Jim Burton (ice hockey)

James Burton (November 13, 1961 – January 5, 2015) was a professional ice hockey defenceman.

Jim Burton
Born	(1961-11-13)November 13, 1961 Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 5, 2015(2015-01-05) (aged 53) Evans, Georgia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	AHL Hershey Bears Rochester Americans IHL Fort Wayne Komets Phoenix Roadrunners WPHL Austin Ice Bats Other EHC Lustenau (Austria) EC Klagenfurt (Austria)
National team	Austria
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1981–1997

Awards

Burton was a three-time winner of the IHL's Governor's Trophy (Larry D. Gordon Trophy) which is awarded annually to the defenseman voted to be most outstanding based on performance over the course of the regular season by the league's coaches.^[1]

Coaching

Burton was a head coach in both the WPHL (with the Austin Ice Bats and Arkansas GlacierCats) and the ECHL (with the Augusta Lynx).^[2] Burton died of a heart attack on January 5, 2015.^[3]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978–79	Brantford Alexanders	OMJHL		60	0	16	16	42		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Windsor Spitfires	OMJHL		60	2	29	31	56		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		57	11	47	58	133		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		7	1	8	9	11		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		77	8	54	62	126		9	0	6	6	12
1982–83	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		79	17	70	87	114		10	2	11	13	23
1982–83	Hershey Bears	AHL		5	1	0	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Hershey Bears	AHL		75	10	33	43	50		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		74	15	50	65	60		13	0	6	6	12
1985–86	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		82	30	64	94	47		15	6	10	16	34
1986–87	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		58	19	52	71	50		11	2	11	13	25
1986–87	Rochester Americans	AHL		10	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		80	13	74	87	72		5	0	1	1	0
1988–89	EHC Lustenau	Austria		37	18	31	49	—		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		21	3	13	16	8		11	2	4	6	8
1989–90	EHC Lustenau	Austria		34	8	15	23	55		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Klagenfurter AC	Austria		41	18	33	51	83		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Klagenfurter AC	Austria		43	10	34	44	36		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Klagenfurter AC	Austria		46	14	36	50	72		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Klagenfurter AC	Austria		51	18	42	60	58		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Klagenfurter AC	Austria		35	15	35	50	—		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Klagenfurter AC	Austria		26	5	20	25	46		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL		9	1	3	4	10		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Austin Ice Bats	WPHL		52	21	47	68	65		5	0	4	4	12
IHL totals				480	106	380	486	487		74	12	49	61	114
Austria totals				313	106	246	352	350		—	—	—	—	—