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Alexandre Ménard-Burrows (born April 11, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is known for playing in the style of an agitator[1][2] and for his ascension to the NHL from being an undrafted player in the ECHL.[2][3]
[edit] Playing career[edit] Minor leaguesBurrows played two seasons of major junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Shawinigan Cataractes. Undrafted by an NHL club, Burrows joined the ECHL with the Greenville Grrrowl in 2002–03. Late in his professional rookie season, he transferred to the Baton Rouge Kingfish and finished with a combined 32 points in 66 games between the two teams. The following season, in 2003–04, he returned to the South Division, signed by the Vancouver Canucks' ECHL affiliate, the Columbia Inferno and improved to 29 goals and 73 points, second in team scoring to league scoring champion Tim Smith.[4] During the season, he was named to the 2004 ECHL All-Star Game for the Eastern Conference and recorded one assist.[5][6] Following the competition, the Peoria Journal-Star, a local newspaper of the All-Star Game host city, conducted a survey of the NHL scouts in attendance and listed Burrows as one of the top four prospects at the game.[7] Early in Burrows' All-Star season with Columbia, he was also signed by their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manitoba Moose on October 21, 2003,[6] and debuted in 2 AHL games for them before being sent back down to the ECHL. In the subsequent off-season, he was re-signed by the Moose on August 3, 2004,[6] and played a full season for the club in 2004–05, posting 26 points in 72 games. He scored his first AHL goal with the Moose on November 4, 2004, a game winning goal against David LeNeveu over the Utah Grizzlies in a 2–1 win.[8] [edit] Vancouver CanucksHaving worked his way up from the ECHL, Burrows' energetic play in the minors earned him a two-way contract with the Moose's NHL affiliate, the Vancouver Canucks, on November 9, 2005.[9] He had appeared earlier in the Canucks' training camp for the 2005–06 season, but was sent back to the Moose.[10] He received his first NHL call-up from the Canucks that season on January 2, 2006,[11] and has since established himself on the team's roster. Shortly after being called up, Burrows scored his first career NHL goal and assist against Ed Belfour of the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4–3 win on January 10, 2006.[12] Later that season, he added his first NHL career hat trick on March 27, 2006, in a 7–4 win against the Los Angeles Kings.[13] Splitting the season between the Moose and Canucks, he finished with 7 goals and 5 assists for 12 points in his NHL rookie campaign to go with 30 points in 33 AHL games. Burrows' ascension to the NHL has been attributed to his hard-working and abrasive style of play, generating energy and aggravating opposing players.[14]  Burrows completed his first full campaign with the Canucks the following season in 2006–07. He contributed primarily on the team's penalty kill,[15] which finished first overall in the league, but failed to significantly produce offensively. In 2007–08, Burrows formed an effective two-way shutdown duo with center Ryan Kesler, countering opposing teams' top lines while contributing offensively, as well.[16][17] He completed the season with a career high 12 goals, 31 points and a team high plus/minus of +11, resulting in his first of two consecutive team Most Exciting Player Awards. After remaining at the start of the following season on the third line with Kesler, head coach Alain Vigneault separated the two after the All-Star break, placing Burrows on the first line with Daniel and Henrik Sedin.[18] Vigneault's line juggling was precipitated by a losing skid in January. The Canucks' winless streak extended to eight games and nine games at home until February 3, 2009, when Burrows broke a 3–3 tie with a shorthanded breakaway goal with 82 seconds remaining in regulation.[19] Soon thereafter, in the midst of another season of personal bests for Burrows, the Canucks extended his contract with a four-year, $8 million deal on February 4, 2009,[20] quadrupling his $525,000 salary.[21] On April 3, he was selected by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association as the Canucks' nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded for perseverance, dedication and sportsmanship.[22] Playing in a more offensive role on the first line for the latter part of the season, Burrows finished the 2008–09 season with a career-high 28 goals, 23 assists and 51 points. In the subsequent 2009 playoffs, Burrows scored the game winning overtime goal in game four to eliminate and sweep the St. Louis Blues in the first round. It was his second goal of the game.[23] After falling to the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round, it was revealed that Burrows was suffering from a left wrist injury, requiring off-season surgery, as well as minor left thumb and hip flexor injuries.[24] [edit] Ball hockey
Before making it to the NHL, Burrows enjoyed a prolific ball hockey career, starting at the age of nineteen.[25] While he played ice hockey during the hockey season, Burrows competed in annual national and international ball hockey tournaments during the off-season.[26] In 2005, he won a world championship with Canada's national ball hockey team in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[10][27] Later that summer, he led his Montreal-based team, the Red Lites, to a national championship, scoring 2 goals in a 5–2 finals win against the Toronto Midnight Express.[27] He returned the following year to lead the Red Lites to a sixth consecutive title in 2006.[28] Voted in a 2006 poll as the country's greatest ball hockey player, Burrows has credited ball hockey for his fitness and discipline which has carried over to the NHL.[25] [edit] Personal lifeBurrows was born in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, to Rodney and Carole. His father immigrated from London, England, at 23, while his mother, a Quebec native, is an elementary school principal. Burrows has two sisters, as well – one older and one younger.[29][30] He grew up speaking mostly French and attended French schools.[30] He returns in the off-season to Montreal.[21] Burrows' girlfriend is Nancy Roy. In the 2009 off-season, Burrows was involved in an assault incident while playing in a summer ice hockey league. Police were called to an arena in Kirkland, Quebec, on July 21 after Burrows allegedly struck a goaltender, 19-year-old Koray Celik, in the face. No arrests, however, were made at the scene.[31] [edit] Career statistics
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