit Red Wings]], [[Boston Bruins]], [[California Golden Seals|Oakland Seals]], [[Pittsburgh Penguins]], and [[Minnesota North Stars]] between 1958 and 1973. He later worked as the [[coach (sports)|head coach]] of Minnesota in both 1970 and 1974–75. Burns was mainly known for being an excellent skater, playmaker and defensive player who performed checking and penalty-killing. His trademark was the heavily padded helmet that he was forced to wear after suffering a serious head injury while playing junior hockey in 1954–55. |
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==Playing career== |
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In 1959, he was the only US-born player in the NHL. Although Burns was born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], his family moved to [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] when he was a child.<ref>Shorthanded: The Untold Story of the Seals: Hockey's Most Colorful Team (p. 47), by Brad Kurzberg, AuthorHouse (2006), {{ISBN|1425910289}}</ref> Burns chose Canadian citizenship when he turned 21<ref>''The Pappy Line'', Time Magazine, March 2, 1959</ref> and later played for the 1958 World Champion [[Whitby Dunlops]]. |
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In 1959, he was the only US-born player in the NHL. Burns was born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], his family moved to [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], when he was a child.<ref>''Shorthanded: The Untold Story of the Seals: Hockey's Most Colorful Team'' (p. 47), by Brad Kurzberg, AuthorHouse (2006), {{ISBN|1425910289}}</ref> Burns chose Canadian citizenship when he turned 21<ref>[http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,892271,00.html "Sport: The Pappy Line"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''. March 2, 1959.</ref> and later played for the 1958 world champion [[Whitby Dunlops]]. |
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==Post-playing career== |
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Burns had three spells as a player-coach, twice with the [[San Francisco Seals (hockey)|San Francisco Seals]] (1965-66 & 1966-67) and one with the Minnesota North Stars (1969–70). He coached the Stars again in 1974-75 after his retirement. Curiously, all of these were midseason assignments. He currently coaches youth hockey for the Wonderland Wizards of [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]] in his spare time.<ref>Kurzberg, p.48</ref> |
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Burns had three spells as a player-coach, twice with the [[San Francisco Seals (hockey)|San Francisco Seals]] (1965–66 and 1966–67) and one with the Minnesota North Stars (1969–70). He coached the North Stars again in 1974–75 upon his active career retirement. Curiously, all of these were midseason assignments. He coached youth hockey for the Wallingford Hawks of [[Wallingford, Connecticut]], in his spare time.<ref>Kurzberg, p.48</ref> Burns died in [[Wallingford, Connecticut]], on November 5, 2021, at the age of 85.<ref>[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nhregister/name/charles-burns-obituary?pid=200575399 Charles F. Burns]</ref> |
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==Career statistics== |
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===Regular season and playoffs=== |
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| [[Toronto Marlboros]] |
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| [[1953–54 OHA season|1953–54]] |
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| Toronto Marlboros |
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| OHA |
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| 59 || 17 || 14 || 31 || 45 |
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| 1954–55 |
| [[1954–55 OHA season|1954–55]] |
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| Toronto Marlboros |
| Toronto Marlboros |
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| OHA |
| OHA |
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| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
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| 1955–56 |
| [[1955–56 OHA season|1955–56]] |
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| Toronto Marlboros |
| Toronto Marlboros |
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| OHA |
| OHA |
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| 20 || 5 || 8 || 13 || 0 |
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| 1956–57 |
| 1956–57 |
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| [[Whitby Dunlops]] |
| [[Whitby Dunlops]] |
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| [[OHA Senior A League (1890–1979)|OHA Sr]] |
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| 40 || 16 || 25 || 41 || 29 |
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| 1957–58 |
| 1957–58 |
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| Whitby Dunlops |
| Whitby Dunlops |
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| OHA |
| OHA Sr |
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| 31 || 24 || 28 || 52 || 32 |
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| 31 |
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| [[1958–59 NHL season|1958–59]] |
| [[1958–59 NHL season|1958–59]] |
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| [[Detroit Red Wings]] |
| [[Detroit Red Wings]] |
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| [[National Hockey League|NHL]] |
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]] |
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| 70 || 9 || 11 || 20 || 32 |
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| 70 |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1959–60 NHL season|1959–60]] |
| [[1959–60 NHL season|1959–60]] |
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| [[Boston Bruins]] |
| [[Boston Bruins]] |
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| NHL |
| NHL |
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| 62 || 10 || 17 || 27 || 46 |
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| 62 |
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| [[1960–61 NHL season|1960–61]] |
| [[1960–61 NHL season|1960–61]] |
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| Boston Bruins |
| Boston Bruins |
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| NHL |
| NHL |
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| 62 || 15 || 26 || 41 || 16 |
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| 62 |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1960–61 EPHL season|1960–61]] |
| [[1960–61 EPHL season|1960–61]] |
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| [[Kingston Frontenacs]] |
| [[Kingston Frontenacs (EPHL)|Kingston Frontenacs]] |
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| [[Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959–1963)|EPHL]] |
| [[Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959–1963)|EPHL]] |
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| 8 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 4 |
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| 8 |
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| [[1961–62 NHL season|1961–62]] |
| [[1961–62 NHL season|1961–62]] |
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| Boston Bruins |
| Boston Bruins |
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| NHL |
| NHL |
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| 70 || 11 || 17 || 28 || 43 |
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| 70 |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1962–63 NHL season|1962–63]] |
| [[1962–63 NHL season|1962–63]] |
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| Boston Bruins |
| Boston Bruins |
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| NHL |
| NHL |
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| 68 || 12 || 10 || 22 || 13 |
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| 68 |
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| 1963–64 |
| [[1963–64 WHL season|1963–64]] |
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| [[San Francisco Seals (ice hockey)|San Francisco Seals]] |
| [[San Francisco Seals (ice hockey)|San Francisco Seals]] |
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| [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|WHL]] |
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| WHL |
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| 68 || 33 || 36 || 69 || 27 |
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| 68 |
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| 11 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 2 |
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| 33 |
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| 36 |
