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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Nelson Burton
Selected in fourth round
No.
57 overall by Washington Capitals
Born
November 6, 1957
 | Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight:
200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Quebec (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Sydney, Nova Scotia (Canada)
Hometown:
Sydney, Nova Scotia |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Hull | QMJHL |
67 | 20 |
19 | 39 |
333 | | 1975-76 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
71 | 26 |
25 | 51 |
322 | | 1976-77 |
Quebec | QMJHL |
67 | 22 |
28 | 50 |
398 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1976 (Quebec) (90 PIM) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 2, 1977 (Chicago at
Washington)
Numbers: 12, 27, 8 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1977-1978 |
Washington | 8 | 1 |
0 | 1 | 21 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in first NHL game. The goal
beat Hall of Famer Tony Esposito to open scoring at 13:45 of the first period in Washington's 2-2 tie with Chicago on
Nov. 2, 1977. ... Traded by Washington to Quebec in exchange for Dave Parro on June 15, 1979, but never played for parent team. ... Traded by Quebec
to Minnesota for Daniel Chicoine on June 9, 1981, but never played
for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey, Syracuse, Nova
Scotia (AHL); Erie (EHL); Nashville (CHL); Baltimore (AHL); Erie (ACHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
EHL Mitchell Cup: 1981 (Erie)
ACHL
Payne Cup: 1984 (Erie)
AHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1977-78
(Hershey) (323 PIM)
EHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1980-81 (Erie) (385
PIM)
1980-81: Played on EHL regular-season champion
(Erie).
Coaching Career: Named Chesapeake Bay (women's club team)
head coach in July 1993 and remained in that position through 1994-95 season.
... Named DeMatha (Maryland H.S.) head coach prior to 1995-96 season and
remained in that position through 1996-97 season. ... Named Chesapeake (ECHL)
assistant coach prior to 1997-98 season and remained in that position through
1997-98 season. ... Named head coach of Washington Power (MLRH InLine) in July
1998 and remained in that position through 1999 season. ... Named Washington
Little Capitals (U.S. Jr. B) head coach prior to 2000-01 season and remained
in position into 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1977-78 season with elbow injury that required surgery. ... Missed part of
1978-79 season with broken jaw, an injury that required surgery. ... Returned
to Washington area after his retirement and became a prominent youth hockey
instructor. ... Founded and served as director of hockey operations for Nelson
Hockey, a company that offers clinics for youth players. ... Ran the Nelson
Burton Summer Hockey School in Laurel, Md. ... Played for Washington Capitals
Alumni charity hockey team after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Nelson
Keith Burton. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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