Jim Burton

James Burton (November 6, 1963 – January 5, 2015) was a professional ice hockey defenceman.
==Awards==
Burton was a three-time winner of the IHL's Governor's Trophy (Larry D. Gordon Trophy) which is awarded annually to the defenseman voted to be most outstanding based on performance over the course of the regular season by the league's coaches.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=47
==Coaching==
Burton was a head coach in both the WPHL (with the Austin Ice Bats and Arkansas GlacierCats) and the ECHL (with the Augusta Lynx).http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=6883 Burton died of a heart attack on January 5, 2015.
==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
1978–79 	Brantford Alexanders	OMJHL 		60 	0 	16 	16 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Windsor Spitfires 	OMJHL 		60 	2 	29 	31 	56 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980–81 	Windsor Spitfires 	OHL 		57 	11 	47 	58 	133 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	Windsor Spitfires 	OHL 		7 	1 	8 	9 	11 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980–81 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		77 	8 	54 	62 	126 		9 	0 	6 	6 	12
1982–83 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		79 	17 	70 	87 	114 		10 	2 	11 	13 	23
1982–83 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		5 	1 	0 	1 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		75 	10 	33 	43 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		74 	15 	50 	65 	60 		13 	0 	6 	6 	12
1985–86 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		82 	30 	64 	94 	47 		15 	6 	10 	16 	34
1986–87 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		58 	19 	52 	71 	50 		11 	2 	11 	13 	25
1986–87 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		10 	0 	2 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		80 	13 	74 	87 	72 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0
1988–89 	EHC Lustenau 	Austria 		37 	18 	31 	49 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		21 	3 	13 	16 	8 		11 	2 	4 	6 	8
1989–90 	EHC Lustenau 	Austria 		34 	8 	15 	23 	55 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Klagenfurter AC 	Austria 		41 	18 	33 	51 	83 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Klagenfurter AC 	Austria 		43 	10 	34 	44 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Klagenfurter AC 	Austria 		46 	14 	36 	50 	72 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Klagenfurter AC 	Austria 		51 	18 	42 	60 	58 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Klagenfurter AC 	Austria 		35 	15 	35 	50 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Klagenfurter AC 	Austria 		26 	5 	20 	25 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	IHL 		9 	1 	3 	4 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Austin Ice Bats 	WPHL 		52 	21 	47 	68 	65 		5 	0 	4 	4 	12
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 		480 	106 	380 	486 	487 		74 	12 	49 	61 	114
Austria totals	Austria totals 	Austria totals		313 	106 	246 	352 	350 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Austin Ice Bats players
Category:Austrian ice hockey players
Category:Brantford Alexanders players
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:EHC Lustenau players
Category:Fort Wayne Komets players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Category:EC KAC players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Austria
Category:Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
Category:Windsor Spitfires players