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| 69 |
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| 27 |
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| 11 |
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| 1 |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| 1964–65 |
| [[1964–65 WHL season|1964–65]] |
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| San Francisco Seals |
| San Francisco Seals |
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| WHL |
| WHL |
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| 51 || 27 || 36 || 63 || 19 |
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| 51 |
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| 27 |
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| 36 |
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| 63 |
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| 19 |
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| 1965–66 |
| [[1965–66 WHL season|1965–66]] |
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| San Francisco Seals |
| San Francisco Seals |
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| WHL |
| WHL |
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| 40 || 10 || 35 || 45 || 26 |
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| 40 |
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| 7 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 0 |
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| 10 |
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| 35 |
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| 45 |
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| 26 |
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| 7 |
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| 5 |
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| 6 |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| 1966–67 |
| [[1966–67 WHL season|1966–67]] |
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| California Seals |
| California Seals |
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| WHL |
| WHL |
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| 71 || 22 || 38 || 60 || 29 |
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| 71 |
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| 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 |
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| 22 |
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| 38 |
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| 60 |
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| 29 |
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| 6 |
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| 0 |
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| 0 |
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| 0 |
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| 9 |
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| [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]] |
| [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]] |
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| [[Oakland Seals]] |
| [[Oakland Seals]] |
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| NHL |
| NHL |
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| 73 || 9 || 26 || 35 || 20 |
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| 73 |
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| 26 |
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| 35 |
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| 20 |
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| — |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]] |
| [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]] |
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| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] |
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] |
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| NHL |
| NHL |
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| 76 || 13 || 38 || 51 || 22 |
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| 76 |
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| 13 |
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| 38 |
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| 51 |
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| 22 |
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| — |
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| — |
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| — |
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| — |
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|- |
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| [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]] |
| [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]] |
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| [[Minnesota North Stars]] |
| [[Minnesota North Stars]] |
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| NHL |
| NHL |
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| 50 || 3 || 13 || 16 || 10 |
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| 50 |
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| 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |
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| 3 |
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| 13 |
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| 16 |
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| 10 |
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| 6 |
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| 1 |
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| 0 |
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| 1 |
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| 2 |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]] |
| [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]] |
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| Minnesota North Stars |
| Minnesota North Stars |
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| NHL |
| NHL |
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| 76 || 9 || 19 || 28 || 13 |
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| 76 |
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| 12 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 2 |
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| 9 |
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| 19 |
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| 28 |
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| 13 |
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| 12 |
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| 3 |
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| 3 |
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| 6 |
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| 2 |
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|- |
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| [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]] |
| [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]] |
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| Minnesota North Stars |
| Minnesota North Stars |
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| NHL |
| NHL |
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| 77 || 11 || 14 || 25 || 24 |
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| 77 |
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| 7 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 |
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| 11 |
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| 14 |
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| 25 |
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| 24 |
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| 7 |
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| 1 |
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| 1 |
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| 2 |
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| 2 |
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |
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| [[1972–73 NHL season|1972–73]] |
| [[1972–73 NHL season|1972–73]] |
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| Minnesota North Stars |
| Minnesota North Stars |
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| NHL |
| NHL |
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| 65 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 13 |
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| 65 |
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| 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
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| 7 |
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| 11 |
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| 13 |
