Brian Burke (born June 30, 1955 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an executive in the National Hockey League and currently the general manager and executive vice president of the Anaheim Ducks. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Beehive of Industry, The Renaissance City Location in Rhode Island Coordinates: Country United States State Rhode Island County Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline (D) Area    - City 20. ... The modernized NHL shield logo debuted in 2005, replacing the orange and black shield, which had been used since the leagues inception. ... The term general manager is a title used by an executive in a business operation, although the duties of the position vary according to the context. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... The Anaheim Ducks (formerly known as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. ...

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Burke graduated from Providence College in 1977 with a B.A. in History. While attending Providence, he played for the Friars Division-I ice hockey team, where, during his senior year, he served as captain. Burke then proceeded to play one year in the AHL with the Maine Mariners, who won the AHL Calder Cup Championship that year. After one year in the AHL, Burke attended Harvard Law School, where he graduated in 1981. Nickname: Beehive of Industry, The Renaissance City Location in Rhode Island Coordinates: Country United States State Rhode Island County Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline (D) Area    - City 20. ... Providence College is a Catholic college in Providence, Rhode Island, the states capital city. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... AHL might be an acronym or abbreviation for: American Hockey League acylated homoserine lactones This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Maine Mariners were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The AHL prize. ... Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Burke has served as the general manager of the Hartford Whalers and Vancouver Canucks. He is often regarded as a genius in the hockey world. After he left the Canucks in 2004, Burke worked briefly as an analyst for NHL games on both the CBC and TSN. The term general manager is a title used by an executive in a business operation, although the duties of the position vary according to the context. ... The Hartford Whalers (known as the New England Whalers as a World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise from 1972-79), was a National Hockey League (NHL) team that played from 1979-97. ... The Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ... TSN redirects here. ...

A dual citizen of the United States and Canada [1], Burke is married to Jennifer Mather, a popular TV and radio journalist in Vancouver. They have 2 young daughters, Mairin and Fiona Grace. Burke has four children from a previous marriage—Katie, Patrick, Brendan, and Molly. Multiple citizenship is simultaneous citizenship in two or more countries (whether it is recognized by all countries or not). ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia. ...

Quotes

Burke is well-known for his ability to offer witty quotes to the media. Some of those include:

• "Why would we be interested in acquiring Fedorov? We already have one Fedorov too many!"
• "I didn't know Sedin was Swedish for 'punch me.'"
• "We've got 9,300 (season ticket holders) here and we were at 6,000 when I was hired, ... I believe this is a great hockey market. I remember when you couldn't get a ticket for games here. Then we gave people reasons not to come, and they stopped coming.”
• "If you'd have said to me in Vancouver, 'You can win a Stanley Cup but you can never do an interview and you can't be in the parade,' I'd say, 'Where do I sign?' My ego's a lot smaller than people think!"
• “It's too bad we have to lose a player of his stature. But this solves our financial problems and we're looking to reinvest that money.”
• "Every charter flight, I go back, see if there's a card game going on, make sure it's not getting silly, talk to the captains about it. It can really split your team if a guy loses a lot of money on a card game.”
• "Other than my annoyance with the way this business is being run, if we're going to have asinine, insane, inflationary signings, it suits me fine that most of them have been in the East so far."
• "We charge in the neighborhood of $100 for a ticket, folks. We have to justify that investment by our fans."
• "Good, so he's going back to $65 a week?" ~on hearing that free agent Peter Schaefer was skating with the Vancouver Giants.
• "I said a flat 'no' both times, with a considerable amount of emphasis and profanity" ~while negotiating a contract with Mike Babcock.
• "Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins."
• "If Trent Klatt gets more money from LA, God Bless Him, I'll drive him to the airport."