Don Burke (ice hockey)

Don Burke
Born	January 25, 1968 (1968-01-25) (age 43) Penticton, BC, CAN
Height	6 ft 02 in (1.88 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Played for	CHL  Memphis RiverKings  Wichita Thunder  Tulsa Oilers  Dallas Freeze ECHL  Roanoke Valley Rampage  Huntsville Blast IHL  Atlanta Knights SuHL  West Palm Beach Blaze AIHL  Sydney Bears  Brisbane Blue Tongues  Gold Coast Blue Tongues
National team	Australia
Playing career	1992–present

Don Burke (born January 25, 1968 in Penticton, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently playing ice hockey for the Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues of the Australian Ice Hockey League.

Playing career

A 6'2" defenceman, Burke played junior hockey for the Summerland Buckaroos of the BCJHL in 1985-86 and 1987–88, Prince George Spruce Kings of the Peace Caribou Junior Hockey League in 1986-87 and Kelowna Packers of the BCJHL in 1988-89 and went on to play three seasons at the University of Alabama in Huntsville an Independent in NCAA Division 1 from 1989-92. Burke attended Vancouver Canucks training camp in 1992 and from there, became a journeyman as he played for seven different franchises across four leagues in just three seasons. Among the teams he played for were: Atlanta Knights of the IHL, Memphis RiverKings of the CHL, Roanoke Valley Rampage of the ECHL (and later the same franchise under a new name, the Huntsville Blast), Tulsa Oilers, Wichita Thunder, and Dallas Freeze of the CHL and West Palm Beach Blaze in the Sunshine Hockey League operated primarily by Bill Nyrop ex-Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champion. Burke was a member of the West Palm Beach Blaze championship team of 1995, directly followed by representing an SHL 'All Star Team' in an 3 game exhibition series against the French National Ice Hockey Team which the SHL won 3 games to zero.

Burke now lives on the Gold Coast Queensland, Australia and has been a member of the Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues (formerly the Brisbane Blue Tongues) organisation since their admission to the AIHL in 2005. He was named captain of the team for the 2006 season. Also represented Team Australia at the World Championships Division 2 in 2004 with a Bronze medal in Jaca, Spain and in 2005 with a Silver medal in Zagreb, Croatia.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	Kelowna Packers	BCJHL		58	19	44	63	289		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	U. of Alabama-Huntsville	NCAA		32	2	10	12	139		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	U. of Alabama-Huntsville	NCAA		23	12	25	37	105		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Memphis RiverKings	CHL		28	3	13	16	58		2	0	0	0	4
1992–93	Roanoke Valley Rampage	ECHL		10	0	0	0	49		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Atlanta Knights	IHL		15	0	3	3	20		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Huntsville Blast	ECHL		25	2	8	10	27		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Wichita Thunder	CHL		7	0	3	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	West Palm Beach Blaze	SuHL		19	8	10	18	45		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		1	0	0	0	6		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Dallas Freeze	CHL		19	1	12	13	25		—	—	—	—	—
ECHL totals				35	2	8	10	76		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Don Burke's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Persondata
Name	Burke, Don
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Date of birth	January 25, 1968
Place of birth	Penticton, BC, CAN
Date of death
Place of death