Don Burgess (ice hockey)

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. He played with the Philadelphia Blazers, Vancouver Blazers, San Diego Mariners, and Indianapolis Racers.

Following the demise of the WHA, he played Senior hockey with the Western International Hockey League's Spokane Flyers, winning the league championship, and the Allan Cup , the Senior Hockey title in 1979-80. Burgess remained in Washington State from that time, and died in Metaline Falls, Washington on March 17, 2023, at the age of 76.