Nelson Burton

Keith Nelson Burton (born November 6, 1957 in Sydney, Nova Scotia) is a former National Hockey League left wing. He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 4th round (#57 overall) of the 1977 NHL Entry Draft.
He played junior hockey for the Hull Festivals and the Quebec Remparts from 1974 to 1977, getting a reputation as a tough player and a good scorer. In 1977-78 he turned pro with the Hershey Bears and was also called up for eight games with the Capitals. In that stretch he scored his only NHL goal. The following season he played for the Bears again and was called up for three Capitals' games. That was it for his NHL career.
Burton was traded to the Quebec Nordiques in 1979 for Dave Parro but never played for the Nordiques. He played in the minor pros until 1984 when he retired.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1974–75 	Hull Festivals 	QMJHL 		66 	20 	19 	39 	353 		4 	1 	1 	2 	0
1975–76 	Hull Festivals 	QMJHL 		39 	13 	9 	22 	122 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1975–76 	Quebec Remparts 	QMJHL 		32 	13 	16 	29 	198 		13 	0 	3 	3 	90
1976–77 	Quebec Remparts 	QMJHL 		67 	22 	28 	50 	393 		9 	1 	5 	6 	70
1977–78 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		5 	1 	0 	1 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		57 	4 	7 	11 	323 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1978–79 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	13 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1978–79 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		51 	6 	19 	25 	204 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Syracuse Firebirds 	AHL 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL 		70 	3 	10 	13 	190 		3 	0 	0 	0 	37
1980–81 	Erie Blades 	EHL-Pro 		68 	20 	24 	44 	385 		8 	0 	0 	0 	60
1981–82 	Nashville South Stars	CHL 		49 	1 	4 	5 	128 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1982–83 	Baltimore Skipjacks 	AHL 		60 	3 	8 	11 	71 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Erie Golden Blades 	ACHL 		65 	10 	12 	22 	156 		9 	0 	1 	1 	79
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		8 	1 	0 	1 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		240 	16 	45 	61 	788 		3 	0 	0 	0 	37
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==External links==
*Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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*Burton's youth hockey organization
Category:Born in 1957
Category:Baltimore Skipjacks players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Quebec Remparts alumni
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:Hull Festivals alumni
Category:Syracuse Firebirds players
Category:Nova Scotia Voyageurs players
Category:Erie Blades (EHL) players
Category:Nashville South Stars players
Category:Erie Golden Blades players
Category:Retired in 1984