Courtney Burke

Education

Burke attended Shattuck-Saint Mary"s in Faribault, Minnesota where she played in 147 games for the hockey team, recording 66 goals and 164 assists.

Career

She was drafted fourth overall by the Buffalo Beauts during the 2015 NWHL Draft for the inaugural season of the National Women"s Hockey League. She committed to the University of Wisconsin at 17 years old, and debuted as a freshman in the 2012-2013 regular season. University of Wisconsin Badgers

During her freshman year at the University of Wisconsin, Burke appeared in all 35 games for the Wisconsin Badgers.

She scored 4 goals and 19 assists, enough to lead all Wisconsin defensemen and freshmen in points.

She was named to the All-WCHA Rookie team after that 2012-2013 season. In her sophomore season, Burke scored 5 goals and 21 assists in 38 games and was named to the All-WCHA Second team

In her third year at Wisconsin, Burke scored 4 goals and 20 assists in 40 games. Club

= Buffalo Beauts Burke was selected fourth overall by the Buffalo Beauts in the 2015 NWHL Draft while still a junior in college.

International

Burke helped the United States women"s national under-18 ice hockey team capture gold at the 2011 IIHF World Women"s U18 Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.

After that tournament, Burke didn’t compete internationally until 2015, where she played two games for the United States. in the IIHF Under-22 Women"s series.

Achievements

• In 2011, she helped the United States women"s national under-18 ice hockey team win gold at the IIHF World Women"s U18 Championships and silver at the 2012 tournament. The team won the U-19 Women's National Championship in the 2010-2011 season. The team won silver at the same tournament the following year, losing the rematch to Canada.