Rob Burke was named the second head coach of the Marian ACHA Division III program in January of 2024.
Burke brings to Marian a wealth and diverse amount of experience coaching various levels of hockey. Most recently, he served as a hockey instructor for High Performance Hockey Development in New York. His most recent coaching experience came at Division III Buffalo State where he served as a head coach from 2006-2013. During his time, he helped lead Bengals to the ECAC West Playoffs twice after Buffalo State had missed postseason action the previous five years. He would also help lead Buffalo State to its first victory over perennial-powerhouse Elmira in program history in the 2010-11 season. Burke would coach five different student-athletes to all-conference recognition and had a student-athlete earn the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Prior to Buffalo State, Burke spent three seasons at Division I Cornell serving as an assistant coach under Melody Davidson, who coached Team Canada at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics. His final recruiting class at Cornell would go on to reach the National Championship game during their senior season.
This isn’t his first stop in the Midwest as he began the Division III women’s program for Hamline University. During his time with the Pipers, he would coach an All-American runner-up, MIAC All-Conference, and two All-MIAC Honorable Mention student-athletes. He was also a pivotal part in the creation of an ACHA hockey program at Virginia Commonwealth University before starting the program at Hamline.
Burke competed collegiately and earned a bachlor of arts degree at Fredonia State, Division III. Following graduation, he began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach with the Richmond Renegades of the ECHL. He served under Roy Sommer who coached in the AHL for 25 years and holds the record for victories in the AHL at 828.
| Year |
Record |
Win Percentage |
Conference Record |
Win Percentage |
Postseason |
Awards |
| 2023-24 |
6-5-0 |
.545 |
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| Totals |
6-5-0 |
.545 |
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