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Brendan Burke, a student assistant at Miami and the son of Toronto Maple Leafs and U.S. men’s Olympic team general manager Brian Burke, died Friday as a result of injuries suffered in a car accident in Indiana.<\/p>\n

The Maple Leafs released a statement Friday confirming the news, adding that the organization was “saddened.”<\/p>\n

Brendan Burke, 21, and a passenger, 18-year-old Mark Reedy of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., died at the scene of the accident on U.S. 35 north of Economy, Ind., according to the Paladium-Item<\/i> of Richmond, Ind.<\/p>\n

The newspaper reported that investigators said Burke was driving eastbound in a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee during a snowstorm when the vehicle slid sideways into an oncoming truck, according to witnesses. The driver of the 1997 Ford truck was not injured.<\/p>\n

Brendan Burke was profiled by ESPN.com in December<\/a> about his decision to reveal to his father and the Miami team that he was gay.<\/p>\n

After his decision to come out, Brendan Burke told thestar.com<\/i>, “The reaction from the press and fans and everyone has been overwhelmingly positive.”<\/p>\n

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Burke grew up in Canton, Mass., and graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Mass., before attending Miami.<\/p>\n

His duties as a student assistant included work with video and statistics.<\/p>\n

Miami players did not speak to the media after Friday’s 2-0 home victory over Lake Superior State, and coach Enrico Blasi made only a brief statement to the media, commenting on the game.<\/p>\n

RedHawks players were visibly upset after the game.<\/p>\n

A Miami athletics spokesperson said the school would not issue a statement about Burke’s death Friday night.<\/p>\n

“Our heart goes out to Brian and his family in this very difficult time,” USA Hockey executive director Dave Ogrean said in a news release. “We know the prayers of the entire hockey family, including our Olympic team, are with the Burke family.”<\/p>\n

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Contributing: Michael Solomon, Todd D. Milewski<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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