Crash kills Leafs GM Brian Burke’s Son

Brendan Burke – the youngest son of Leaf general manager Brian Burke – has been killed in a car accident in Indiana.

The father-son relationship made headlines throughout Canada and the North American sporting culture in November when Brian Burke revealed to the media that his son was gay.

The public admission of homosexuality by Brendan Burke, a former goalie working with a top-ranked university hockey program, was widely credited with nudging hockey toward overcoming its sometimes homophobic culture.

[ thestar.com ]

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