Shawn Burr

Shawn Christopher Burr (July 1, 1966 – August 5, 2013) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. Burr played in the NHL for parts of 16 seasons from 1985 to 2000.

Playing career

Burr was drafted in the first round (seventh overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1984 NHL entry draft. Burr played 878 career NHL games with the Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning and the San Jose Sharks, scoring 181 goals and 259 assists for 440 points. He also garnered 1,069 penalty minutes.

In 2007, Burr was elected president of the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association and was active in its efforts to raise money for children's charities in Metro Detroit.

Burr was the president of the Port Huron Icehawks IHL hockey organization.

Personal Burr was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada and lived there until his hockey career began.

On February 27, 2011, it was reported that Burr was diagnosed with myeloid leukemia, which in some cases requires a bone marrow transplant. He successfully completed chemotherapy and was reportedly cancer free. However, it returned the following year.

Death Burr died on August 5, 2013, after a fall in his home in St. Clair, Michigan caused massive brain trauma. It is unknown if the fall was related to the lasting side effects of his cancer treatments.

Burr was survived by his wife Amanda and their two daughters.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 Sarnia Black Hawks Midget 52 50 85 135 125 — — — — — 1983–84 Kitchener Rangers OHL 68 41 44 85 50 16 5 12 17 22 1983–84 Kitchener Rangers MC — — — — — 4 2 3 5 4 1984–85 Detroit Red Wings NHL 9 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1984–85 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1984–85 Kitchener Rangers OHL 48 24 42 66 50 4 3 3 6 2 1985–86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 1985–86 Kitchener Rangers OHL 59 60 67 127 83 5 2 3 5 8 1985–86 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 3 2 2 4 2 17 5 7 12 32 1986–87 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 22 25 47 107 16 7 2 9 20 1987–88 Detroit Red Wings NHL 78 17 23 40 97 9 3 1 4 14 1988–89 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 19 27 46 78 6 1 2 3 6 1989–90 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 3 4 2 6 2 — — — — — 1989–90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 24 32 56 82 — — — — — 1990–91 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 20 30 50 112 7 0 4 4 15 1991–92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 19 32 51 118 11 1 5 6 19 1992–93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 10 25 35 74 7 2 1 3 2 1993–94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 51 10 12 22 31 7 2 0 2 6 1994–95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 6 8 14 60 16 0 2 2 6 1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 81 13 15 28 119 6 0 2 2 8 1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 74 14 21 35 106 — — — — — 1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 42 6 6 12 50 6 0 0 0 8 1998–99 San Jose Sharks NHL 18 0 1 1 29 — — — — — 1998–99 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 26 10 14 24 29 12 4 9 13 10 1999–2000 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1999–2000 Detroit Vipers IHL 10 2 4 6 10 — — — — — 1999–2000 Manitoba Moose IHL 18 3 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 6 NHL totals 878 181 259 440 1,069 91 16 19 35 95

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1990 Canada WC 10 4 1 5 14

Awards 1983-84 OHL Rookie of the Year 1985-86 OHL Second All-Star team