Fred Burchell (ice hockey)

Fred Burchell
Burchell, 1947 Montreal Royals
Born	(1931-01-09)January 9, 1931 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	June 4, 1998(1998-06-04) (aged 67) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1949–1966

Frederick Leo Gerald Burchell (January 9, 1931 – June 4, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played four games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens: two games in each the 1950–51 and 1953–54 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1949 to 1966, was spent in the minor leagues. Burchell was born in Montreal, Quebec.

Career

Burchell began his hockey career when he played two games for the Montreal Royals of the Quebec Senior Hockey League in 1949. He played the next season with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. He moved on to the Eastern Hockey League to play for the Johnstown Jets where he finally found his scoring touch (37 goals and 56 assists). He played for the next two seasons for the Montreal Royals again (during their league transition into a semi-pro league). He was again called up to the Canadiens and again playing two games and going pointless. He returned to the Montreal Royals before joining the Winnipeg Warriors. He began scoring more consistently as he re-joined the QHL Montreal Royals and stayed into their years when they joined the Eastern Professional Hockey League where he won that league's MVP award in 1961. He spent the next few seasons in the American Hockey League with the Quebec Aces before playing for one final season with the Jersey Devils in the EHL.

Burchell coached the Toledo Hornets of the International Hockey League during the 1973–74 season, where he led the team to a record of 33 wins, 42 losses, and one tie.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1947–48	Montreal Junior Royals	QJAHA		2	3	0	3	0		10	1	5	6	0
1948–49	Montreal Junior Royals	QJAHA		47	10	25	35	15		10	4	6	10	7
1948–49	Montreal Junior Royals	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		15	4	8	12	12
1949–50	Montreal Junior Royals	QJHL		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1949–50	Laval Titan	QJHL		34	22	54	76	47		7	4	5	9	4
1949–50	Montreal Royals	QSHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Montreal Nationale	QPJHL		45	48	76	124	46		3	0	1	1	6
1951–52	Johnstown Jets	EAHL		56	37	56	93	73		8	2	12	14	12
1952–53	Montreal Royals	QSHL		52	18	38	56	41		11	0	0	0	9
1953–54	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Montreal Royals	QSHL		66	31	59	90	34		11	2	8	10	6
1954–55	Montreal Royals	QSHL		61	19	41	60	50		13	2	2	4	6
1955–56	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL		61	11	47	58	48		14	7	12	19	8
1955–56	Montreal Royals	QSHL		5	1	3	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1956–57	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL		66	17	40	57	22		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Rochester Americans	AHL		70	20	40	60	65		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Montreal Royals	QSHL		59	11	41	52	31		8	7	2	9	4
1959–60	Montreal Royals	EPHL		67	12	58	70	44		13	7	8	15	2
1960–61	Montreal Royals	EPHL		68	13	61	74	12		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Quebec Aces	AHL		67	21	57	78	14		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Quebec Aces	AHL		69	17	55	72	12		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Quebec Aces	AHL		58	4	30	34	10		8	1	2	3	0
1964–65	Verdun Pirates	QUE Sr		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Sherbrooke Castors	ETSHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Sherbrooke Castors	Al-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		15	6	17	23	2
1965–66	Jersey Devils	EHL		2	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	St-Hyacinthe Saints	QUE Sr		32	10	31	41	6		12	6	11	17	2
AHL totals				264	62	182	244	101		8	1	2	3	0
NHL totals				4	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and achievements

• Memorial Cup Championship (1949)
• QJHL Second All-Star Team (1950, 1951)
• EAHL First All-Star Team (1952)
• QHL First All-Star Team (1954)
• 1960–61 EPHL Most Valuable Player (shared with Cliff Pennington)

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database