Avalanche Signs Burke

Dec 16, 2021

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has signed forward Cal Burke to a one-year contract through the 2022-23 season. Burke will remain with the American Hockey League’s Colorado Eagles.

Burke, 24, has recorded 14 points (6g/8a) in 19 games for the Eagles this season. He ranks fifth on the team in points and is tied for third in goals. Now in his second professional campaign, the 5-foot-10, 185-pound right wing has produced 23 points (8g/15a) in 52 career AHL contests, all with the Eagles. He recorded a point (0g/1a) in two postseason contests in 2021.

Prior to turning pro, Burke played four seasons with the University of Notre Dame from 2016-20, serving as an alternate captain his junior year before being named the team’s captain for his senior season in 2019-20. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound center/right wing collected 88 points (36g/52a) in 146 career games with the Fighting Irish, helping the team win consecutive Big Ten championships and advance to the Frozen Four in 2017 and 2018. He tied for the team-high in goals (12) as a junior and ranked second in goals (14) as a sophomore.

The Boxborough, Mass., native played two full seasons for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League from 2014-16, totaling 79 points (34g/45a) in 121 USHL contests and adding four points (3g/1a) in eight postseason contests. Burke served as captain of the RoughRiders in his final campaign in 2015-16.