Dave Burrows

David James Burrows (born January 11, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Career Burrows was born in Toronto, Ontario. Burrows learned to skate at the Pine Point Outdoor Arena in nearby Etobicoke. He won his first Provincial Championship with the Bantam Newmarket Optimists in 1963. The defenseman would ultimately never play a game in Chicago, being claimed by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL's intra-league draft in June 1971.

Burrows' hero while growing up was Tim Horton. Burrows had the opportunity to play as the defence partner of his idol for one year, when Horton joined the Penguins for the 1971–72 season. He is third all-time in games played among Penguins defensemen (573).

Personal life Burrows' grandson Sully Burrows is a country music singer and songwriter.

Awards and achievements Played in NHL All-Star Game (1974, 1976, 1980) Represented Canada in the 1976 Canada Cup Tournament

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1967–68 Dixie Beehives OPJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1967–68 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 9 0 3 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 1968–69 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 54 3 16 19 36 18 1 4 5 12 1969–70 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 69 4 9 13 45 — — — — — 1969–70 Portland Buckaroos WHL — — — — — 11 1 2 3 6 1970–71 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 67 1 11 12 49 10 0 2 2 4 1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 77 2 10 12 48 4 0 0 0 4 1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 3 24 27 42 — — — — — 1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 71 3 14 17 30 — — — — — 1974–75 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 2 15 17 49 9 1 1 2 12 1975–76 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 7 22 29 51 3 0 0 0 0 1976–77 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69 3 6 9 29 3 0 2 2 0 1977–78 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 67 4 15 19 24 — — — — — 1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 65 2 11 13 28 6 0 1 1 7 1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80 3 16 19 42 3 0 1 1 2 1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1980–81 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 53 0 2 2 28 1 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 724 29 135 164 373 29 1 5 6 25

Transactions On June 8, 1971 the Chicago Blackhawks lost Dave Burrows to the Pittsburgh Penguins in an intra-league draft. On September 8, 1971 the Pittsburgh Penguins resigned Dave Burrows. On June 13, 1978 the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Dave Burrows and a 1978 sixth-round pick (#92-Mel Hewitt) to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Randy Carlyle and George Ferguson. On November 18, 1980 the Toronto Maple Leafs traded Dave Burrows and Paul Gardner to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Paul Marshall and Kim Davis.