Bobby Burns

Robert Alexander Burns (April 4, 1905 – August 12, 1995) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who played 19 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks between 1928 and 1930. Burns spent most of his career, which lasted from 1925 to 1939, in the American Hockey Association (AHA).

Playing career Burns began his professional career in 1926 with Eddie Livingstone's Chicago Cardinals of the AHA. After the team was forced out of business by the NHL, the AHA assigned his rights to the Chicago Black Hawks. He played one game with the Hawks and the rest of the season for the Duluth Hornets. In 1928–29, he played in seven games for the Black Hawks. He was sent to the Minneapolis Millers the following season but would play in a further twelve games in the NHL for the Black Hawks, scoring his first and only NHL goal. He would play out the rest of his career in the AHA, retiring from pro hockey in 1939.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1924–25 Owen Sound Greys OHA 17 17 11 28 — 9 2 3 5 4 1925–26 Preston Riversides OHA Sr 20 8 0 8 8 — — — — — 1926–27 Chicago Cardinals AHA 33 6 3 9 20 — — — — — 1927–28 Duluth Hornets AHA 39 9 1 10 38 5 0 0 0 6 1928–29 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1929–30 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 12 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1929–30 Minneapolis Millers AHA 25 7 4 11 25 — — — — — 1930–31 Chicago Shamrocks AHA 46 16 10 26 54 — — — — — 1931–32 Chicago Shamrocks AHA 29 7 2 9 30 — — — — — 1931–32 St. Louis Flyers AHA 13 3 0 3 12 — — — — — 1932–33 Kansas City Pla-Mors AHA 27 11 4 15 28 — — — — — 1933–34 Oklahoma City Warriors AHA 47 16 12 28 30 — — — — — 1934–35 Oklahoma City Warriors AHA 48 17 19 36 35 — — — — — 1935–36 Oklahoma City Warriors AHA 48 20 20 40 33 — — — — — 1936–37 St. Louis Flyers AHA 46 25 19 44 34 6 4 3 7 9 1937–38 St. Louis Flyers AHA 43 11 22 33 24 7 0 1 1 5 1938–39 St. Louis Flyers AHA 45 15 23 38 46 7 2 3 5 2 AHA totals 489 163 139 302 409 25 6 7 13 22 NHL totals 19 1 0 1 2 — — — — —