Sean Burke facts for kids
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Burke with the Springfield Falcons in 2006
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| Born | January 29, 1967 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | New Jersey Devils Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes Vancouver Canucks Philadelphia Flyers Florida Panthers Phoenix Coyotes Tampa Bay Lightning Los Angeles Kings |
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| National team | .svg){kind=small} Canada |
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| NHL Draft | 24th overall, 1985 New Jersey Devils |
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| Playing career | 1988–2007 | ||
Sean Burke (born January 29, 1967) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. He played for 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Sean is now the director of goaltending for the Vegas Golden Knights. He even won the Stanley Cup with them in 2023! Sean was born in Windsor, Ontario, but he grew up in Toronto, Ontario.
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Sean Burke's Hockey Journey
Early Hockey Days
Sean started playing hockey when he was young. He played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. He was part of the St. Michael's team from Toronto. Later, he played junior B hockey for the St. Michael's Buzzers. The Toronto Marlboros then picked him in the OHL draft. He played for them for two seasons.
Joining the NHL
The New Jersey Devils drafted Sean in 1985. He became well-known for playing with Team Canada. He helped the junior team win a silver medal in 1986. He also played for the men's national team in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Sean went straight from the Olympic team to the Devils. He played 11 games in his first NHL season (1987–88). He helped the Devils reach the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time. The Devils had a great playoff run that year. They almost made it to the Stanley Cup Finals! Sean's amazing play made him a "rookie sensation."
Because he played only 11 games, Sean was still considered a rookie in the 1988–89 season. He was even chosen for the NHL All-Star Game that year.
Playing for Many Teams
Sean played for the Devils until 1991. He then took a break from the NHL. He played for Team Canada again in the 1992 Winter Olympics. He helped Canada win a silver medal.
In 1992, Sean was traded to the Hartford Whalers. He played there for six seasons. The Whalers team later moved and became the Carolina Hurricanes. Sean was voted the Whalers' best player from 1993 to 1997. After that, he played for several other teams. These included the Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, and Florida Panthers.
He then joined the Phoenix Coyotes. He played there for five seasons. He was a top finalist for the Vezina Trophy in 2002. This award goes to the best goalie in the NHL. Sean was also chosen for the NHL All-Star games in 2001 and 2002.
Later, Sean played for the Philadelphia Flyers again. He earned his 300th NHL win, which is a huge achievement for a goalie! He also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Sean finished his career playing for the Los Angeles Kings. He announced his retirement from hockey on September 18, 2007.
Sean Burke is one of the top goalies in NHL history. He is 15th all-time in games played (820). He is also 30th in all-time wins (324).
International Hockey Success
Sean Burke played for Team Canada many times. He played in the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics. He also helped Canada win a gold medal in the 1991 Canada Cup. Sean played in 130 games for Team Canada. This is more than any other goalie in Canada's history!
In 2020, Sean was named to the IIHF All-Time Canada Team. This special team includes some of the greatest Canadian hockey players ever.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada |
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| Canada Cup | ||
| Gold | 1991 Canada | |
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1992 Albertville | |
| World Championship | ||
| Gold | 1997 Finland | |
| Gold | 2003 Finland | |
| World Junior Championship | ||
| Silver | 1986 Canada | |
After Playing Hockey
After retiring, Sean Burke continued to work in hockey. In 2008, the Phoenix Coyotes hired him. He became their director of prospect development. He also worked as an assistant to the general manager and as a goaltending coach.
Sean was part of the management team for Team Canada at the IIHF World Championship in 2015 and 2016. Canada won gold medals both times! In 2017, Canada won a silver medal at the World Championships.
Sean also managed Team Canada at the Spengler Cup several times. His teams won gold medals in 2016, 2017, and 2019.
In 2016, Sean joined the Montreal Canadiens as a scout. He also coached their goalies in the 2020-21 season. The Canadiens made it to the Stanley Cup Finals that year. In 2017, he became the general manager for Team Canada for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Team Canada won a bronze medal there.
In 2022, Sean became the director of goaltending for the Vegas Golden Knights. Even with many goalie injuries, Sean helped the Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup in 2023. This was Sean's first Stanley Cup win!