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| 6 |
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| 0 |
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| 0 |
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| 0 |
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| [[1973–74 AHL season|1973–74]] |
| [[1973–74 AHL season|1973–74]] |
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| [[New Haven Nighthawks]] |
| [[New Haven Nighthawks]] |
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| [[American Hockey League|AHL]] |
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]] |
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| 64 || 10 || 19 || 29 || 73 |
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| 64 |
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| 10 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 16 |
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| 10 |
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| 19 |
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| 29 |
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| 73 |
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| 10 |
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! colspan="3" | NHL Totals |
! colspan="3" | NHL Totals |
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! 749 !! 106 !! 198 !! 304 !! 252 |
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! [[Minnesota North Stars |
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| [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]] |
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| 44 || 10 || 22 || 12 || 0.364 || 3rd in West |
| 44 || 10 || 22 || 12 || 0.364 || 3rd in West |
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| 6 || 2 || 4 || ''Lost in quarter-finals'' |
| 6 || 2 || 4 || ''Lost in quarter-finals'' |
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| [[1974–75 NHL season|1974–75]] |
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| 42 || 12 || 28 || 2 || 0.310 || 4th in Smythe |
| 42 || 12 || 28 || 2 || 0.310 || 4th in Smythe |
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| colspan="4" | ''Did not qualify'' |
| colspan="4" | ''Did not qualify'' |
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| 86 || 22 || 50 || 14 || {{Winning percentage|22|86}} || — |
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| 6 || 2 || 4 || 1 playoff appearance |
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{{succession box | before = [[Wren Blair]]<br>Jack Gordon | title = [[List of Minnesota North Stars head coaches|Head coach of the Minnesota North Stars]] | years = [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]]<br>[[1974–75 NHL season|1975]] | after = [[Jack Gordon (ice hockey)|Jack Gordon]]<br>[[Ted Harris (ice hockey)|Ted Harris]]}} |
{{succession box | before = [[Wren Blair]]<br/>Jack Gordon | title = [[List of Minnesota North Stars head coaches|Head coach of the Minnesota North Stars]] | years = [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]]<br/>[[1974–75 NHL season|1975]] | after = [[Jack Gordon (ice hockey)|Jack Gordon]]<br/>[[Ted Harris (ice hockey)|Ted Harris]]}} |
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Charlie Burns | |||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | February 14, 1936||||||||||||||||
Died |
November 5, 2021 Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins Oakland Seals Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota North Stars | ||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1952–1974 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Charles Frederick Burns (February 14, 1936 – November 5, 2021) was an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 749 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Oakland Seals, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota North Stars between 1958 and 1973. He later worked as the head coach of Minnesota in both 1970 and 1974–75. Burns was mainly known for being an excellent skater, playmaker and defensive player who performed checking and penalty-killing. His trademark was the heavily padded helmet that he was forced to wear after suffering a serious head injury while playing junior hockey in 1954–55.
Playing career[edit]
In 1959, he was the only US-born player in the NHL. Burns was born in Detroit, Michigan, his family moved to Toronto, Ontario, when he was a child.[1] Burns chose Canadian citizenship when he turned 21[2] and later played for the 1958 world champion Whitby Dunlops.
Post-playing career[edit]
Burns had three spells as a player-coach, twice with the San Francisco Seals (1965–66 and 1966–67) and one with the Minnesota North Stars (1969–70). He coached the North Stars again in 1974–75 upon his active career retirement. Curiously, all of these were midseason assignments. He coached youth hockey for the Wallingford Hawks of Wallingford, Connecticut, in his spare time.[3] Burns died in Wallingford, Connecticut, on November 5, 2021, at the age of 85.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1952–53 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 33 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1953–54 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 59 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1954–55 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1955–56 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1956–57 | Whitby Dunlops | OHA Sr | 40 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1957–58 | Whitby Dunlops | OHA Sr | 31 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1958–59 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1959–60 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 62 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 62 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | Kingston Frontenacs | EPHL | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1961–62 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 70 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1962–63 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 68 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963–64 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 68 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
1964–65 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 51 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1965–66 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 40 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
1966–67 | California Seals | WHL | 71 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
1967–68 | Oakland Seals | NHL | 73 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1970–71 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 76 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
1971–72 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 77 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1972–73 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 65 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1973–74 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 64 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 73 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
NHL Totals | 749 | 106 | 198 | 304 | 252 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
Coaching record[edit]
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||||||
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G | W | L | T | Pct | Finish | G | W | L | Result | |||
Minnesota North Stars | 1969–70 | 44 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 0.364 | 3rd in West | 6 | 2 | 4 | Lost in quarter-finals | |
Minnesota North Stars | 1974–75 | 42 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 0.310 | 4th in Smythe | Did not qualify | ||||
NHL totals | 86 | 22 | 50 | 14 | .204 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 playoff appearance |
References[edit]
- ^ Shorthanded: The Untold Story of the Seals: Hockey's Most Colorful Team (p. 47), by Brad Kurzberg, AuthorHouse (2006), ISBN 1425910289
- ^ "Sport: The Pappy Line". Time. March 2, 1959.
- ^ Kurzberg, p.48
- ^ Charles F. Burns
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1936 births
- 2021 deaths
- American men's ice hockey centers
- American ice hockey coaches
- Boston Bruins players
- California Golden Seals coaches
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Ice hockey coaches from Michigan
- Ice hockey people from Detroit
- Ice hockey people from Toronto
- Ice hockey player-coaches
- Kingston Frontenacs (EPHL) players
- Minnesota North Stars coaches
- Minnesota North Stars players
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- Oakland Seals players
- Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- San Francisco Seals (ice hockey) players
- Sportspeople from Detroit
- Toronto Marlboros players