1971 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Bob Burns
Selected by Toronto from CFB Cornwallis (Canadian Armed Forces)
6-foot-0, 190 pounds
Left-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| 1970-71 |
Cornwallis |
Army |
40 |
29 |
57 |
86 |
176 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Was serving at the Cornwallis military base in Deep Brook, Nova
Scotia, while playing for the military's club team.
Canadian • Born February
8, 1951 in Hamilton, Ontario • Hometown:
Hamilton, Ontario
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Was granted leave from the Canadian Armed
Forces to attend Toronto's training camp in September 1971.
-
Scored one goal in four games for Greensboro (EHL) in 1971-72.
- Joined Freiburg ERC (West Germany) prior to 1973-74 season after
completing his military service and played for the team through
1980-81 season.
- Survived a heart attack at age 48 in January 2000 while serving
as Hamburg (Germany) general manager on way back from a road trip
with team.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Robert Richard Burns
Post-Draft Teams: Greensboro (EHL); Freiburg (West Germany)
Coaching Career: Named
Schwenningen (Germany) assistant coach prior to 1993-94 season and
remained in that position until November 1994. ... Named
Schwenningen (Germany) head coach in November 1994 and remained
in that position through 1996-97 season. ... Named Hamburg (Germany)
head coach on April 10, 1997, and remained in that position through
1998-99 season. ... Named Heilbronn (Germany) head coach on Jan. 9,
2004, and remained in that position until March 22, 2004.
Management Career: Named Hamburg
(Germany) general manageron April 10, 1997, and remained in that
position through 1999-00 season.
| Total Selected: |
117 |
| Forwards: |
63 |
| Defense: |
45 |
| Goaltenders: |
9 |
| Major Junior: |
84 |
| College Players: |
19 |
| Canadian: |
107 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 |
| American: |
8 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
5 |
| Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
10 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
18 |
