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1977 NHL DRAFT PICK
Nelson Burton
Selected in fourth round
No. 57 overall by Washington Capitals

Born November 6, 1957
Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-0   Weight: 200
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Quebec (QMJHL)                             
Birthplace: Sydney, Nova Scotia (Canada)
Hometown: Sydney, Nova Scotia
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1974-75 HullQMJHL 6720 1939 333
1975-76 QuebecQMJHL 7126 2551 322
1976-77 QuebecQMJHL 6722 2850 398

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
QMJHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1976 (Quebec) (90 PIM)
NHL CAREER
Debut: November 2, 1977 (Chicago at Washington)
Numbers:  12, 27, 8 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1984
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1977-1978 Washington81 0121

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Scored goal in first NHL game. The goal beat Hall of Famer Tony Esposito to open scoring at 13:45 of the first period in Washington's 2-2 tie with Chicago on Nov. 2, 1977. ... Traded by Washington to Quebec in exchange for Dave Parro on June 15, 1979, but never played for parent team. ... Traded by Quebec to Minnesota for Daniel Chicoine on June 9, 1981, but never played for parent team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Hershey, Syracuse, Nova Scotia (AHL); Erie (EHL); Nashville (CHL); Baltimore (AHL); Erie (ACHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
EHL Mitchell Cup:
1981 (Erie)
ACHL Payne Cup: 1984 (Erie)
AHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1977-78 (Hershey) (323 PIM)
EHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1980-81 (Erie) (385 PIM)
1980-81: Played on EHL regular-season champion (Erie).
Coaching Career: Named Chesapeake Bay (women's club team) head coach in July 1993 and remained in that position through 1994-95 season. ... Named DeMatha (Maryland H.S.) head coach prior to 1995-96 season and remained in that position through 1996-97 season. ... Named Chesapeake (ECHL) assistant coach prior to 1997-98 season and remained in that position through 1997-98 season. ... Named head coach of Washington Power (MLRH InLine) in July 1998 and remained in that position through 1999 season. ... Named Washington Little Capitals (U.S. Jr. B) head coach prior to 2000-01 season and remained in position into 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1977-78 season with elbow injury that required surgery. ... Missed part of 1978-79 season with broken jaw, an injury that required surgery. ... Returned to Washington area after his retirement and became a prominent youth hockey instructor. ... Founded and served as director of hockey operations for Nelson Hockey, a company that offers clinics for youth players. ... Ran the Nelson Burton Summer Hockey School in Laurel, Md. ... Played for Washington Capitals Alumni charity hockey team after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Nelson Keith Burton.

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SNAPSHOT '77
Total Selected: 185
Forwards: 104
Defense: 57
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 123
College Players: 51
Canadian: 141
Euro-Canadian: 2
USA Citizens: 37
U.S.-Born: 36
European: 5
Reached NHL: 97
Won Stanley Cup: 8
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 13
Year-end All-Star: 5
Olympians: 9
Picks Traded: 37
 
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