Bill Burega

William Burega (March 13, 1932 – August 23, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played four games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1955–56 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1952 to 1970, was spent in the minor leagues.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1949–50 Winnipeg Monarchs MJHL 28 3 2 5 45 12 0 4 4 16 1949–50 Winnipeg Monarchs M-Cup — — — — — 19 2 3 5 52 1950–51 Winnipeg Monarchs MJHL 36 10 11 21 59 10 1 3 4 27 1950–51 Winnipeg Monarchs M-Cup — — — — — 10 2 3 5 52 1951–52 Winnipeg Canadians MJHL 36 4 8 12 111 5 1 1 2 17 1951–52 Winnipeg Canadians M-Cup — — — — — 6 0 0 0 16 1952–53 Glace Bay Miners MMHL 72 6 10 16 163 8 0 1 1 16 1953–54 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 5 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1953–54 Quebec Aces QSHL 41 0 5 5 115 7 0 0 0 0 1954–55 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 57 2 5 7 140 10 0 2 2 24 1955–56 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1956–57 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 70 1 14 15 197 — — — — — 1957–58 Buffalo Bisons AHL 56 0 7 7 136 — — — — — 1958–59 Saskatoon Quakers WHL 62 2 10 12 104 — — — — — 1959–60 Sault Thunderbirds EPHL 2 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1959–60 Spokane Comets WHL 65 4 14 18 162 — — — — — 1960–61 Calgary Stampeders WHL 67 3 32 35 73 5 1 1 2 6 1961–62 Los Angeles Blades WHL 70 1 14 15 142 — — — — — 1962–63 Los Angeles Blades WHL 70 1 11 12 142 3 0 2 2 6 1963–64 Los Angeles Blades WHL 51 0 7 7 75 12 0 3 3 31 1964–65 Vancouver Canucks WHL 70 3 10 13 161 5 0 1 1 10 1965–66 Kingston Aces OHA Sr 12 1 10 11 49 11 1 6 7 14 1965–66 Guelph Regals Al-Cup — — — — — 69 1 7 8 24 1966–67 Kingston Aces OHA Sr 38 4 19 23 84 — — — — — 1967–68 Kingston Aces OHA Sr 40 1 14 15 86 — — — — — 1968–69 Kingston Aces OHA Sr 1 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1969–70 Kingston Aces OHA Sr 25 1 9 10 61 — — — — — WHL totals 525 15 112 127 1056 25 1 7 8 53 NHL totals 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — —

Awards and achievements MJHL First All-Star Team (1951) Calder Cup (AHL) Championship (1955) WHL Championship (1956) OHA Sr First All-Star Team (1967) OHA Sr Second All-Star Team (1970)