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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Gary
Burns
Selected in 12th round
No. 191 overall
by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born January 16, 1955
 | Position:
Left Wing / Center
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
New Hampshire (ECAC)
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown:
Arlington, Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Arlington | Mass. HS |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1974-75 |
New Hampshire | ECAC |
31 | 17 |
15 | 32 |
42 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Mass. HS All-Scholastic First Team: 1973-74 (Arlington)
Mass. HS
Suburban League MVP: 1973-74 (Arlington)
Mass. HS Suburban League
Points Leader: 1973-74 (Arlington)
Miscellaneous: Coached by his father at Arlington High School. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 20, 1980 (N.Y. Rangers at
Minnesota)
Numbers: 24, 27 (N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1986 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1981 |
N.Y. Rangers | 11 |
2 | 2 | 4 |
18 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
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1981-1982 | N.Y. Rangers | 5 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Signed with Buffalo
organization as unrestricted free agent in October 1984, but never played for
parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Hampshire (ECAC);
Rochester, Binghamton (AHL); New Haven, Springfield (AHL); Tulsa (CHL); Salt
Lake (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1984 (Tulsa)
New Hampshire Unsung Hero Award:
1977-78
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by Cincinnati, No. 126 overall in
Round 10)
CHL
Playoffs Assists Leader: 1984 (Tulsa) (9 assists)
1983-84: Was
on Tulsa (CHL) team that suspended operations on Feb. 16, 1984, playing only
road games for season's final six weeks. Despite adversity, the team went on
to win the league's playoff title.
Personal: Son of former Arlington
High School coach Eddie Burns, winner of the 1989 John Mariucci Award for
lifetime achievement in U.S. high school coaching. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Toronto never offered Burns a
contract, and he became a free agent after graduating from the University of
New Hampshire in 1978. He signed with Boston on Oct. 10, 1978, but never
played for parent team. Released by Boston after the 1979-80 season, he signed
with N.Y. Rangers as a free agent on September 16, 1980. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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