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- proper noun An
Irish spelling of theEnglish surname Burroughs .
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Examples
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Automatically, Burrows is supposed to know that means he's not going, since he's the usual left winger.
There are too many reasons why too many men on ice calls occur 2010
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NHL needs better transparency in Burrows-referee matter
NHL needs better transparency in Burrows-referee matter 2010
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So the next guy, who thinks Burrows is a left winger, says "I got Burrows" and his right winger will end up having to say "no no no, he's playin 'right side, dude."
There are too many reasons why too many men on ice calls occur 2010
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LW Alex Burrows is making the most of his promotion back to the top line and onto the power play by going hard to the net and screening Chicago goalie Antti Niemi, something the Canucks vowed to do after not getting nearly enough traffic on the rookie in Games 2, 3 and 4.
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NHL needs better transparency in Burrows-referee matter - USATODAY. com
NHL needs better transparency in Burrows-referee matter 2010
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Burrows is a good example – he can play left or right side, so if Alain Vigneault double-shifts him once, he might have him play left with the Sedins, but right-side when he's out there with Kesler's line.
There are too many reasons why too many men on ice calls occur 2010
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Hansen opened the scoring for the Canucks when he put in Burrows 'carom off the backboards 5: 08 into the game.
USATODAY.com 2008
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Alex Burrows is known as an agitating checking-line winger for the Vancouver Canucks.
USATODAY.com 2007
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Tellingly, during one of his sermons last week, Vigneault called Burrows "our employee" and said he was speaking on behalf of the organization.
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In the rematch last week, Auger called Burrows for two controversial penalties in the third period, and the Canucks 'pesky forward was in the box when Nashville scored the winning goal.
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