Shawn-Burr-Obituary

Shawn Burr

Obituary

DETROIT (AP) — Shawn Burr, who played 16 years in the NHL, mostly with the Detroit Red Wings, died Monday. He was 47.

Dave Goetze, a friend of Burr's, says Burr was making progress in a fight against leukemia, but he died from brain trauma after a fall at his Detroit-area home. Goetze has worked for the Shawn Burr Foundation in support of blood cancer research.

Burr was a first-round draft pick by the Red Wings in 1984. He made his NHL debut in 1984-85 and was with the Red Wings until 1995. He also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning and San Jose Sharks.

In 878 NHL games, Burr scored 181 goals with 259 assists and 1,069 penalty minutes.




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Sincere condolences to family and friends.

may God bless your family R.I.P

There is a little girl named Addison who will benefit from the foundation. Thank you so much Shawn for all the great memories on the ice and off Mark and Cori Roosen

Our prayers are with the family of Shawn.. Got to meet him at a goulf outing once some years ago..Great Guy!!
You will be missed Shawn...

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very sad to hear about the death of Shawn Burr. I am a fan of the red wings and remember what a hard worker he was on the ice. the wings had some great teams back then. my prayers go to his family at this sad time. Shawn earned his wings now. R.I.P.