Dave Burrows

Burrows was born in Toronto, Ontario. Burrows learned to skate at the Pine Point Outdoor Arena in nearby Etobicoke. He won his first Provincial Championship with the Bantam Newmarket Optimists in 1963. The defenseman would ultimately never play a game in Chicago, being claimed by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL's intra-league draft in June 1971. Burrows' hero while growing up was Tim Horton. Burrows had the opportunity to play as the defence partner of his idol for one year, when Horton joined the Penguins for the 1971–72 season. He is third all-time in games played among Penguins defensemen (573). == Personal life ==

Burrows' grandson Sully Burrows is a country music singer and songwriter. ==Awards and achievements==

• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1974, 1976, 1980) • Represented Canada in the 1976 Canada Cup Tournament ==Career statistics==

Regular season and playoffs ==Transactions==

• On June 8, 1971 the Chicago Blackhawks lost Dave Burrows to the Pittsburgh Penguins in an intra-league draft. • On September 8, 1971 the Pittsburgh Penguins resigned Dave Burrows. • On June 13, 1978 the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Dave Burrows and a 1978 sixth-round pick (#92-Mel Hewitt) to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Randy Carlyle and George Ferguson. • On November 18, 1980 the Toronto Maple Leafs traded Dave Burrows and Paul Gardner to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Paul Marshall and Kim Davis. ==References==