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sketchyt · 03-02-2016, 02:50 PM

I've heard straight from Brian Burke about how this came about. He's done this for decades dating back to his Hartford days.

He doesn't like ties and finds them uncomfortable. So when he's watching games from the press box, he eventually undoes his tie and leaves it around his neck so he doesn't lose it or forget to put it back on. Back then, he would do it up again when he left the press box to speak with people, address media, etc...

Sometimes he just forgets to put it back on (I personally think he's reached the No F's Given stage of his life). Over the last few years people starting noticing and making an issue about it. Which he finds hilarious: "I used to have to go out of my way to annoy people. Now I can do it just by putting a tie around my neck."

So there you go. The saga of Brian Burke's tie.

03-02-2016, 02:50 PM	#57
sketchyt Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Sep 2005 Exp:	I've heard straight from Brian Burke about how this came about. He's done this for decades dating back to his Hartford days. He doesn't like ties and finds them uncomfortable. So when he's watching games from the press box, he eventually undoes his tie and leaves it around his neck so he doesn't lose it or forget to put it back on. Back then, he would do it up again when he left the press box to speak with people, address media, etc... Sometimes he just forgets to put it back on (I personally think he's reached the No F's Given stage of his life). Over the last few years people starting noticing and making an issue about it. Which he finds hilarious: "I used to have to go out of my way to annoy people. Now I can do it just by putting a tie around my neck." So there you go. The saga of Brian Burke's tie.