Greg Burke (ice hockey)

Greg Burke (born 12 March 1969, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) is a retired professional ice hockey and roller hockey player.

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.

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.

Career statistics

 

 

Regular season

Season

Team

League

GP

G

1988–89

Ohio State Buckeyes

CCHA

40

3

1989–90

Ohio State Buckeyes

CCHA

40

5

1990–91

Ohio State Buckeyes

CCHA

35

4

1991–92

Ohio State Buckeyes

CCHA

38

11

1992–93

Birmingham Bulls

ECHL

33

9

1992–93

Nashville Knights

ECHL

16

2

1993–94

Nashville Knights

ECHL

68

29

1994–95

Nashville Knights

ECHL

67

18

1995–96

Dayton Bombers

ECHL

18

4

1995–96

Johnstown Chiefs

ECHL

52

11

1996–97

Ratingen Lions

DEL

10

0

1996–97

Kaufbeuren Eagles

DEL

33

0

1997–98

Bracknell Bees

BIHS

45

3

1998–99

Bracknell Bees

BIHS

42

3

1999–00

London Knights

BIHS

39

5

2000–01

Nottingham Panthers

BIHS

48

2

2001–02

Guildford Flames

BNL

30

9

2001–02

London Knights

BIHS

8

0

2002–03

London Knights

BIHS

32

4