Randall "Stump" Burridge (born January 7, 1966) is a retired professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player.

He played 706 games played in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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, scoring 199 goals and notching 251 assists for a total of 450 points, and accumulating 458 penalty minutes.

Career

Burridge was selected by the Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 in round 8, #157 overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft

1985 NHL Entry Draft

The 1985 NHL Entry Draft was the first draft outside of Montreal. The event was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, and attended by 7,000 fans. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the...

. He started his career with the Bruins in 1985.

His nickname, short for "Stump Pump," came from the windmill-pump salute Burridge gave after scoring. He currently coaches youth hockey in Las Vegas.

Accomplishments

• With the Bruins, he was a two time winner of the Seventh Player Award (performing above and beyond expectations)
• Won the Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy
  Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy
  The Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy is awarded by the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League every season to the "Boston Bruins player considered most outstanding in home games."...
  
   in 1989 as the Bruins' home MVP.
• Played in the 1992 NHL All-Star Game
• Tim Horton Memorial Award (Unsung Hero) as well as the Punch Imlach Memorial Award (Dedication and Leadership) in 1995–96.

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