Luke ‘Duke’ Bureson

Team: Sioux

Luke is the only member of the league to have his own victory song. Written by the award winning composer Richard Zeman, ‘The Final Countdown’ echoes through his opponents ears as they lower their heads in defeated and mope to the fridge for another beer. Luke is a solid player who tends to waiver around that .500 mark when it comes to league play. But that was not always the case.

In 2001 Luke compiled the first every undefeated season in North Dakota NHL95 history by winning the state championship. The championship happened to be his second en route to a 3-peat up in no mans land. Then in 2002 a tragic event took place that shook the Sega world immensely. Upon qualifying for the 2002 Las Vegas National, Luke traveled to Sin City for one of the sports most coveted titles. In round 2 of the competition he defeated his opponent Sean Mansfield via the Mercy rule by starting the game 8-0. Mr. Mansfield attacked Luke not only physically…..but Verbally as well. So verbally in fact that Luke’s sole was hurt in the process and Luke was unable to continue.

After 2 years off from competition Luke returned to and actually hosted the all-star tag team face off. A tournament in which his team won! Nowadays Luke is back in action full boar. When he is not out promoting the National Coalition against Rainbows and Frozen Yogurt, Luke is practicing for a shot at the title!

Read about Luke’s NHL95 Dojo with the Lama here

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Career Highlights:

3-Time North Dakota State Champion
Tag Team Champion 2005
Ryder Cup ’06 Participant (alternate)

Career Lowlights:

Swallowing Chew while making a Manual Goalie Save