Giants Athletic Therapist Mike Burnstein to Represent Canada at the World Juniors
July 3, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants Athletic Therapist Mike Burnstein
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Chris Relke)
Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Giants athletic therapist Mike Burnstein (Hamilton, ON) has been named to Team Canada's staff for the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships which run December 26th, 2018 through January 5th, 2019.
Burnstein is no stranger to international competition having represented Canada numerous times throughout his career. In addition to his 20-year tenure in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks, he worked for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics, four World Hockey Championships, the 2015 Spengler Cup and served as the Athletic Trainer for Team Europe in 2016 at the World Cup of Hockey.
Burnstein is entering his second season with the Vancouver Giants. He joins Tim Hunter (Moose Jaw Warriors), Brent Kisio (Lethbridge Hurricanes) and Khore Elliott (Victoria Royals) as WHL staff representatives for Team Canada's World Junior team.
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Western Hockey League Stories from July 3, 2018
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- Hunter, Kisio Tasked to Lead Canada's National Junior Team - WHL
- Kisio Named Assistant Coach of World Junior Championship - Lethbridge Hurricanes
- Warriors Hunter Named World Junior Head Coach - Moose Jaw Warriors
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