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Shawn Christopher Burr (July 1, 1966 – August 5, 2013) was a 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 caused massive brain trauma.
Career Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983-84 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 68 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1984-85 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985-86 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 59 | 60 | 67 | 127 | 83 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1985-86 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1999-00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999-00 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999-00 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 878 | 181 | 259 | 440 | 1069 | 91 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 95 | ||||
Awards
- 1983-84 OHL Rookie of the Year
- 1985-86 OHL Second All-Star team