lafountain Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 Sean Burke announced his retirement today. Burke was always one of those goaltenders that I really liked. Never had much success in the playoffs as he only got past the first round once way back in 87/88 with the Devils. Just could never outdo that playoff run of his rookie season. Of course he will probably be best known as possibly the greatest Goaltender the Whalers ever had (Which as much as I liked him is kind of sad) http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=33765...mp;service=page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villavelocity Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Great international record but not much else. Never liked his game.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomZoom18 Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 He had some great years down here with the Doggies. The man had a heckuva career and too bad he couldn't have won a Cup in his days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertRat Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I'm wearing my Sean Burke 2002 Western Conference jersey today in honor. I watched him play with the San Diego Gulls of the IHL in 1992, before he went to the Whalers. He is the 3rd winningest Coyote goaltender. After the 2002 All-Star Game, he was outstanding until the playoffs. The guy could never stay healthy and in the next season started a huge slide. Some trivia for ya, Burke was the winning goaltender in the Coyotes first-ever game (as the Coyotes) on October 5, 1996, playing for Hartford, shutting out Phoenix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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