Greg Burke (ice hockey)

Greg Burke (ice hockey)

Born	(1969-03-12) March 12, 1969 Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Ohio State Buckeyes (CCHA) Birmingham Bulls (ECHL) Nashville Knights (ECHL) Dayton Bombers (ECHL) Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL) Ratingen Lions (DEL) Kaufbeuren Eagles (DEL) Bracknell Bees (BISL) London Knights (BISL) Nottingham Panthers (BISL) Guildford Flames (BNL
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1992–2003

Greg Burke (born March 12, 1969) is an American retired professional ice hockey and roller hockey player.

College career

Burke played four years of college hockey (1988–92) for the Ohio State Buckeyes in the CCHA.

Professional ice hockey

Burke finished his college career and was signed by the Birmingham Bulls for the start of the 1992–93 ECHL season. He went on to play a total of five seasons in the ECHL, also suiting up with the Nashville Knights, Dayton Bombers, and Johnstown Chiefs.

Burke then spent the 1996-97 season in Germany where he played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DHL) for the Ratingen Lions and Kaufbeuren Eagles.

The following season he moved to the United Kingdom where he played the remainder of his career (1997–2003) in the British Ice Hockey Superleague with the Bracknell Bees, London Knights, and Nottingham Panthers. Burke also played 30 games during the 2001-02 season in the British National League with the Guildford Flames. His final season, 2002–03, was played with the London Knights.^[1]

Professional roller hockey

Through the 1994-96 seasons Burke spent his summers playing in the RHI professional roller hockey league. He played for New Jersey Rockin' Rollers and Los-Angeles Blades.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	Ohio State Buckeyes	CCHA	40	3	8	11	44
1989–90	Ohio State Buckeyes	CCHA	40	5	5	10	50
1990–91	Ohio State Buckeyes	CCHA	35	4	21	25	45
1991–92	Ohio State Buckeyes	CCHA	38	11	17	28	62
1992–93	Birmingham Bulls	ECHL	33	9	16	25	57	-	-	-	-	-
1992–93	Nashville Knights	ECHL	16	2	6	8	28	9	1	0	1	21
1993–94	Nashville Knights	ECHL	68	29	46	75	190	2	0	1	1	2
1994–95	Nashville Knights	ECHL	67	18	29	47	186	13	3	4	7	50
1995–96	Dayton Bombers	ECHL	18	4	7	11	27	3	3	0	3	2
1995–96	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL	52	11	31	42	135	-	-	-	-	-
1996–97	Ratingen Lions	DEL	10	0	0	0	33
1996–97	Kaufbeuren Eagles	DEL	33	0	11	11	88
1997–98	Bracknell Bees	BIHS	45	3	15	18	65
1998–99	Bracknell Bees	BIHS	42	3	11	14	70
1999–00	London Knights	BIHS	39	5	9	14	72	8	1	2	3	4
2000–01	Nottingham Panthers	BIHS	48	2	12	14	66	6	0	0	0	12
2001–02	Guildford Flames	BNL	30	9	15	24	76	-	-	-	-	-
2001–02	London Knights	BIHS	8	0	1	1	8	7	1	2	3	6
2002–03	London Knights	BIHS	32	4	6	10	57	18	2	1	3	58

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