BG's Burke wins CCHA honor

10/29/2012

BG's Burke wins CCHA honor

Freshman goaltender Tommy Burke was named Central Collegiate Hockey Association freshman of the week, the league announced Monday.

The native of Chaska, Minn., stepped in for injured senior Andrew Hammond and performed well as the Falcons split a home series with Ohio State this past weekend.

Burke stopped a career-high 27 shots in a 1-0 loss to the Buckeyes on Friday. Then on Saturday he made 21 saves against OSU to force a 3-3 tie and a shootout. In the shootout Burke stopped all four shots he faced to gave the Falcons a win and a split of the two-game series.

Burke currently ranks fourth in the CCHA with a 2.22 goals-against average and stands fifth in save percentage with a 91.3 percent mark.

The Falcons return to action this weekend with a home-and-home series with Michigan State. Friday's game at MSU will start at 5:05 p.m., while Saturday's game at the Ice Arena begins at 7:05 p.m.

Posted at 03:51 PM in Hockey | Permalink

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Falcon Fodder

John Wagner returns to covering Bowling Green State University athletics, something he also did for The Blade from 2003-05. John has been involved with the Mid-American Conference and its schools for most of the past 30 years. He also covers the Mud Hens and professional baseball for The Blade.

10/29/2012