Shot Left Name Jim Burton Positions Defenseman Playing career Weight 86 kg | NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.83 m National team Austria Role Ice hockey | |
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Born November 6, 1963
Brantford, ON, CAN ( 1963-11-06 ) Died January 5, 2015, Evans, Georgia, United States Played for American Hockey League, Hershey Bears | ||
James Burton (November 6, 1963 – January 5, 2015) was a professional ice hockey defenceman.
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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.
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). Burton died of a heart attack on January 5, 2015.
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