Don Burke (ice hockey)
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 02 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg/15 st 10 lb) |
| Pro clubs | CHL Memphis RiverKings |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | August 13, 1983 , Penticton, CAN |
| Pro career | 1988 – present |
Don Burke (born January 25, 1968 in Penticton, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently serving as captain of the Brisbane Blue Tongues of the Australian Ice Hockey League.
[edit] Playing career
A 6'2" defenceman, Burke played junior hockey for the Kelowna Packers and went on to play two seasons at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. From there, Burke became a journeyman as he played for seven different franchises across four leagues in just three seasons. Among the teams he played for were: Memphis RiverKings, Roanoke Valley Rampage (and later the same franchise under a new name, the Huntsville Blast), Atlanta Knights, Wichita Thunder, West Palm Beach Blaze, Tulsa Oilers and Dallas Freeze.
Burke now lives in Australia and has been a member of the Brisbane Blue Tongues organisation since their admission to the AIHL in 2005. He was named captain of the team for the 2006 season.
[edit] 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 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
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