Dreams do come true, but sometimes it takes a little longer than anticipated.
Throughout his 10-year career calling minor league hockey games, Brendan Burke was on a quest to get a job in the National Hockey League. During his time in the minors, Burke had positioned himself to be in the discussion when jobs opened up, but things didn’t go as planned.
“I hadn’t necessarily gotten as far along with some of the other openings in the past as I would have liked,” Burke said.
That is until this year.
On May 18, Howie Rose stepped down as the television voice of the Islanders on MSG + and Burke threw his hat into the ring.