Brian Burke's son admits he's gay.
This piece on ESPN.com about Brendan Burke, the son of former Ducks general manager Brian Burke, could be an important one for anyone with a passing interest in sports.
It's the first public admission by 21-year-old Brendan Burke, a former high school goalie and currently a team manager at Miami (Ohio) University, that he is gay. The vehement support shown by Brian Burke and the Miami players has potential to break the code of silence toward gay athletes in hockey locker rooms across North America.
Of course, it might not. As Brian Burke tells author John Buccigross: "There are gay men in professional hockey. We would be fools to think otherwise. And it's sad that they feel the need to conceal this. I understand why they do so, however."
About J.P.
J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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