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Greg Burke (ice hockey)

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Role
  
Ice hockey

NHL Draft
  
Undrafted

Height
  
1.85 m


Playing career
  
1992–2003

Weight
  
91 kg

Name
  
Greg Burke

Positions
  
Defenseman

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Born
  
March 12, 1969 (age 55) Boston, Massachusetts, USA) (
1969-03-12
)

Education
  
University of New Hampshire

Played for
  
Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey

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

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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.

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.

References

Greg Burke (ice hockey) Wikipedia