Burke, 25 (1/1/97), has 17 points (6g-11a) in 31 games with the AHL's Ontario Reign this season, his fourth as a pro. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound forward owns three multi-point efforts this season and has chipped on the power-play, tallying two goals on the man-advantage. He spent the previous three AHL seasons skating for the Tucson Roadrunners, a tenure highlighted by a 2019-20 campaign that saw him set career highs in goals (21), assists (31), points (52) and plus-minus (+12).
Undrafted, Burke made his AHL debut with Tucson during the 2018 Calder Cup Playoffs following a four-season career in the WHL with Red Deer, Lethbridge and Moose Jaw. He recorded 338 WHL points (85g-253) in 238 games, including a career-best 113 (31g-82a) in 2017-18. The Edmonton, Alta., native was teammates with current Predators forward Tanner Jeannot for two seasons in Moose Jaw; Burke also earned consecutive nods to the WHL's Eastern Conference Second All-Star Team (2015-16 and 2016-17) and led the AHL in assists with 82 in 2017-18, his final junior season.
