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Adam Burish
Adam Burish
Right Wing  - SJS
Number: 37
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 195
Shoots: Right
Born: Jan 6, 1983  (Age 30)
Birthplace: Madison, WI, United States
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Acquired: Signed by San Jose as a free agent on July 1, 2012.
Drafted: CHI / 2002 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 9th (282nd overall)
2011-2012: Appeared in 65 games, posting 19 points (6-13-19), 76 PIM, and a +6 ranking...Set a new career high in assists (13) and points (19)...Finished first on the team with a 55.8% in the faceoff circle, third on the team in PIM (76) and sixth on the team in plus/minus rating (+6)...Averaged 1:26 shorthanded ice time per game.

CAREER 2010-2011: Posted new career-highs in goals (8), assists (6) and points (14)...Ranked second on the team with 91 PIM...Recorded his only multi-point game of the season at EDM on Jan. 20 (1-1-2)...Dallas was 38-18-7 when he was in the lineup in 2010-11...Missed 19 games due to injury...Skated in his 200th career NHL game vs. SJS on Dec. 16.

2009-2010: Missed the first 65 games of the regular season due to injury...Finished the season with 4 points (1-3-4), 14 PIM, and a +2 rating in 13 games...Scored career-high two assists in one game on Apr. 6 at Dallas...Playoffs: Won Stanley Cup with Chicago...Appeared in 15 games, posting 9 hits, 6 blocked shots, and 15 shots on net.

2008-2009: Played in 66 games...Posted 9 points (6-3-9), 93 PIM, and a +3 rating...Ranked second on the team with 93 PIM...Logged 1:53 of shorthanded time per game...Skated in his 100th career NHL game on Oct. 31...Playoffs: Played in 17 games, posting 5 points (3-2-5), 30 PIM, 35 hits, and a +3 rating...Netted the Western Conference Quarterfinals series-clinching goal, his first-ever Stanley Cup Playoff point vs. Calgary on Apr. 27...Averaged 2:25 shorthanded time per game, third amongst Chicago forwards.

2007-2008: Played 81 games in his first full NHL season...Posted 8 points (4-4-8) and 214 PIM...Scored his first NHL assist on Dec. 12 vs. Los Angeles...Scored his first NHL goal Jan. 22 at San Jose...Ranked third in the NHL and first on Chicago with 214 PIM... Became the first Blackhawks player since Bob Probert in 1998-99 to rack up more than 200 penalty minutes in a single season...Averaged 2:50 shorthanded time per game, second amongst Chicago forwards.

2006-2007: Appeared in nine games with Chicago during his first NHL season, notching 2 PIM...Made his NHL debut on Oct. 16 at St. Louis...Posted 21 points (11-10-21) in 64 games with the Norfolk Admirals (AHL)...Tallied his first professional point with an overtime goal against Manchester (AHL) on Nov. 12.

2005-2006: Captained the University of Wisconsin to the NCAA Championship during his senior year... Posted an assist on both goals in the NCAA championship game... Won the team’s National W Club Community Service Award and was a Community All-American...Ranked third on the Badgers with 24 assists and 33 points.

PERSONAL: “Bur” lists these favorites: Steak (food); golf (sport besides hockey); Jeremy Roenick (hockey idol); Vancouver (road city); Musical talent (quality admires in others); Montreal Canadiens (non-Sharks jersey); Goon (hockey movie); American Idol (TV show); Jason Aldean (musician)…Wished that he had “The Legend” as a nickname…Has a hidden talent of playing both the guitar and drums…Would be a country music star if he was not playing hockey…Biggest influence on his hockey career was his parents…Favorite hockey moment was winning the Stanley Cup in 2010 with the Chicago Blackhawks…Most exciting player to watch in the NHL is Patrick Kane…Fastest skater in the NHL is Patrick Marleau…If he could add one rule it would be the ability to check the goalie…Best teammate he’s ever had in his career was Martin LaPointe in Chicago…Smartest guy on the Sharks is Jason Demers…Worst dressed teammate is Antti Niemi…Joe Pavelski is the best teammate under pressure…His hometown of Madison, WI is the same as Joe Pavelski…He also went to the University of Wisconsin with Joe Pavelski where they won a National Championship in 2006.

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STANDINGS

WESTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 p - CHI 48 36 7 5 155 102 77
2 y - ANA 48 30 12 6 140 118 66
3 y - VAN 48 26 15 7 127 121 59
4 x - STL 48 29 17 2 129 115 60
5 x - LAK 48 27 16 5 133 118 59
6 x - SJS 48 25 16 7 124 116 57
7 x - DET 48 24 16 8 124 115 56
8 x - MIN 48 26 19 3 122 127 55
9 CBJ 48 24 17 7 120 119 55
10 PHX 48 21 18 9 125 131 51
11 DAL 48 22 22 4 130 142 48
12 EDM 48 19 22 7 125 134 45
13 CGY 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 NSH 48 16 23 9 111 139 41
15 COL 48 16 25 7 116 152 39

STATS

2012-2013 PLAYOFFS
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
L. Couture 9 5 6 -6 11
J. Pavelski 9 4 6 -1 10
J. Thornton 9 1 8 4 9
P. Marleau 9 5 3 -1 8
D. Boyle 9 2 4 -2 6
B. Burns 9 2 2 -2 4
B. Stuart 9 1 2 2 3
S. Hannan 9 0 3 0 3
M. Vlasic 9 1 1 2 2
T. Wingels 9 0 2 3 2
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
A. Niemi 6 3 0 .929 1.95