Don Burgess

Donald Ruben Burgess (August 6, 1946 – March 17, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played 446 games in the World Hockey Association. Over his WHA career he skated for the Philadelphia Blazers, Vancouver Blazers, San Diego Mariners, and Indianapolis Racers. After the WHA folded, Burgess continued at the senior level with the Spokane Flyers of the Western International Hockey League, winning both the league championship and the Allan Cup — the Canadian Senior Hockey title — in 1979–80. He settled in Washington State and died in Metaline Falls on March 17, 2023, at age 76.