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Canada Brent Burns
#8 Carolina Hurricanes / NHL - 24/25
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) 1
2-time NHL First All-Star Team 2
1-time NHL Foundation Player Award 1
1-time NHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
2-time World Championship Best Defenseman 2
Date of Birth
Mar 09, 1985
Position
D
Age
39
Height
6'5" / 195 cm
Place of Birth
Barrie, ON, CAN
Weight
229 lbs / 104 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Toronto Marlboros MHA
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$8,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes / Signed
Drafted
2003 round 1 #20 overall by Minnesota Wild

Son : Jagger Burns
Burns is very quick and has incredible hands for a 6'5, 230lb frame. He has played forward several times but has emerged as a full-time defenseman. He won World Championship gold in 2015 and later won World Cup gold and a Norris Trophy in 2017. Burns set career highs with 29 goals in 2017 and 83 points in 2019.

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Brent Burns Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 North York Jr. Canadiens U18 AAA GTHL U18 46* 4* 7* 11* 16* -* |
2001-02 Couchiching Terriers OPJHL 46* 4* 7* 11* 16* -* |
2002-03 Brampton Battalion OHL 68* 15* 25* 40* 14* 5* | Playoffs 11 5 6 11 6 0
2003-04 Minnesota Wild NHL 36* 1* 5* 6* 12* -10* |
Houston Aeros AHL 1* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Canada U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 6* 6* 20* 3* |
2004-05 Houston Aeros AHL 73* 11* 16* 27* 57* -11* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -4
2005-06 Minnesota Wild NHL 72* 4* 12* 16* 32* -7* |
2006-07 Minnesota Wild NHL 77* 7* 18* 25* 26* 16* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 14 1
2007-08 Minnesota Wild NHL 82* 15* 28* 43* 80* 12* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 6 0
Canada WC 9* 3* 6* 9* 16* 14* |
2008-09 Minnesota Wild NHL 59* 8* 19* 27* 45* -7* |
2009-10 Minnesota Wild NHL 47* 3* 17* 20* 32* -15* |
Canada WC 7* 0* 5* 5* 12* 1* |
2010-11 Minnesota Wild NHL 80* 17* 29* 46* 98* -10* |
Canada WC 7* 2* 2* 4* 8* 1* |
2011-12 San Jose Sharks NHL 81* 11* 26* 37* 34* 8* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 4 2
2012-13 San Jose Sharks NHL 30* 9* 11* 20* 20* 0* | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 8 -1
2013-14 San Jose Sharks NHL 69* 22* 26* 48* 34* 26* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 23 -5
2014-15 San Jose Sharks NHL 82* 17* 43* 60* 65* -9* |
Canada WC 10* 2* 9* 11* 4* 12* |
2015-16 San Jose Sharks NHL 82* 27* 48* 75* 53* -5* | Playoffs 24 7 17 24 12 11
2016-17 San Jose Sharks NHL 82* 29* 47* 76* 40* 19* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 6 -1
Canada WCup 6* 0* 3* 3* 6* 2* |
2017-18 San Jose Sharks NHL 82* 12* 55* 67* 46* -16* | Playoffs 10 3 4 7 6 -4
2018-19 San Jose Sharks NHL 82* 16* 67* 83* 34* 13* | Playoffs 20 5 11 16 6 2
2019-20 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 70* 12* 33* 45* 34* -22* |
2020-21 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 56* 7* 22* 29* 36* -13* |
2021-22 San Jose Sharks “A” NHL 82* 10* 44* 54* 42* -15* |
2022-23 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82* 18* 43* 61* 44* 19* | Playoffs 15 2 7 9 20 6
2023-24 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82* 10* 33* 43* 20* 19* | Playoffs 11 1 3 4 2 4
2024-25 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 34* 2* 7* 9* 8* -2* |
Projected NHL 82* 5* 17* 22* 19* -5* |
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Brent Burns Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 North York Rangers U15 AAA OHL Cup 8* 1* 1* 2* 8* -* |

Brent Burns Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 74* 11* 17* 28* 0.38* 59* -12* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -4 *
GTHL U18 1 46* 4* 7* 11* 0.24* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 21 1 449* 257* 633* 890* 0.61* 835* 1* | 11 120 23 * 52 * 75 * 0.63 * 107 * 15 *
OHL 1 68* 15* 25* 40* 0.59* 14* 5* | 1 11 5 * 6 * 11 * 1.00 * 6 * 0 *
OHL Cup 1 8* 1* 1* 2* 0.25* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OPJHL (OJHL) 1 46* 4* 7* 11* 0.24* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 33* 7* 22* 29* 0.88* 40* 28* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 6* 0* 3* 3* 0.50* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 0* 6* 6* 1.00* 20* 3* | 0 * * * * * *

Brent Burns Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Carolina Hurricanes
11/22/2016
11/22/2016 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
08/01/2011
08/01/2011 Extension San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
06/25/2011
06/25/2011 Confirmed Minnesota Wild San Jose Sharks
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2001, 3 #52 overall by Brampton Battalion in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Brampton Battalion

Cult/Star player for Canada

Cult/Star player for Houston Aeros

Cult/Star player for Minnesota Wild

Cult/Star player for San Jose Sharks