| Position | Defence |
|---|---|
| Shoots | Left |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 8 |
| Weight lb | 160 |
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens Chicago Black Hawks Pittsburgh Pirates Ottawa Senators |
| Birth date | January 28, 1905 |
| Birth place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Death date | March 7, 1968 (aged 63) |
| Career start | 1927 |
| Career end | 1938 |
Martin Alfonses Burke (January 28, 1905 in Toronto, Ontario – March 7, 1968) was a defenceman in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Black Hawks. He was on two Stanley Cup championship teams in 1930 and 1931 with Montreal.
Burke may have been the first player to wear a helmet during an NHL game, donning one to protect an injured ear during a game in December 1928.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1923–24 | Toronto St. Mary's | OHA Jr | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Stratford Indians | OHA Sr | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1925–26 | Stratford Indians | OHA Sr | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Port Arthur Ports | TBSHL | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1927–28 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1928–29 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1929–30 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1930–31 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 91 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1931–32 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1932–33 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1934–35 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 47 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1935–36 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 40 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1936–37 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Saskatoon Quakers | SSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 494 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 560 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 44 | ||||
References
- ^ "Pete Lepine stars as Canadiens win from Ottawa, 1-0". The Montreal Gazette. December 24, 1928. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
"Marty Burke became so enthused over the proceedings that half-way through the game he threw off the helmet he had on his head to protect his injured ear."