Burke says Flames job his last in hockey, talks Maple Leafs front office

Brian Burke's done with moving.

The Calgary Flames president of hockey operations was in Toronto on Thursday, speaking at the University of Toronto, and said his current gig is his last in hockey, writes the Toronto Star's Sean Fitz-Gerald.

"I'm not tired," Burke, 60, said. "I don't want to get out, I love what I'm doing. I hope that this run lasts for 10 years - but this will be my last job in hockey."

Burke's been with the Flames since September 2013. Being in Toronto, he of course talked about the Maple Leafs, the team he presided over as president and general manager for almost five years.

"The team I left here was a playoff team, people forget that," he said. "And the energy that went into that, and the abuse you take to get there, and the sleepless nights and the driving home after losses, it's enough."

Burke also addressed the current Maple Leafs - the front office, in particular.

"You've got Lou Lamoriello ... who's never taken an order from anybody, Mike Babcock - who's a great coach and a good guy - who doesn't think he should take an order from anybody, and you've got Brendan Shanahan in the middle, who's a very bright, stubborn Irishman.

"Now, how does this work? How many hands can you have on the wheel?"

Burke said should his time in Calgary end on the Flames' terms, and not on his own, he'll find work teaching or in the media.

"I won't ever go away from the game altogether," he said.