The Story of Brendan Burke

by WCHBlog on Nov 24, 2009 11:22 PM PST Comment 5 comments

ESPN's John Buccigross tells the story of Brendan Burke, who is the son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, a student manager for the Miami hockey team, and openly gay . A very interesting story, and some nice publicity for the RedHawks.

Hopefully I don't mess this link up. Neate Sager has his take on the story, saying that the RedHawks, not Brian Burke, are the real story. Neate is one of the best sportswriters out there today.

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check the link. I found the article mentioned but the link provided brought me to a different article.

by MSUMaverickFan on Nov 25, 2009 1:19 AM PST reply actions

Same thing for me—the OHL article

by vizoroo on Nov 25, 2009 8:47 AM PST reply actions

My bad. It should be fixed now.

by WCHBlog on Nov 25, 2009 9:08 AM PST reply actions

The genesis of the Buccigross article ...

Former UAA Seawolves player Justin Bourne did a piece for USA Today a couplathree weeks ago about hockey cultures lack of acceptance for gays … Brendan Burke wrote him an email thanking him for the article … They exchanged emails and it progressed …

Click here for more background and links

by UAAFanBlog on Nov 25, 2009 3:25 PM PST reply actions