Sarah Burke had a somewhat uncharacteristic but interesting regular season. For one, she got into 4 fights, which came as a stark contrast to none at all last season. It's probably for this reason that she didn't win a single one of them, but it wasn't for lack of trying as she worked to bolster her team's spirits in times of need.
Much to her chagrin, she also had a -35 +/- on the season which came as a shock compared to her +16 at the close of the S56 regular season. While I'm disappointed in this shift in particular, it was a little bit hard to avoid given that only 5 players on the roster went positive this year after a rocky fight to the playoffs.

There are several areas where Burke showed quite a bit of improvement, though. She almost doubled her shots on goal and points from last season and also doubled her hits. While it's hard to expect much of her next season going up to play with the big boys in Winnipeg, I hope she continues this trend of improvement and makes some waves going into next season.

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Sarah Burke has participated in many charitable events and fundraisers to help her fellow humans, but her true passion lies in helping animals. Whenever a new opportunity arises to volunteer for the SPCA or the Humane Society in the Vancouver area, she's one of the first to apply and and participate in fundraising events or even just day to day shelter operations.

Just last week, she combined her passion for animals with her love of comedy and supported the Vancouver Humane Society's "Raise the Woof" event. Despite the gathering restrictions in the COVID-19 era, Burke and her fellow volunteers were still able to raise over $30,000 in ticket sales for a virtual event involving three high profile comedians. All of the money raised from this event will go towards several community programs for animals, shelter maintenance, support for a low-cost neuter/spay clinic, emergency boarding services, pet therapy services, and others.

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It is hockey night
Players will skate and shoot lots
While I write for teeps

I have been called up
To the Winnipeg whoseits
Soon you'll know their name

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