Gary Burns

Gary Burns (born January 16, 1955) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played 11 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers during the 1980–81 season, and 5 playoff games with the Rangers in 1981 and 1982. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1978 to 1986, was spent in the minor leagues.

Early life Burns was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. From 1974 to 1978, he played for the New Hampshire Wildcats at the University of New Hampshire.

Career Burns was drafted 191st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft and 126th overall by the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers during the 1980–81 season, playing in eleven regular season games, scoring two goals and two assists, as well as in one playoff game. He also played in four playoff games for the Rangers the following season.

He won the 1983-84 CHL Championship (Adams Cup) as a member of the Tulsa Oilers team coached by Tom Webster.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1973–74 Arlington North Shore HS-MA — — — — — — — — — — 1974–75 University of New Hampshire ECAC 31 17 15 32 42 — — — — — 1975–76 University of New Hampshire ECAC 29 6 12 18 36 — — — — — 1976–77 University of New Hampshire ECAC 38 9 6 15 24 — — — — — 1977–78 University of New Hampshire ECAC 29 9 19 28 55 — — — — — 1978–79 Rochester Americans AHL 79 16 30 46 99 — — — — — 1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 79 30 29 59 105 — — — — — 1980–81 New York Rangers NHL 11 2 2 4 18 1 0 0 0 2 1980–81 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 69 25 29 54 137 4 1 0 1 2 1981–82 Springfield Indians AHL 78 27 39 66 71 — — — — — 1981–82 New York Rangers NHL — — — — — 4 0 0 0 4 1982–83 Tulsa Oilers CHL 80 21 33 54 61 — — — — — 1983–84 Tulsa Oilers CHL 68 28 30 58 95 9 3 9 12 2 1984–85 Rochester Americans AHL 76 22 27 49 64 2 0 1 1 6 1985–86 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 78 23 35 58 85 4 1 0 1 6 NHL totals 11 2 2 4 18 5 0 0 0 0