Billy Burch

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William Burch (born November 20, 1900 in Yonkers, New YorkDecember 30, 1950 and raised in Toronto, Ontario) was an American professional ice hockey 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 Canada at an early age where he grew up playing ice hockey and football.

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.

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    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 -- -- -- -- --

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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
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