Greg Burke (ice hockey)

Greg Burke
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

References

  1. ↑ Ice Hockey: Giants edge into frame - Telegraph
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