Don Burgess (ice hockey)
| Don Burgess | |||
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| Born |
August 6, 1946 Point Edward, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
March 17, 2023 (aged 76) Metaline Falls, Washington, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1967–1980 | ||
Donald Ruben Burgess[1] (August 6, 1946 – March 17, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played 446 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with the Philadelphia Blazers, Vancouver Blazers, San Diego Mariners, and Indianapolis Racers.
Following the demise of the WHA, he played Senior hockey with the Western International Hockey League's Spokane Flyers, winning the league championship, and the Allan Cup, the Senior Hockey title in 1979-80.
Burgess remained in Washington State from that time, and died in Metaline Falls, Washington on March 17, 2023, at the age of 76.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-490967400.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Donald Ruben Burgess". The Miner. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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