James Burton (November 13, 1961 – January 5, 2015) was a professional

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Awards

Burton was a three-time winner of the IHL's Governor's Trophy (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 was a head coach in both the WPHL (with the

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and

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) and the

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(with the

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). Burton died of a heart attack on January 5, 2015.

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