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 — — — — —

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