Burr Williams

Burton Williams (August 30, 1908 – February 9, 1981) was an American ice hockey defenseman who played three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, the St. Louis Eagles and the Boston Bruins between 1933 and 1935. He was born in Okemah, Oklahoma, but grew up in Duluth, Minnesota. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1927 to 1941, was spent in the minor league American Hockey Association, International Hockey League, and International American Hockey League. He died at a Duluth, Minnesota hospital in 1981.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1927–28 Duluth Hornets AHA 36 7 3 10 61 5 1 0 1 12 1928–29 Duluth Hornets AHA 26 5 2 7 44 — — — — — 1929–30 Tulsa Oilers AHA 48 9 7 16 77 9 2 2 4 21 1930–31 Tulsa Oilers AHA 48 16 16 32 107 4 0 0 0 13 1931–32 Tulsa Oilers AHA 8 1 2 3 14 — — — — — 1931–32 St. Louis Flyers AHA 42 10 3 13 72 — — — — — 1932–33 Duluth Hornets AHA 18 8 6 14 30 — — — — — 1932–33 Detroit Olympics IHL 14 3 1 4 20 — — — — — 1933–34 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 1 1 12 7 0 0 0 8 1933–34 Detroit Olympics IHL 35 5 4 9 50 — — — — — 1934–35 St. Louis Eagles NHL 9 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1934–35 Boston Bruins NHL 7 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1934–35 Detroit Olympics IHL 31 7 8 15 52 5 0 0 0 8 1935–36 Detroit Olympics IHL 47 7 9 16 53 6 1 1 2 14 1936–37 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1936–37 Pittsburgh Hornets IAHL 49 3 10 13 78 5 1 1 2 6 1937–38 New Haven Eagles IAHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1937–38 Pittsburgh Hornets IAHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1937–38 Tulsa Oilers AHA 33 6 4 10 42 4 0 0 0 8 1938–39 Tulsa Oilers AHA 48 5 8 13 71 8 0 2 2 20 1939–40 Tulsa Oilers AHA 46 8 13 21 39 — — — — — 1940–41 St. Louis Flyers AHA 7 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 1940–41 Kansas City Americans AHA 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1940–41 Omaha Knights AHA 19 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1940–41 Minneapolis Millers AHA 10 4 2 6 4 — — — — — AHA totals 393 79 67 146 577 30 3 4 7 74 NHL totals 19 0 1 1 28 7 0 0 0 8