Robert Alexander Burns (April 4, 1905 – August 12, 1995) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who played 19 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks between 1928 and 1930. Burns spent most of his career, which lasted from 1925 to 1939, in the American Hockey Association (AHA).
| Bobby Burns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 4, 1905 Gore Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | August 12, 1995 (aged 90) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1925–1939 | ||
Playing career
editBurns began his professional career in 1926 with Eddie Livingstone's Chicago Cardinals of the AHA. After the team was forced out of business by the NHL, the AHA assigned his rights to the Chicago Black Hawks. He played one game with the Hawks and the rest of the season for the Duluth Hornets. In 1928–29, he played in seven games for the Black Hawks. He was sent to the Minneapolis Millers the following season but would play in a further twelve games in the NHL for the Black Hawks, scoring his first and only NHL goal. He would play out the rest of his career in the AHA, retiring from pro hockey in 1939.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1924–25 | Owen Sound Greys | OHA | 17 | 17 | 11 | 28 | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1925–26 | Preston Riversides | OHA Sr | 20 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Chicago Cardinals | AHA | 33 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Duluth Hornets | AHA | 39 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1928–29 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 25 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Chicago Shamrocks | AHA | 46 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Chicago Shamrocks | AHA | 29 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | AHA | 27 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Oklahoma City Warriors | AHA | 47 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Oklahoma City Warriors | AHA | 48 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Oklahoma City Warriors | AHA | 48 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 46 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 1937–38 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 43 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1938–39 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 45 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| AHA totals | 489 | 163 | 139 | 302 | 409 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | ||||
| NHL totals | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database