Confirmed with Link: Alex Burrows has announced his retirement (accepts coaching position w/ Laval Rocket)

[EpochLink]

Congrats on your new role as Director of Undefined Player Engagement with the Canucks. Your desk is on the third floor. Daily tee times at 7:30am.

Not to be, he will become an assistant coach with the Canadiens farm team.

 

[Fire Benning]

Burrows? Do We Really Need Him?

never forget

 

[MikeK]

He carved out a heck of a career. He scored some of the biggest goals in Canucks history and will likely be one of the most remembered Canucks of all time. Congrats.

 

[Breakers]

Ray Ferraro made a good point.
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What if Burrows doesnt score that goal against Chicago?
Would they blow it up? trade the sedins?

 

[Melvin]

Ray Ferraro made a good point.
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What if Burrows doesnt score that goal against Chicago?
Would they blow it up? trade the sedins?

Would be a fascinating alternate timeline to be sure.

Cant wait to read Burrows book. Possibly the most improbable path to an NHL 35 goal scorer we will ever see.

 

[donut]

A big reason as to why I started to follow hockey was cause of Burrows. Just the excitment and edge he played with made it so entertaining. Best of luck to him with his future endeavours. Thanks Burr!

 

[Breakers]

I wonder what Patrick O'Sullivan is saying on twitter.

He blocked me a awhile back
I'm assuming he is going on some massive rant right now.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

Thanks Burrows!

 

[Zippgunn]

So does this mean he is walking away from a full year's salary or was he bought out?

 

[Nuckles]

So does this mean he is walking away from a full year's salary or was he bought out?

He was bought out last week. He gets a cool $833,333 this year and next year.

 

[vanarchy]

THANK YOU BURR!

Man it really is the end of an era.

 

[Regress2TheMeme]

Against all the odds he had a great career in the NHL. My favorite Burrows moment has to be when he started to click with the Sedins and scored hat tricks in back to back games, one of which was a 4 goal game, iirc. He had a look of disbelief on his face like he was stunned at what he was doing.

 

[THE Green Man]

Such a good story on working his ass off to fulfill his dream of playing in the NHL. He was a great Canuck with some huge goals. Obviously his slaying the dragon is a goal I will never forget. And his OT winner against Boston was epic. Him ending Detroit's streak in 2012 was memorable too especially the celly.

If he wasn't going straight into coaching I would have loved the opportunity to let him play the last home game of the preseason on a PTO and retire on ice. Either way thank you Burrows for a great career in Vancouver with tons of memories.

 

[Regal]

I would imagine he ends up in the Ring of Honour?

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

love you alex. high fives, hugs, and warm memories to everyone... except oreskovich.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Would be a fascinating alternate timeline to be sure.

Cant wait to read Burrows book. Possibly the most improbable path to an NHL 35 goal scorer we will ever see.

tbh, i actually would like to see him be honest about the thing he said to patrick o'sullivan, and (if true) what he said to tootoo. i don't mean honest as in admitting to those things, which he has admitted to re: POS, but really owning up to his thought process, the way it changed, and (if this is really how he feels) the shame and regret he has looking back.

that would be a really poignant part of the burrows story, which is such a rich and valuable story.

 

[Zippgunn]

He was bought out last week. He gets a cool $833,333 this year and next year.

Nice work if you can get it...

 

[David Bruce Banner]

One of my all time favourite Canucks.

I wish him all the best with his post pro hockey career.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Alex Burrows exemplified perseverance and passion. He bled blue and green, played his heart out, and delivered when it mattered. Mr. Clutch a shoe in for the Canucks Ring of Honour.

 

[duplo]

rest in power to a real one

 

[iFan]

Loved that group of Kesler, Burrows and Bieksa, they added that grit and edge but the three of them could play as well.

 

[Zombotron]

Thank you for everything, Burr.

 

[Zombotron]

RoH that motherf***er immediately

 

[THE Green Man]

RoH that mother****er immediately

Give it a year or two. The Sedins will get retired at some point this season you would think. They'll probably want to save a Burrows induction for the following season for another promotional night from a marketing stand point.

 

[Shattered Dreams]

Thank you for one hell of a career. The best Sedin linemate ever, the dragonslayer, the s*** disturber. I know they should wait, but how cool would it be to retire the Sedins the same year Burrows goes to the Ring of Honour. On the 50th anniversary season to top it all off.