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NHL Trade Deadline: Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are staying true to form. Brian Burke, the affable general manager of the storied team, got the jump on the trade deadline for a second straight year when, in the span of a week, he traded defensemen Francois Beauchemin and Tomas Kaberle, along with winger Kris Versteeg. In return for three...

Brian Burke Has For Sale Sign on First Round Picks

TORONTO – Brian Burke has first round draft picks to burn but his master plan doesn't call to transform the Toronto Maple Leafs into a Stanley Cup contender through the annual lottery. The Maple Leaf general manager picked up two first-round picks in the June draft in the last week. The first came in the Kris...

Tomas Kaberle Traded to Boston; Bruins Trade Blake Wheeler to Atlanta

The annual Tomas Kaberle trade circus has finally come to an end. After nearly three years of rumors, near trades, almost trades and no trades, the Maple Leafs have finally sent him to the Boston Bruins. In return, Toronto will get Boston's first round pick, prospect Joe Colborne and a conditional draft pick. According to...

Tomas Kaberle Could Be Dealt to Boston

TORONTO -- The way things are looking, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle will soon be dealt, probably to the Boston Bruins. Both Toronto general manager Brian Burke and Bruins president Cam Neely have confirmed there have been trade talks between the teams, and Neely told a Boston radio station on Tuesday that...

Brian Burke Rolls Dice, Says Maple Leafs Will Stay Active

TORONTO -- Brian Burke was quick to admit he was rolling the dice on acquiring Joffrey Lupul (right) from the Anaheim Ducks, but it's a bet the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs believes will have a huge payback. Lupul and top college prospect Jake Gardiner along with a conditional pick in the 2013 draft were...

Brian Burke News From the Web

05/26/12 UConn hockey looks to welcome gay players Source: Gant Daily - Clearfield PA The University of Connecticut men's hockey team's has shown its willingness to take any player who can help their cause, regardless of sexual orientation.
05/24/12 Leafs are no Cinderella team Source: Canoe I feel that I have the right to quote Julius Caesar in this column because I once had a dog named Brutus.
05/22/12 Thornton, Man of the Match: How Hockey Explains Life Source: Esquire It is gospel among sportswriters that, as a class, professional hockey players are by an order of magnitiude the least douchetastic of them all.
05/17/12 RCMP Emergency Response Team practise tactics near... Source: BCLocalNews.com Getting inside the erratic mind of a potential killer with innocent victims at his disposal is not an easy task â something Cpl. Brenda Daly knows all too well.
05/17/12 Predictions for the 1st Round of the NHL Entry Draft Source: Bleacher Report Nail Yakupov and 26 teams in the NHL are currently getting prepared for the draft in June.

Background on Brian Burke

Brian Thomas Burke (born in Perth, 25 February 1947) was Labor premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988. Burke was imprisoned for seven months in 1994, after being convicted of "false pretence" regarding travel expenses.

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