Brian Burke is leaving the Calgary Flames.

The longtime hockey executive and current Flames president of hockey operations will be "stepping back" from the organization effective May 1, the club revealed Friday.

It was a mutual decision between Burke and Ken King, the Flames CEO said in a statement, adding that they had discussed a four- to five-year timeline for Burke's role when he joined the team's front office in September 2013.

Burke landed in Calgary after working as general manager of the Vancouver Canucks, GM of the Anaheim Ducks, and president and GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He also previously served as the NHL's director of hockey operations, as well as GM of the Hartford Whalers.

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