Frederick Leo Gerald Burchell (January 9, 1931 – June 4, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player born in Montreal, Quebec.

Fred Burchell
Burchell, 1947 Montreal Royals
Born	(1931-01-09)January 9, 1931 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	June 4, 1998(1998-06-04) (aged 67) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	NHL  Montreal Canadiens AHL  Rochester Americans  Quebec Aces
Playing career	1949–1966

Career

Burchell began his hockey career when he played two games for the QSHL Montreal Royals. He played the next season with the NHL Montreal Canadiens. He moved on to the Eastern Hockey League to play for the Johnstown Jets where he finally found his scoring touch (37–56–93). He played for the next two seasons for the Montreal Royals again (during their league transition into a semi-pro league). He was again called up to the Canadiens and again playing two games and going pointless. He returned to the Montreal Royals before joining the Winnipeg Warriors. He began scoring more consistently as he re-joined the QHL Montreal Royals and stayed into their years when they joined the EPHL where he won that league's MVP award in 1961. He spent the next few seasons in the AHL with the Quebec Aces before playing for one final season with the EHL Jersey Devils.

Burchell coached the IHL Toledo Hornets during the 1973–74 IHL season, where he led the team to a record of 33 wins, 42 losses, and one tie.

Awards and achievements

• Memorial Cup Championship (1949)
• QJHL Second All-Star Team (1950, 1951)
• EAHL First All-Star Team (1952)
• QHL First All-Star Team (1954)
• 1960–61 EPHL Most Valuable Player (shared with Cliff Pennington)

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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