Jim Burton (ice hockey)
Encyclopedia
James Burton is a retired professional ice hockey
defenceman.
(Larry D. Gordon Trophy) which is awarded annually to the defenseman voted to be most outstanding based on performance over the course of the regular season by the league’s coaches.
(with the Austin Ice Bats
and Arkansas Glaciercats
) and the ECHL
(with the Augusta Lynx
).
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman.
Awards
Burton is a three time winner of the IHL’s Governor's TrophyGovernor's Trophy
The Governor's Trophy was awarded annually by the International Hockey League to the most outstanding defenseman as judged by league coaches. It was first awarded in 1965, and renamed the Larry D. Gordon Trophy in 1999.-Winners:-References:...
(Larry D. Gordon Trophy) which is awarded annually to the defenseman voted to be most outstanding based on performance over the course of the regular season by the league’s coaches.
Coaching
Burton has been a head coach in both the WPHLWestern Professional Hockey League
The Western Professional Hockey League is a defunct minor professional ice hockey league.It operated in the United States from 1996 to 2001, with teams in the southern United States, mainly Texas. The league started with six teams in the 1996-1997 season and grew to 18 teams in 1999-2000...
(with the Austin Ice Bats
Austin Ice Bats
The Austin Ice Bats were a professional minor-league ice hockey team based in Austin, Texas, United States. They played in Austin from 1996 to 2008. Affiliated with the Central Hockey League, the team was named in honor of the Mexican Free-tailed Bats which nest under the Ann W. Richards Congress...
and Arkansas Glaciercats
Arkansas GlacierCats
The Arkansas GlacierCats were a short-lived minor-league hockey team located in Little Rock, Arkansas.The Arkansas GlacierCats were a Western Professional Hockey League franchise in Little Rock, Arkansas. The team was owned by Ed Novess and Dan Hart of Austin, Texas and they played in the WPHL...
) and the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
(with the Augusta Lynx
Augusta Lynx
The Augusta Lynx were a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Augusta, Georgia. The Lynx played their home games at the James Brown Arena...
).