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Previous Penguins President Named to US Hockey Lobby of Acclaim

Brian Burke might not have had the best run as leader of hockey tasks with the Pittsburgh Penguins, yet his vocation has procured him a spot among legends.

The former Penguins president will be inducted into the American Hockey Hall of Fame in 2023, according to United States Hockey.

Dustin Brown, Katie King-Crowley, Jamie Langenbrunner, and Brian Murphy are among Burke’s 2023 classmates.

Burke’s Lobby of Popularity vocation has traversed very nearly forty years in the NHL including a Stanley Cup triumph in 2007 as senior supervisor of the Anaheim Ducks.

Alongside the Ducks, Burke has likewise been the head supervisor of the Hartford Whalers and Vancouver Canucks; Burke has also been president of the Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Burke held executive vice president and director of hockey operations positions with the NHL in addition to front office positions with league teams.

Burke functioned as the Penguins leader of hockey activities from February of 2021 to April of 2023.

Burke is currently an executive director for the Professional Women’s Hockey League.

Burke is a local of Fortune, Rhode Island.