Sean is also a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation's Players Committee. He has been on this committee since 2016.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Michael's Buzzers | MetJHL | 25 | — | — | — | — | 1482 | 120 | 0 | 4.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 49 | 25 | 21 | 3 | — | 2987 | 211 | 0 | 4.24 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 266 | 25 | 0 | 5.64 | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 47 | 16 | 27 | 3 | — | 2840 | 233 | 0 | 4.92 | .862 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 238 | 24 | 0 | 6.05 | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Canada | Intl. | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | — | 2550 | 130 | 0 | 3.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Canada | Intl. | 37 | 19 | 9 | 2 | — | 1962 | 92 | 1 | 2.81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 688 | 35 | 1 | 3.05 | .883 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 999 | 57 | 1 | 3.42 | .889 | ||
| 1988–89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 62 | 22 | 31 | 9 | — | 3590 | 230 | 3 | 3.84 | .873 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 52 | 22 | 22 | 6 | — | 2914 | 175 | 0 | 3.60 | .880 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 8 | 0 | 3.84 | .860 | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 35 | 8 | 12 | 8 | — | 1870 | 112 | 0 | 3.59 | .872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Canada | Intl. | 31 | 18 | 6 | 4 | — | 1721 | 75 | 1 | 2.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 424 | 17 | 0 | 2.41 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 160 | 13 | 0 | 4.88 | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 50 | 16 | 27 | 3 | — | 2656 | 184 | 0 | 4.16 | .876 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 47 | 17 | 24 | 5 | — | 2750 | 137 | 2 | 2.99 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 42 | 17 | 19 | 4 | — | 2418 | 108 | 0 | 2.68 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 66 | 28 | 28 | 6 | — | 3669 | 190 | 4 | 3.11 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 51 | 22 | 22 | 6 | — | 2985 | 134 | 4 | 2.69 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 25 | 7 | 11 | 5 | — | 1415 | 66 | 1 | 2.80 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 16 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 838 | 49 | 0 | 3.51 | .876 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 632 | 27 | 1 | 2.56 | .913 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 283 | 17 | 0 | 3.60 | .860 | ||
| 1998–99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 59 | 21 | 24 | 14 | — | 3402 | 151 | 3 | 2.66 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 418 | 18 | 0 | 2.58 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 35 | 17 | 14 | 3 | — | 2074 | 88 | 3 | 2.55 | .914 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 296 | 16 | 0 | 3.24 | .904 | ||
| 2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 62 | 25 | 22 | 13 | — | 3644 | 138 | 4 | 2.27 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 60 | 33 | 21 | 6 | — | 3587 | 137 | 5 | 2.29 | .920 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 297 | 13 | 0 | 2.63 | .902 | ||
| 2002–03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | 1248 | 44 | 2 | 2.11 | .930 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 32 | 10 | 15 | 5 | — | 1795 | 84 | 1 | 2.81 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 825 | 35 | 1 | 2.55 | .910 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | .889 | ||
| 2005–06 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 35 | 14 | 10 | — | 4 | 1713 | 80 | 2 | 2.80 | .895 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 3.85 | .877 | ||
| 2006–07 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | 0 | 345 | 26 | 0 | 4.52 | .856 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 23 | 6 | 10 | — | 5 | 1310 | 68 | 1 | 3.11 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 820 | 324 | 341 | 101 | 9 | 46,440 | 2,290 | 38 | 2.96 | .902 | 38 | 12 | 23 | 2,149 | 119 | 1 | 3.32 | .888 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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| 1986 | Canada | WJC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | — | |
| 1987 | Canada | WC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 300 | 12 | 0 | 2.40 | — | |
| 1988 | Canada | OLY | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 12 | 0 | 3.02 | — | |
| 1989 | Canada | WC | 5 | — | — | — | 275 | 10 | 1 | 2.18 | — | |
| 1991 | Canada | WC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 479 | 21 | 0 | 2.63 | — | |
| 1992 | Canada | OLY | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 429 | 17 | 0 | 2.37 | — | |
| 1997 | Canada | WC | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 608 | 22 | 3 | 2.17 | .924 | |
| 2003 | Canada | WC | 6 | — | — | — | 329 | 7 | 1 | 1.28 | .955 | |
| Junior totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | — | |||
| Senior totals | 46 | — | — | — | 2658 | 101 | 5 | 2.28 | — | |||
Awards and achievements
| Award | Year | |
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| All-Star Game | 1989, 2001, 2002 | |
| Stanley Cup | 2023 (as coach) | |
| International | ||
| WC All-Star Team | 1991, 2003 | |
| Best Goaltender | 2003 | |
| IIHF All-Canada Team | 2020 | |
