| Billy Burch | |
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| Position | Centre |
| Shot | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Teams | Hamilton Tigers New York Americans Boston Bruins Chicago Blackhawks |
| Nationality |  American
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| Born | November 20,1900, Yonkers, NY, U.S.A. |
| Pro Career | 1922 – 1933 |
| Hall of Fame, 1974 | |
Harry Wilfrid (Billy) Burch (born November 20, 1900 in Yonkers, New York – December 30, 1950) was an American professional forward who played for the Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans, Chicago Black Hawks, and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. Although US born, Burch moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada at an early age, where he grew up playing ice hockey and football. He played for the junior Toronto Canoe Club of the Ontario Hockey Association, The team won the Memorial Cup in 1920.
Burch was the second person to ever win the Hart Memorial Trophy (1925) and the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (1927), after Frank Nighbor. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974. Burch was also the last active player that had played for the Hamilton Tigers. He was the first player ever from the United States to play in the NHL.
Career Statistics[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1922–23 | Hamilton | NHL | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1923–24 | Hamilton | NHL | 24 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1924–25 | Hamilton | NHL | 27 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1925–26 | Americans | NHL | 36 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1926–27 | Americans | NHL | 43 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1927–28 | Americans | NHL | 32 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1928–29 | Americans | NHL | 44 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1929–30 | Americans | NHL | 35 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1930–31 | Americans | NHL | 44 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1931–32 | Americans | NHL | 48 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1932–33 | Boston | NHL | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1932–33 | Chicago | NHL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 390 | 137 | 53 | 190 | 251 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Gallery[]
References[]
| Preceded by New creation |
New York Americans captains 1925-32 |
Succeeded by Red Dutton |
| Preceded by Frank Nighbor |
Winner of the Hart Trophy 1925 |
Succeeded by Nels Stewart |
| Preceded by Frank Nighbor |
Winner of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 1927 |
Succeeded by Frank Boucher |
| New York Americans Captains | |
| Burch | Dutton | Schriner | Conacher | Anderson | |
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