Bill Burega
# Bill Burega

William Burega (March 13, 1932 – August 23, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played four games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1955–56 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1952 to 1970, was spent in the minor leagues.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1949–50 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 1949–50 | Winnipeg Monarchs | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 52 |
| 1950–51 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 36 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
| 1950–51 | Winnipeg Monarchs | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 52 |
| 1951–52 | Winnipeg Canadians | MJHL | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 111 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 1951–52 | Winnipeg Canadians | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1952–53 | Glace Bay Miners | MMHL | 72 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 163 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 1953–54 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Quebec Aces | QSHL | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 115 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954–55 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 57 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 140 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 1955–56 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 70 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 56 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958–59 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 62 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60 | Sault Thunderbirds | EPHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60 | Spokane Comets | WHL | 65 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960–61 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 67 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1961–62 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 70 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 70 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 142 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1963–64 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 51 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| 1964–65 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 70 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 161 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1965–66 | Kingston Aces | OHA Sr | 12 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 1965–66 | Guelph Regals | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 1966–67 | Kingston Aces | OHA Sr | 38 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967–68 | Kingston Aces | OHA Sr | 40 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Kingston Aces | OHA Sr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | Kingston Aces | OHA Sr | 25 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WHL totals | WHL totals | WHL totals | 525 | 15 | 112 | 127 | 1056 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 53 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and achievements

* MJHL First All-Star Team (1951)
* Calder Cup (AHL) Championship (1955)
* WHL Championship (1956)
* OHA Sr First All-Star Team (1967)
* OHA Sr Second All-Star Team (1970)
