Charlie Burns: 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 129

1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 129 Charlie Burns Hockey Card (Front)

1969-70 O-Pee-Chee 129 Charlie Burns Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

“Charlie Hustle”, as he’s called, is one of the few Americans to make the NHL. The helmeted center is very dedicated and always gives a top effort. Charlie turned down a coaching job to continue his playing career.

En Français

“Charlie Hustle” comme on l’appelle, est un des rares américains à avoir pu parvenir à la LNH. Ce joueur de centre portant le casque, est très dévoué et fournit toujours beaucoups d’effort. Charlie a refusé une place d’instructeur pour continuer sa carrière au hockey.

Details

Charlie Burns made his return to the National Hockey League in 1967-68 after being picked up by the expansion Oakland Seals. Burns had last played in the NHL in 1962-63 with the Boston Bruins before spending four years in the WHL.

Never an offensive powerhouse, Charlie did assist on the first goal ever scored in the history of the Oakland Seals / California Golden Seals franchise. On October 11, 1967 in a 5-1 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers, Burns assisted on a Kent Douglas goal at 3:23 of the first period to give the Seals an early 1-0 lead. The historic goal was scored on Philadelphia goalie Bernie Parent.

After playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1968-69, he joined the Minnesota North Stars for the 1969-70 NHL season and finished out his NHL career with that club. His first of just three goals scored in 1969-70 came on the penalty kill in a 5-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues on December 23, 1969. With Danny O’Shea in the box for hooking, Burns put one past St. Louis goalie Glenn Hall at 12:04 of the first.

A penalty kill specialist, an impressive 16 of his 106 career goals in the NHL were scored shorthanded. In 1960-61, he led the entire league with four shorties as a member of the Boston Bruins. In a 6-2 win over the New York Rangers on March 15, 1961, Burns scored his second of the game and 15th of the season with Doug Mohns in the penalty box. It was Boston’s second shorthanded marker of the game with John Bucyk scoring with Andre Pronovost serving two or less for holding.

Between 1958-59 and 1972-73, Charlie Burns played 749 regular season and 31 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Oakland Seals, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars.

Charlie Burns NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1958-59	Detroit Red Wings	70	9	11	20	32
1959-60	Boston Bruins	62	10	17	27	46
1960-61	Boston Bruins	62	15	26	41	16
1961-62	Boston Bruins	70	11	17	28	43
1962-63	Boston Bruins	68	12	10	22	13
1967-68	Oakland Seals	73	9	26	35	20
1968-69	Pittsburgh Penguins	76	13	38	51	22
1969-70	Minnesota North Stars	50	3	13	16	10
1970-71	Minnesota North Stars	76	9	19	28	13
1971-72	Minnesota North Stars	77	11	14	25	24
1972-73	Minnesota North Stars	65	4	7	11	13
	Totals	749	106	198	304	252

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1958-59	Detroit Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
1959-60	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1960-61	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1961-62	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1962-63	Boston Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
1967-68	Oakland Seals	0	0	0	0	0
1968-69	Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
1969-70	Minnesota North Stars	6	1	0	1	2
1970-71	Minnesota North Stars	12	3	3	6	2
1971-72	Minnesota North Stars	7	1	1	2	2
1972-73	Minnesota North Stars	6	0	0	0	0
	Totals	31	5	4	9	6