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Sean Burke
Born January 29, 1967
Windsor, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams
Los Angeles Kings
New Jersey Devils
Hartford Whalers
Carolina Hurricanes
Vancouver Canucks
Philadelphia Flyers
Florida Panthers
Phoenix Coyotes
Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL draft 24th overall, 1985
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1987–present

Sean Burke (born January 29, 1967 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Kings.

Playing career

Sean Burke was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the second round of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He started 11 games in the 1987-88 NHL season, allowing him to keep his rookie status for the next season. The next season, Burke was elected into the NHL All-Star Game, becoming the first rookie goaltender to play in the All-Star game. He played for the Devils through the 1990-91 NHL season, and then signed with the Hartford Whalers. He played there (and with the relocated Whalers team, the Carolina Hurricanes) for six seasons. Burke then played off and on with several teams, including the Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, and Florida Panthers. He then signed with the Phoenix Coyotes, and played there for five seasons. After that, Burke played for the Philadelphia Flyers (for the second time), and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Burke was placed on waivers by Tampa Bay before the 2006-07 NHL season, but was not picked up. He then played for the Lightning's American Hockey League affiliate Springfield Falcons. However, he struggled with the Falcons and lost his starting job to Karri Ramo. He was then placed on waivers by the Lightning and picked up off re-entry waivers by the Los Angeles Kings.

Awards

Records

Career statistics

International play

Burke played in 11 games for the Canadian National team in the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics.[1] He also played in 130 games for other Canadian National teams from 1985 through 1992.[2]

Trivia

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville Ice hockey

References