2016-17 National Men's Team

Sean Burke
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Hometown
Windsor, Ont.
Club Team
Montreal (NHL)

Biography

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Assistant general manager with Canada at the 2017 IIHF World Championship in Germany and France, winning a silver medal … General manager of Canada’s National Men’s Team for the 2016 Spengler Cup, winning the championship … Director of player development with Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Russia, winning a gold medal … Part of Canada’s management group at the 2015 IIHF World Championship in the Czech Republic, winning a gold medal … Spent two seasons (2013-15) as a member of the Program of Excellence management group … Is Canada’s all-time goaltending leader in games played (35), minutes played (1,991) and wins (21) at the IIHF World Championship … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2003 IIHF World Championship in Finland, and was named Top Goaltender … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 1997 IIHF World Championship in Finland … Won a silver medal with Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team at the 1992 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Team during the 1991-92 season … Helped Canada win the 1991 Canada Cup … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 1991 IIHF World Championship in Finland, and was named to the tournament all-star team … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 1989 IIHF World Championship in Sweden … Played for Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Alta., finishing fourth … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Team during the 1987-88 season … Played for Canada at the 1987 IIHF World Championship in Austria, finishing fourth … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Team during the 1986-87 season … Won a silver medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 1986 IIHF World Junior Championship in Hamilton, Ont.

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Spent the 2016-17 season as a professional scout with the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens … Spent three seasons (2012-15) as assistant to the general manager and goaltending coach with the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes … Spent two seasons (2010-12) as director of player development and goaltending coach with Arizona … Played 18 NHL seasons with the New Jersey Devils (1988-91), Hartford Whalers (1992-97), Carolina Hurricanes (1997-98), Vancouver Canucks (1998), Philadelphia Flyers (1998, 2004-05), Florida Panthers (1998-99), Phoenix Coyotes (1999-2004), Tampa Bay Lightning (2005-07) and Los Angeles Kings (2007) … Had a 324-341-101-9 (W-L-T-OTL) record, 2.96 goals-against average, .902 save percentage and 38 shutouts in 820 NHL games … Played in the NHL All-Star Game three times (1989, 2001, 2002) … Was the first rookie goaltender to play in the NHL All-Star Game in 1989 … Selected by New Jersey in the second round (25th overall) of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft … Played two seasons (1984-86) with the OHL’s Toronto Marlboros

PERSONAL

Married to wife Christy … Has three children, Andie, Brendan and Hudson … His son, Brendan, plays for the men’s hockey team at the University of Alberta and was selected by the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes in the sixth round (163rd overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft … Born on Jan. 29, 1967 in Windsor, Ont.

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