| Charlie Burns | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
February 14, 1936 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Died |
November 5, 2021 (aged 85) Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Boston Bruins Oakland Seals Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota North Stars | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1952–1974 | ||||||||||||||||
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Charles Frederick Burns (February 14, 1936 – November 5, 2021) was an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 749 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Oakland Seals, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota North Stars between 1958 and 1973. He later worked as the head coach of Minnesota in both 1970 and 1974–75. Burns was mainly known for being an excellent skater, playmaker and defensive player who performed checking and penalty-killing. His trademark was the heavily padded helmet that he was forced to wear after suffering a serious head injury while playing junior hockey in 1954–55.