Marty Burke

Marty Burke
Born	(1905-01-28)January 28, 1905 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 7, 1968(1968-03-07) (aged 63)
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Chicago Black Hawks Pittsburgh Pirates Ottawa Senators
Playing career	1927–1938

Martin Alfonses Burke (January 28, 1905 in Toronto, Ontario – March 7, 1968) was a defenceman in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Black Hawks. He was on two Stanley Cup championship teams in 1930 and 1931 with Montreal.

Burke may have been the first player to wear a helmet during an NHL game, donning one to protect an injured ear during a game in December 1928.^[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1923–24	Toronto St. Mary's	OHA Jr		5	4	1	5	8		2	0	0	0	—
1924–25	Stratford Indians	OHA Sr		18	1	4	5	52		2	0	0	0	2
1925–26	Stratford Indians	OHA Sr		20	3	4	7	34		—	—	—	—	—
1926–27	Port Arthur Ports	TBSHL		20	3	1	4	65		2	1	0	1	4
1927–28	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		11	0	0	0	10		—	—	—	—	—
1927–28	Pittsburgh Pirates	NHL		35	2	1	3	51		2	1	0	1	2
1928–29	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		44	4	2	6	68		3	0	0	0	8
1929–30	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		44	2	11	13	71		6	0	1	1	6
1930–31	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		44	2	5	7	91		10	1	2	3	10
1931–32	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		48	3	6	9	50		4	0	0	0	12
1932–33	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		29	2	5	7	36		—	—	—	—	—
1932–33	Ottawa Senators	NHL		16	0	0	0	10		—	—	—	—	—
1933–34	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		45	1	4	5	28		2	0	1	1	2
1934–35	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		47	2	2	4	29		2	0	0	0	2
1935–36	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		40	0	3	3	49		2	0	0	0	2
1936–37	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		41	1	3	4	28		—	—	—	—	—
1937–38	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		12	0	0	0	8		—	—	—	—	—
1937–38	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		38	0	5	5	31		—	—	—	—	—
1938–39	Saskatoon Quakers	SSHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				494	19	47	66	560		31	2	4	6	44

References

1. "Pete Lepine stars as Canadiens win from Ottawa, 1-0". The Montreal Gazette. December 24, 1928. Retrieved January 7, 2019. Marty Burke became so enthused over the proceedings that half-way through the game he threw off the helmet he had on his head to protect his injured ear.

External links

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