| Kelly Burnett | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kelly Burnett pictured with the Victoriaville Tigers, circa 1947 | |||
| Born |
(1926-06-16)June 16, 1926 Lachine, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
December 22, 2018(2018-12-22) (aged 92) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1947–1961 | ||
James Kelvin Burnett (June 16, 1926 – December 22, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey centre. He played 3 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers during the 1952–53 season. The rest of his career lasted from 1946 to 1961 and was spent in the minor leagues.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1943–44 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJAHA | 15 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1944–45 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJAHA | 13 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1944–45 | Montreal Junior Royals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Barrie Flyers | OHA | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJAHA | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1945–46 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1946–47 | Victoriaville Tigres | QPHL | 50 | 40 | 75 | 115 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Victoriaville Tigres | QPHL | 50 | 36 | 71 | 107 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Victoriaville Tigres | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Sherbrooke Red Raiders | QSHL | 63 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1949–50 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 67 | 27 | 49 | 76 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1950–51 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 68 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951–52 | Syracuse Warriors | AHL | 68 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Syracuse Warriors | AHL | 56 | 23 | 53 | 76 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1953–54 | Syracuse Warriors | AHL | 45 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 62 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1955–56 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 58 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1956–57 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 67 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1957–58 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 55 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1958–59 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 57 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1959–60 | Montreal Royals | EPHL | 66 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1960–61 | Montreal Royals | EPHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 304 | 109 | 222 | 331 | 64 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| QSHL totals | 362 | 162 | 223 | 385 | 122 | 57 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1926 births
- 2018 deaths
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Barrie Flyers players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Ice hockey people from Montreal
- Montreal Royals (EPHL) players
- Montreal Royals (QSHL) players
- New York Rangers players
- People from Lachine, Quebec
- Springfield Indians players
- Syracuse Warriors players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian ice hockey centre stubs