| Position | Centre |
|---|---|
| Played for | New York Rangers |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 10 |
| Weight lb | 160 |
| Birth date | June 16, 1926 |
| Birth place | Lachine, Quebec, Canada |
| Death date | December 22, 2018 (aged 92) |
| Death place | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Career start | 1947 |
| Career end | 1961 |
James Kelvin Burnett (June 16, 1926 – December 22, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey centre. He played 3 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers during the 1952–53 season. The rest of his career lasted from 1946 to 1961 and was spent in the minor leagues.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1943–44 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJAHA | 15 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1944–45 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJAHA | 13 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1944–45 | Montreal Junior Royals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Barrie Flyers | OHA | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJAHA | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1945–46 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1946–47 | Victoriaville Tigres | QPHL | 50 | 40 | 75 | 115 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Victoriaville Tigres | QPHL | 50 | 36 | 71 | 107 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Victoriaville Tigres | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1948–49 | Sherbrooke Red Raiders | QSHL | 63 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1949–50 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 67 | 27 | 49 | 76 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1950–51 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 68 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951–52 | Syracuse Warriors | AHL | 68 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Syracuse Warriors | AHL | 56 | 23 | 53 | 76 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1953–54 | Syracuse Warriors | AHL | 45 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 62 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1955–56 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 58 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1956–57 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 67 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1957–58 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 55 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1958–59 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 57 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1959–60 | Montreal Royals | EPHL | 66 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1960–61 | Montreal Royals | EPHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 304 | 109 | 222 | 331 | 64 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| QSHL totals | 362 | 162 | 223 | 385 | 122 | 57 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||