Courtney Burke
{{short description|American ice hockey defenseman|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}}
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| caption = Burke playing for the Metropolitan Riveters in 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|2}}
| birth_place = Albany, New York, U.S.
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| position = Defense
| shoots = Left
| league = NWHL
| team = Metropolitan Riveters
| sex = f
| ntl_team = USA
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Courtney Burke (born September 2, 1994) is an American ice hockey defenseman. She was drafted fourth overall by the Buffalo Beauts during the 2015 NWHL Draft for the inaugural season of the National Women's Hockey League.{{cite web |title=Burke makes history as first draft pick by Buffalo Beauts |url=http://www.wkbw.com/sports/burke-makes-history-as-first-draft-pick-by-buffalo-beauts |publisher=WKBW Buffalo |accessdate=November 9, 2015 |date=June 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117133519/http://www.wkbw.com/sports/burke-makes-history-as-first-draft-pick-by-buffalo-beauts |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last1=Welch |first1=Courtney |title=Courtney Burke |url=http://www.usahockeymagazine.com/article/2012-02/courtney-burke |publisher=USA Hockey Magazine |accessdate=November 9, 2015 |date=February 2012}} In 2011, she helped the United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team win gold at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships and silver at the 2012 tournament. She was part of the Metropolitan Riveters team that captured the Isobel Cup in 2018.
Early life
Burke attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota where she played in 147 games for the hockey team, recording 66 goals and 164 assists.{{cite web |title=Courtney Burke |url=http://www.uwbadgers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2876 |publisher=University of Wisconsin |accessdate=November 9, 2015}} The team won the U-19 Women's National Championship in the 2010–11 season. She committed to the University of Wisconsin at 17 years old, and debuted as a freshman in the 2012-13 regular season.{{cite web |last1=Cioffi |first1=Mike |title=Albany's Burke fulfilling a dream |url=http://www.troyrecord.com/article/TR/20110912/NEWS/309129980 |publisher=The Troy Record |accessdate=November 9, 2015 |date=September 12, 2011}}
=University of Wisconsin Badgers=
During her freshman year at the University of Wisconsin, Burke appeared in all 35 games for the Wisconsin Badgers. She scored 4 goals and 19 assists, enough to lead all Wisconsin defensemen and freshmen in points. She was named to the All-WCHA Rookie team after that 2012–13 season. In her sophomore season, Burke scored 5 goals and 21 assists in 38 games and was named to the All-WCHA Second team. In her third year at Wisconsin, Burke scored 4 goals and 20 assists in 40 games.
Playing career
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==Buffalo Beauts==
Burke was selected fourth overall by the Buffalo Beauts in the 2015 NWHL Draft while still a junior in college.{{cite web |last1=Negley |first1=Cassandra |title=NWHL: About the Buffalo Beauts |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl-news/4657624-nwhl-about-the-buffalo-beauts-meghan-duggan-courtney-burke-harborcenter |publisher=Sporting News |accessdate=November 9, 2015 |date=October 9, 2015 |archive-date=November 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114094248/http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl-news/4657624-nwhl-about-the-buffalo-beauts-meghan-duggan-courtney-burke-harborcenter |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Ex-Badgers Knight, Decker sign pro deals with Boston |url=http://www.nbc15.com/sports/badgers/headlines/Ex-Badgers-Knight--329593941.html |publisher=WMTV 15 |accessdate=November 9, 2015 |date=September 25, 2015}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Sonny |title=Wisconsin Junior Drafted By NWHL's Buffalo Beauts |url=http://www.bcsnn.com/more/hockey-nation/333-wisconsin-junior-drafted-by-nwhl-s-buffalo-beauts.html |publisher=The Best College Sports News Network |accessdate=November 9, 2015 |date=June 24, 2015}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She participated in the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game.{{cite web |url=http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/885343?referrer_id=2739439 |title=Media Guide for the 2018 NWHL All-Star Game |publisher=NWHL.zone |accessdate=February 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023350/http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/885343?referrer_id=2739439 |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
=International=
Burke helped the United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team capture gold at the 2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. The team won silver at the same tournament the following year, losing the rematch to Canada. After that tournament, Burke didn't compete internationally until 2015, where she played two games for the U.S. in the IIHF Under-22 Women's series.{{cite web |title=Three current Badgers earn spots at USA Hockey camp |url=http://www.nbc15.com/sports/badgers/headlines/Three-current-Badgers-earn-spots-at-USA-Hockey-camp-320555672.html |publisher=WMTV |accessdate=November 9, 2015 |date=August 3, 2015}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Awards and honors
- NWHL Player of the Week, Awarded December 18, 2017{{cite web |url=https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/867777?referrer_id=3708538 |title=NWHL Player of the Week: Courtney Burke |publisher=nwhl.zone |accessdate=March 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084204/https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/867777?referrer_id=3708538 |archive-date=March 27, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.uwbadgers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2876 Wisconsin player profile]
- [http://www.usawomenshockey.com/page/show/1966867-courtney-burke USA Hockey player profile]
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Category:American women's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey players
Category:New York Riveters players
Category:Metropolitan Riveters players
Category:Sportspeople from Albany, New York
Category:Ice hockey players from New York (state)
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
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