Jim Burton (ice hockey)
| Jim Burton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 6, 1963 Brantford, ON, CAN | ||
| Died |
January 5, 2015 (aged 51) Evans, GA, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
AHL Hershey Bears Rochester Americans IHL Fort Wayne Komets Phoenix Roadrunners WPHL Austin Ice Bats Other Lustenau EHC (Austria) Klagenfurt AC (Austria) | ||
| National team |
 Austria | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1997 | ||
James Burton (November 6, 1963 – January 5, 2015) was a professional ice hockey defenceman.
Awards
Burton was a three time winner of the IHL’s Governor's Trophy (Larry D. Gordon Trophy) which is awarded annually to the defenseman voted to be most outstanding based on performance over the course of the regular season by the league’s coaches.[1]
Coaching
Burton was a head coach in both the WPHL (with the Austin Ice Bats and Arkansas GlacierCats) and the ECHL (with the Augusta Lynx).[2] Burton died of a heart attack on January 5, 2015.[3]
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