Fred Burchell (ice hockey)

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Fred Burchell
Burchell, 1947 Montreal Royals
Born (1931-01-09)January 9, 1931
Montreal, Quebec
, Canada
Died June 4, 1998(1998-06-04) (aged 67)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1949–1966

Frederick Leo Gerald Burchell (January 9, 1931 – June 4, 1998) was a Canadian professional

Montreal, Quebec
.

Career

Burchell began his hockey career when he played two games for the

Jersey Devils
in the EHL.

Burchell coached the

Toledo Hornets of the International Hockey League during the 1973–74 season
, where he led the team to a record of 33 wins, 42 losses, and one tie.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1947–48 Montreal Junior Royals QJAHA 2 3 0 3 0 10 1 5 6 0
1948–49 Montreal Junior Royals QJAHA 47 10 25 35 15 10 4 6 10 7
1948–49 Montreal Junior Royals M-Cup 15 4 8 12 12
1949–50 Montreal Junior Royals QJHL 1 0 1 1 0
1949–50 Laval Titan QJHL 34 22 54 76 47 7 4 5 9 4
1949–50 Montreal Royals QSHL 2 0 0 0 0
1950–51 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1950–51 Montreal Nationale QPJHL 45 48 76 124 46 3 0 1 1 6
1951–52 Johnstown Jets EAHL 56 37 56 93 73 8 2 12 14 12
1952–53 Montreal Royals QSHL 52 18 38 56 41 11 0 0 0 9
1953–54 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1953–54 Montreal Royals QSHL 66 31 59 90 34 11 2 8 10 6
1954–55 Montreal Royals QSHL 61 19 41 60 50 13 2 2 4 6
1955–56 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 61 11 47 58 48 14 7 12 19 8
1955–56 Montreal Royals QSHL 5 1 3 4 4
1956–57 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 66 17 40 57 22
1957–58 Rochester Americans AHL 70 20 40 60 65
1958–59 Montreal Royals QSHL 59 11 41 52 31 8 7 2 9 4
1959–60 Montreal Royals EPHL 67 12 58 70 44 13 7 8 15 2
1960–61 Montreal Royals EPHL 68 13 61 74 12
1961–62 Quebec Aces AHL 67 21 57 78 14
1962–63 Quebec Aces AHL 69 17 55 72 12
1963–64 Quebec Aces AHL 58 4 30 34 10 8 1 2 3 0
1964–65 Verdun Pirates QUE Sr
1964–65 Sherbrooke Castors ETSHL
1964–65 Sherbrooke Castors Al-Cup 15 6 17 23 2
1965–66 Jersey Devils EHL 2 1 0 1 2
1965–66 St-Hyacinthe Saints QUE Sr 32 10 31 41 6 12 6 11 17 2
AHL totals 264 62 182 244 101 8 1 2 3 0
NHL totals 4 0 0 0 2

Awards and achievements

  • Memorial Cup Championship (1949)
  • QJHL Second All-Star Team (1950, 1951)
  • EAHL First All-Star Team (1952)
  • QHL First All-Star Team (1954)
  • 1960–61 EPHL Most Valuable Player (shared with Cliff Pennington)

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