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Billy Burch
BillyBurch
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 Flag of the United States American
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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