Brian Burke (ice hockey)
Brian Burke (born in Providence, Rhode Island) is an executive in the National Hockey League.
Burke has served as the general manager of the Hartford Whalers and Vancouver Canucks. He was let go from the Canucks in 2004 in what most consider to be a terrible decision on the part of the team's management. After leaving the Canucks, Burke worked as an analyst for NHL games on both the CBC and TSN television stations in Canada. He is married to Jennifer Mather, a popular TV and radio journalist in Vancouver. They have a young daughter named Mairin.
On June 20, 2005, Burke was introduced as the new general manager and executive vice president of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
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