Brent Burns
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Brent Burns (born March 9, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
He was drafted as a right wing (20th overall) at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild, and after turning professional, he was converted into a defenseman.
Burns is known as a versatile offensive player, and although he predominantly plays defense, he has been used as a forward on several occasions throughout his career. Burns was a forward for the Sharks during the 2012–13 season and then into the 2013–14 season.
He was back in defense from the 2014–15 season.
Burns ranked third in voting for the James Norris Memorial Trophy (awarded to the best defenseman in the NHL) at the end of the 2015–17 season, for the first time in his career.
Personal life
Burns and his partner, Susan Holder, married in July 2009 and had three children.
Burns spends his summers in Barrie, Ontario, and Lake Elmo, Minnesota, and is a well-known animal enthusiast. Due to his collection of dogs, cats, and scores of reptiles, mainly snakes, his suburban Saint Paul home is dubbed "Burns Zoo." Elliotte Friedman and On After Hours were part of a CBC Hockey Night in Canada feature at Burns Zoo.
Burns purchased a suite at the Xcel Energy Center for members of the military and their families to attend Minnesota Wild home games starting in the 2009 season.
Burns also owns and operates a ranch in Texas, where he raises and maintains many species of exotic animals, including Wildebeest, Fallow deer, and others. His fellow San Jose Sharks teammates bought him two antelopes to add to his animal collection for his 1000th game.
Burns made his acting debut in season 6 of Vikings as a young raider named Skane.
Playing career
In the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Burns was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the first round, 20th overall. He spent the bulk of his minor hockey career with the Ontario Minor Hockey Association's Barrie Icemen and Ajax Knights. He spent two years in the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey League (MTHL), now known as the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), for the North York Canadiens, as well as fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt. In the 2002-03 season, Burns continued his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career as a right winger for the Brampton Battalion. With five goals and six assists in 11 games, he led the team in playoff scoring for the first season. As voted on by Leagues coaches, Burns was runner-up for Most Improved Player in the OHL.
Burns was converted to defense by Minnesota Head Coach Jacques Lemaire, who came from the Wild to become a professional footballer. He made his NHL debut with the Chicago Blackhawks on October 8, 2003, and scored his first NHL goal against the Sharks in his third game. In the 2003-2004 season, Burns played in 36 games with Minnesota, showing flashes of natural ability in rushing from the blueline. Burns adapted as a defenceman and gained a regular spot on the Wild roster for the 2005–06 season after missing 16 points in 72 games during the 2004–05 NHL lockout with the Houston Aeros.
Burns eclipsed his previous season's points total with 25 points, making him a major contributor for the Wild in the final months of the season, scoring back-to-back overtime winners in March and competing in two fights during the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Burns signed a four-year contract extension with the Wild on October 25, 2007. He made a career-best defenceman by scoring a career-high 15 goals and 43 points.
Burns shifted between forward and defense with moderate success during the 2008–09 season before being forced to miss the final 19 games of the regular season due to a concussion. Burns' concussion became a point of contention after his counsel, Ron Salcer, stated that Wild workers had misdiagnosed his sinusitis symptoms for six weeks, placing Burns' health in jeopardy. Following the conclusion of the Wild season, the Burns underwent shoulder surgery. He finished the injury-plagued season with 27 points.
The Burns suffered another concussion early in his 2009–10 season, only on January 14 that they returned to skating again. With 20 points in 47 games, he had another injury-plagued season. Burns was banned from two games for hitting Florida Panthers forward Steve Bernier on November 12, 2010. Bernier was bled on the chin with the stick's knob, causing Bernier to bleed profusely.
Burns, along with a second-round draft pick in 2012, was traded to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Devin Setochi, Charlie Coyle, and a first-round pick in 2011. Burns' contract with the Sharks also remaining for a year; the five-year contract lasted five years; the Sharks' average salary cap figure is $5.76 million. Burns was promoted to forward in 2013, where he scored 20 points in 23 regular season games after rookie defenceman Matt Irwin's trade with the Sharks in March. Burns played the first eight games of the season in 2013, but they missed 13 games after October 21 due to sore gums. Burns returned to the Sharks' line-up on November 21 and scored a goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 5–1 victory. Burns scored his first hat-trick in his career against the St. Louis Blues on November 29, a 6–3 triumph.
In August 2014, the Sharks announced that Burns would return to defense, where he scored 17 goals and finished second among NHL defensemen with 60 points. Burns has also received the NHL Foundation Player Award for outstanding community and humanitarian service.
In 2015–16, he had a breakout season (27 goals, 48 assists), then had 24 points (seven goals, 17 assists) in 24 Stanley Cup Playoff games to help the Sharks reach the Final for the first time since being in the league for the first time since being in 1991.
Burns signed an eight-year deal extension with the Sharks from November 22, 2016, the average annual value of $8 million per year.
Burns claimed the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's best defenseman in 2017. He was also selected for the Ted Lindsay Award, which is given every year to the league's top player, as voted by the National Hockey League Players Association.
In a 4–2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on December 27, 2018, he played in his 1000th game in his career.
Burns and Lane Pederson were traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Steven Lorentz, goaltender prospect Eetu Makiniemi, and a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.