February 15, 2010 - 10:00 AM
Brian Burke, the general manager of the Maple Leafs and the Team USA hockey team, met with reporters Sunday. It started with a chat about hockey. As this story by NHL.com explains, it turned into a talk about loss.
Burke's 21-year-old son, Brendan, died early this month in a car crash.
"I cry less every day," Burke told reporters Sunday.
Brendan Burke became well-known in hockey circles after ESPN's John Buccigross told Brendan's story in December.
---John Vogl
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John Vogl has been covering the Sabres since 2002-03, an era that has included playoff runs, last-place finishes and three ownership changes. The award-winning writer is the Buffalo chapter chairman for the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.
@BuffNewsVogl | jvogl@buffnews.com
Mike Harrington, a Canisius College graduate who began his career as a News reporter in 1987, is in his sixth season covering the Buffalo Sabres. He is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and can vouch that exposed flesh freezes instantly when walking in downtown Winnipeg in January.
