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Brendan Burke
Brendan Gilmore Burke (December 8, 1988 – February 5, 2010) was an athlete and student manager at Miami University for the RedHawks men's ice hockey team. The youngest son of Brian Burke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and of the US Olympic hockey team, in November 2009, he made international headlines for coming out, advocating for tolerance and speaking out against homophobia in professional sports. Burke's coming out was widely praised and supported by sports news outlets and fans, generating multiple discussions about homophobia in sports, and in hockey in particular. He was viewed as a pioneer in advocacy against homophobia in hockey, described as "the closest person to the NHL ever to come out publicly and say that he is gay." Burke was killed in a car crash on February 5, 2010. Following his death, Burke's memory and contribution to LGBT awareness in hockey was honored by several hockey teams. The "Brendan Burke Internship" was later established in his honor by USA Hockey for his work in hockey management and a documentary entitled The Legacy of Brendan Burke aired on CBC Television in November 2010. Burke's death was the catalyst for the formation of the You Can Play project, a campaign to end homophobia in sports.
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Born
1988-12-08
Birth Place
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Place Of Death
Indiana
Education
Xaverian_Brothers_High_School
Known For
LGBT
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After perfect start, Switcbacks FC coach Brendan Burke named USL Championship coach of the month

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - In his second year as head coach of Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Brendan Burke is taking home some hardware. Burke was named coach of the month in the USL Championship after leading the Switchbacks to a club-record 5-0-0 start to the season. Switchbacks FC are currently first place in the USL with 15 total points and are the only undefeated team left in the league.
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Territory Talk: Brendan Burke talks Panthers, TNT coverage & more!

On the latest episode of the Territory Talk podcast, TNT and New York Islanders play-by-play announcer Brendan Burke joins the show to talk about what he saw from the Panthers last month, where the team could be headed this season, and which teams could provide them with the biggest challenge.
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Talkin' Isles: Brendan Burke

The MSG Networks and TNT play-by-play broadcaster joins episode 14 of Talkin' Isles. Subscribe to Talkin' Isles on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Simplecast. Episodes to drop every second Wednesday. Past episodes can be found here. Islanders TV play-by-play broadcaster Brendan Burke joins the podcast for episode 14. Burke talks about:
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Brendan Burke is on the road again with the Islanders -- and now Turner Sports

Islanders fans tend to have two reactions when they learn of Brendan Burke’s national television opportunities. The second goes like this: Good for him! But the first goes like this: Will he miss any Islanders games?. The good news for fans of the team and its play-by-play announcer is that...
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Turner names full NHL on TNT cast, including new additions Liam McHugh, Rick Tocchet, Darren Pang, and Brendan Burke

Ahead of the Oct. 12 start of the 2021-22 NHL regular season, Turner Sports has revealed its full lineup of commentators for its NHL coverage. They had previously announced the hires of Kenny Albert and Eddie Olczyk as their lead announcing team, and Wayne Gretzky as a studio analyst, and there had been reports of them adding other figures like Anson Carter. Now, we have the full details of who else they’ve brought in, including an announcing team of Brendan Burke and Darren Pang, Keith Jones providing ice-level analysis, Jennifer Botterill, Jackie Redmond and Tarik El-Bashir also contributing to telecasts, and a full studio team of host Liam McHugh and analysts Gretzky, Carter, Rick Tocchet, and Paul Bissonette. Here’s more from Turner’s release:
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Islanders play-by-play voice Brendan Burke joining Turner Sports' new roster for NHL coverage

Brendan Burke will join Turner Sports’ new NHL announcing roster as a play-by-play man alongside analyst Darren Pang, the network announced on Tuesday. Burke, MSG Networks’ Islanders play-by-play man since 2016, had made frequent appearances on NBC’s NHL coverage and was expected to land a place with one of the league’s two new media partners, ESPN and Turner.
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Sources: Brendan Burke close to new MSG Networks deal to stay as Islanders broadcaster

Brendan Burke is close to signing a new contract with MSG Networks to remain as the Islanders’ lead TV play-by-play man, industry sources said on Thursday. Burke’s return was no sure thing upon the expiration of the original five-year deal he signed in 2016. With Pat Foley entering his final season calling Blackhawks games — and with the plan to have Foley share the job during the transition season — Burke was offered that job but passed on it, a source said.
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1 on 1 with Switchbacks FC head coach Brendan Burke

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC head into Wednesday’s home fixture against Tacoma sitting 6th out of 7th in the USL’s Mountain Division. The club has taken just five points from five games, but scored draws in the last two matches against two of the league’s top clubs.
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