Brendan Burke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brendan Burke
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 8, 1988(1988-12-08)
Age	36
Date Of Death	2010-02-05
Birthplace	Vancouver
Country	Canada
Birth City	British Columbia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Brendan Burke Biography

Brendan Burke is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on December 8, 1988 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Canadian hockey player who died in a crash with a car in the year 2010. He is remembered as one of the only gay openly hockey players as well as for his advocacy within his LGBT community.

He and the former NBA player He and former NBA player John Amaechi are two of the most prominent gay athletes. are two of the most well-known gay athletes.

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.”

Brendan Burke became well known in hockey circles following his public coming out. Blasi described Burke’s presence as a “blessing,” creating awareness within the program about homophobia. TSN sportscaster James Cybulski commented that the reaction to Burke’s story, and that it was a major story in the first place, demonstrated the need for Burke and his whole family to stand tall as a major step forward for all minorities. GlobeSports.com’s podcast Hockey Roundtable featured a discussion between sports writers Eric Duhatschek and James Mirtle about the dialogue concerning openly gay athletes and high- profile employees in major hockey franchises that resulted from Burke’s interview about his struggles with hiding his sexuality and eventual coming out. Duhatschek commented that NHL players were reluctant to discuss the recent news and the subject in general, attributing it to a culture of machismo in professional sports. Assistant coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, David King, stated that he felt that like athletic sports’ role in breaking down the racial barrier, sports would do the same for gay athletes, albeit stressing that he felt it “would take some time.” Mirtle agreed, discussing the challenges of prejudice that closeted and out hockey athletes may face and highlighting NBA star John Amaechi’s 2007 coming out as an example of strong anti-gay attitudes in the NBA and larger sports world.

His father was the an ex- Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke.

Brendan Burke Net Worth

Brendan Burke is one of the richest Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brendan Burke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The man was born in Vancouver and played in the NHL during his time at Miami University.

Brendan Burke Internship Brendan Burke Internship was founded by U.S.A. Hockey in his memory in the year 2010.

Brendan Gilmore Burke was born on December 8, 1988, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was the younger son and third of four children of his father’s first marriage. His parents divorced in 1995, and in 1997 he moved with his mother, Kerry to Boston, Massachusetts. During high school, Burke played hockey as a goaltender on the varsity team, but quit because he worried that his teammates would discover that he was gay. Instead, he told his family that he wanted to quit rather than spend the season on the bench. He graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts.

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Who is Brendan Burke Dating?

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The funeral was held at St. John the Evangelist Catholic church in Canton, Massachusetts, where his family lives, with nearly 1,000 people, including the full roster of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Miami University Hockey Redhawks, in attendance. In April 2010, USA Hockey established the “Brendan Burke Internship” in honor of his work in hockey, describing it as being given annually to a recent college graduate seeking to pursue a career in hockey operations. The senior class of 2010 at Brendan’s high school alma mater coordinated a fundraising campaign to donate a statue to be displayed on the Xaverian Brothers High School campus in memory of Brendan. On November 26, 2010, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television newsmagazine the fifth estate aired “The Legacy of Brendan Burke”, a documentary detailing Burke’s story and the discussion it generated about homophobia in hockey.

Facts & Trivia

Brendan Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Brendan Burke celebrates birthday on December 8 of every year.

Burke died February 5, 2010, at the age of 21 in an automobile accident. While he was driving in heavy snow near Economy, Indiana, his 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee slid sideways into the path of an oncoming 1997 Ford F-150 truck, killing him and his friend, Mark Reedy, a Michigan State University athlete, who was in the passenger seat. The impact of the collision fractured the base of Burke’s skull, killing him instantly. The vehicle was mangled to such an extent that police officers and paramedics could not tell that Reedy was inside the vehicle, dead as well.

Top Facts about Brendan Burke

1. Brendan Burke was an ice hockey player born in 1988.
2. He was the son of Brian Burke, former NHL executive.
3. Brendan came out as gay to his family and teammates in 2009.
4. He died tragically in a car accident in 2010 at age 21.
5. The You Can Play Project was founded in his honor.
6. Brendan’s story helped raise awareness about LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports.
7. He played for Miami University’s RedHawks hockey team.
8. Burke wore number 88 on his jersey as a tribute to his birth year.
9. In 2011, the NHL presented the “Brendan Burke Award” for LGBTQ+ advocacy.
10. His legacy continues to inspire progress towards equality in sports.

What happened Brendan Burke?

Burke died February 5, 2010 , at the age of 21 in an automobile accident.

Who was Brendan Burke?

Brendan Burke (born July 8, 1984) is an American sportscaster for MSG Networks, the New York Islanders, NBC Sports and Turner Sports.

Who is Brendan Burke married to?

Brendan and Mary Burke and their 2-year-old daughter, Quinn, moved into a third-floor apartment in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn last month.

Is Brayden Burke related to Brian Burke?

Burke is a strong supporter of gay rights and attended the 2009 Toronto Gay Pride Parade with his son Brendan Burke , who was gay.

What happened to Brian Burke son?

LOUIS – Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke made his first public comments Friday about son Brendan’s death last week in a car accident. Brendan, a senior at Miami University and advocate for gay rights, was killed Feb. 5 in Indiana after his car slid sideways into the path of another car on a snowy road.