Tommy Burke

Robert Morris

Oct 4 (Sat)

6:07 p.m.

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

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Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

Position:
Goalie
Height:
6-1
Weight:
192
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chaska, Minn.
Prev School:
Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)

2015-16 (Senior): WCHA All-Academic … Earned the team’s Howard Brown Coaches Award … Played in seven games, posting a 4-3-0 record on the season … Had a 2.88 goals against average and an .896 save percentage … Had a season-high 32 saves in a 6-3 win over Clarkson on Jan. 2 … Held Western Michigan to one goal over the final 36:06, making 14 saves, in a 1-0 loss Dec. 30 … Allowed just two goals in a 4-2 victory at Canisius on Oct. 17 and in a 3-2 win at Michigan Tech on Nov. 14 … Named to the Mike Richter Award Watch List prior to the start of the season … Finished his career ranked second all-time at BGSU in goals against average (2.42), third in save percentage (.909), tied for eighth in shutouts (three) and tied for ninth in wins (37).

2014-15 (Junior): WCHA All-Academic Team … Started 22 games in goal, seeing action in 23 contests, and recorded a 14-6-3 record … Had a 2.18 goals against average, the best in a single season in program history … Allowed only 10 power play goals on the season, helping the Falcons to rank No. 2 in the country on the penalty kill … His .920 save percentage ranks second in program history for a single season … In conference action, went 12-3-2 with a 2.11 goals against average and a .922 save percentage … Ranked second in program history in goals against average and save percentage in league games … Improved even more to a .923 save percentage in the postseason with a 2.12 goals against average … Named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 10 after making 62 saves in a pair of 3-2 wins at Alaska … Tied his career high with 43 saves in a 4-1 win at Ferris State … Made 38 saves in game one of the WCHA Tournament First Round in a 3-2 overtime victory against Northern Michigan … Recorded at least 30 saves in a game four times, helping the Falcons to a 4-0-0 record in those contests … Allowed just one goal in a game seven times, including in a 3-1 win over eventual No. 1-ranked Minnesota State.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Played in 28 games for the Falcons, including 27 starts … Honored as the Jim Ruehl Best Defensive Player Award … Named co-most improved player of the year with fellow sophomore classmate Mark Cooper … Finished the year with a career-best 14 wins, going 14-7-6 on the year … Carried a career-best goals-against-average of 2.43 … Recorded a career-best save percentage of .912 … Ranked first among Falcon goaltenders with 1677:23 minutes, making 703 saves during the season … Carried an impressive 9-2-2 mark at the BGSU Ice Arena, recording a .918 save percentage and a 1.97 goals-against-average on the Falcons’ home ice … Earned his first victory of the season with a 4-3 win over Ohio State, stopping 25-of-28 shots … Stopped 19-of-20 shots against Alaska-Anchorage at home for his second win of the season … Turned away 30-of-33 shots against No. 18 Minnesota State on the road to earn his third victory of the season, helping the Falcons hand the Mavericks their only home loss of the season … Recorded his first collegiate shutout at home against Alabama-Huntsville (12/6/13) … Recorded back-to-back career highs in saves on the road against Michigan Tech, stopping 39 shots and 43 in consecutive nights … Recorded his second shutout of the season by stopping all 22 shots on the road against Alabama-Huntsville (1/3/14) … Registered a shutout by stopping 16-of-16 shots at home during the Falcons’ 3-0 win over Alaska (1/10/14) … Registered his 10th victory of the season on the road against Northern Michigan, including saving a career-best 15 saves in a single period to seal the win (3/1/14) … Turned away 24-of-25 shots in his playoffs debut at home against Michigan Tech (3/14/14) … Saved 28-of-30 shots in the playoffs-series clinching 5-2 win over Michigan Tech (3/15/14).

2012-13 (Freshman): Played in 16 games for the Orange and Brown, including 13 starts … Finished the year with a 5-6-2 record … Was the first freshman to earn a victory between the pipes since Nick Eno during the 2007 season … Carried a goals-against-average of 2.57 … Recorded a save percentage of .889 … Played in 841 minutes, making 287 saves during the season … Earned a win in his first career appearance against Colgate (10/19/12), stopping 24-of-25 shots ... Stopped 27-of-28 shots in a 1-0 loss to OSU (10/26/12) ... Earned his second win of the season with 32 saves against Canisius (1/6/13) ... Recorded a season-best 36 saves against Ferris State in 2-1 OT win (Feb. 15, 2013).

Prior to BGSU: Played two seasons in the NAHL, splitting time between the Owatonna Express, Port Huron Fighting Falcons and Bismarck Bobcats … Most recently played in 43 games for Bismarck in 2011-12, earning a record of 31-9-1 … Carried a 2.59 goals-against average, along with a .910 save percentage and one shutout.

Personal: Full name --- Thomas Francis Burke ... Son of Tom and Ann Burke ... Has a sister named Megan ... Majoring in finance with a 3.279 grade point average through spring of 2015 ... Graduate of Academy of Holy Angels High School ... Played three years of varsity ice hockey under coach Greg Trebil ... Broke the school single-season record for wins with 19 ... Named All-Conference in 2008-09 and 2009-10.