Shawn Burr

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Shawn Burr
Date of birth July 1, 1966
place of birth Sarnia , Ontario , Canada
date of death 5th August 2013
Place of death St. Clair , Michigan , USA
size 185 cm
Weight 91 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1984 , 1st lap, 7th position
Detroit Red Wings
Career stations
1983-1986 Kitchener Rangers
1986-1995 Detroit Red Wings
1995-1997 Tampa Bay Lightning
1997-1999 San Jose Sharks
1999-2000 Detroit Vipers
Manitoba Moose

Shawn Christopher Burr (born July 1, 1966 in Sarnia , Ontario , † August 5, 2013 in St. Clair , Michigan , USA ) was a Canadian ice hockey player and official who played 969 games during his active career between 1983 and 2000 for the Detroit Red Wings , Tampa Bay Lightning and San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League on the position of left winger .

Career

Burr played with three years 1983 to 1986 in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kitchener Rangers with whom he in the season 1983/84 at the Memorial Cup took part in tournament. He was also honored with the Emms Family Award for the best rookie in the OHL. During his second year in the OHL, the Detroit Red Wings , who selected him in seventh position in the first round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft , brought him into the NHL squad and let him appear nine times. The same they did in the next game year, with the OHL season the team Second All-Star was elected and in the American Hockey League the Calder Cup with the Adirondack Red Wings won.

For the 1986/87 season , the left winger was part of the Detroit squad and played there up to and including the 1994/95 season, which was shortened by the lockout . In the summer of 1995 he was transferred to the Tampa Bay Lightning , which he left after two years and moved to the San Jose Sharks . The Canadian also stayed there for two seasons before returning to Tampa for one final professional season. He officially announced the end of his career on July 26, 2000. Shawn Burr died on August 5, 2013 after falling at his home in which he suffered massive brain trauma. He had previously had leukemia for three years . From 1993 to 1996 Burr was the owner of the Newmarket Royals franchise from which the Sarnia Sting emerged in 1994 .

International

Burr took part in the 1990 World Cup with the Canadian national team. However, it was not enough to win a medal.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1983/84 Kitchener Rangers OHL 68 41 44 85 50 16 5 12 17th 22nd
1984 Kitchener Rangers Memorial Cup 4th 2 3 5 4th
1984/85 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 4th 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1984/85 Kitchener Rangers OHL 48 24 42 66 50 4th 3 3 6th 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 8th
1985/86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 1 0 1 4th - - - - -
1985/86 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 3 2 2 4th 2 17th 5 7th 12 32
1985/86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 22nd 25th 47 107 16 7th 2 9 20th
1987/88 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78 17th 23 40 97 9 3 1 4th 14th
1988/89 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 19th 27 46 78 6th 1 2 3 6th
1989/90 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 3 4th 2 6th 2 - - - - -
1989/90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 24 32 56 82 - - - - -
1990/91 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 20th 30th 50 112 7th 0 4th 4th 15th
1991/92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 19th 32 51 118 11 1 5 6th 19th
1992/93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 10 25th 35 74 7th 2 1 3 2
1993/94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 51 10 12 22nd 31 7th 2 0 2 6th
1994/95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 6th 8th 14th 60 16 0 2 2 6th
1995/96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 81 13 15th 28 119 6th 0 2 2 8th
1996/97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 74 14th 21st 35 106 - - - - -
1997/98 San Jose Sharks NHL 42 6th 6th 12 50 6th 0 0 0 8th
1998/99 San Jose Sharks NHL 18th 0 1 1 29 - - - - -
1998/99 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 26th 10 14th 24 29 12 4th 9 13 10
1999/00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4th 0 2 2 0 - - - - -
1999/00 Detroit Vipers IHL 10 2 4th 6th 10 - - - - -
1999/00 Manitoba mosses IHL 18th 3 2 5 6th 2 1 0 1 6th
OHL total 175 125 153 278 183 25th 10 18th 28 32
AHL total 36 16 18th 34 35 29 9 16 25th 42
NHL overall 878 181 259 440 1069 91 16 19th 35 95

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1990 Canada WM 4th Place 10 4th 1 5 14th
Men overall 10 4th 1 5 14th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary for Shawn Burr (English)
  2. ↑ Portrait of Shawn Burr (English)
personal data
SURNAME Burr, Shawn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burr, Shawn Christopher (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and official
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Sarnia , Ontario , Canada
DATE OF DEATH 5th August 2013
Place of death St. Clair , Michigan , USA