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Brent Burns

#84 · Defence · Colorado Avalanche

Born Mar 9, 1985 in Barrie, Ontario, CAN (age 41) · 6'5", 228 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 20th overall in 2003 by MIN (round 1)

Trophy case

James Norris Memorial Trophy Top Defenseman 2016-17
NHL Foundation Player Award Community Service 2014-15

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2005-06. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ryan Suter NSH · 16 P in 71 GP Jay McKee BUF · 16 P in 75 GP Lukas Krajicek FLA · 16 P in 67 GP Steve McCarthy ATL · 16 P in 67 GP Janne Niinimaa DAL · 16 P in 63 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060802003-04: 6 points603-042005-06: 16 points162006-07: 25 points2506-072007-08: 43 points432008-09: 27 points2708-092009-10: 20 points202010-11: 46 points4610-112011-12: 37 points372012-13: 20 points2012-132013-14: 48 points482014-15: 60 points6014-152015-16: 75 points752016-17: 76 points7616-172017-18: 67 points672018-19: 83 points8318-192019-20: 45 points452020-21: 29 points2920-212021-22: 54 points542022-23: 61 points6122-232023-24: 43 points432024-25: 29 points2924-252025-26: 35 points352026-27: 3 points326-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 MIN 36 1 5 6 -10 12 34 34 0.17
2005-06 MIN 72 4 12 16 -7 32 73 46 0.22
2006-07 MIN 77 7 18 25 16 26 108 86 0.32 $825K
2007-08 MIN 82 15 28 43 12 80 158 99 0.52 $825K
2008-09 MIN 59 8 19 27 -7 45 147 58 0.46 $3.55M
2009-10 MIN 47 3 17 20 -15 32 104 97 0.43 $3.55M
2010-11 MIN 80 17 29 46 -10 98 170 133 0.58 $3.55M
2011-12 SJS 81 11 26 37 8 34 201 68 0.46 $3.55M
2012-13 SJS 30 9 11 20 0 20 81 54 0.67 $5.76M
2013-14 SJS 69 22 26 48 26 34 245 145 0.70 $5.76M
2014-15 SJS 82 17 43 60 -9 65 245 148 0.73 $5.76M
2015-16 SJS 82 27 48 75 -5 53 353 101 0.91 $5.76M
2016-17 SJS 82 29 47 76 19 40 320 69 0.93 $5.76M
2017-18 SJS 82 12 55 67 -16 46 332 79 0.82 $8M
2018-19 SJS 82 16 67 83 13 34 300 90 1.01 $8M
2019-20 SJS 70 12 33 45 -22 34 225 72 0.64 $8M
2020-21 SJS 56 7 22 29 -13 36 138 31 0.52 $8M
2021-22 SJS 82 10 44 54 -15 42 203 55 0.66 $8M
2022-23 CAR 82 18 43 61 19 44 255 40 0.74 $8M
2023-24 CAR 82 10 33 43 19 20 185 41 0.52 $8M
2024-25 CAR 82 6 23 29 7 28 174 11 0.35 $8M
2025-26 COL 82 12 23 35 33 32 172 20 0.43 $1M
2026-27 COL 5 0 3 3 -2 2 7 3 0.60 $850K
23 seasons Career 1584 273 675 948 41 889 4230 1580 0.60

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 MIN 5 0 1 1 1 14 12 7 0.20
2007-08 MIN 6 0 2 2 0 6 17 23 0.33
2011-12 SJS 5 1 1 2 2 4 13 13 0.40
2012-13 SJS 11 2 2 4 -1 8 31 36 0.36
2013-14 SJS 7 2 1 3 -5 23 33 30 0.43
2015-16 SJS 24 7 17 24 11 12 77 49 1.00
2016-17 SJS 6 0 3 3 -1 6 28 10 0.50
2017-18 SJS 10 3 4 7 -4 6 32 26 0.70
2018-19 SJS 20 5 11 16 2 6 57 45 0.80
2022-23 CAR 15 2 7 9 6 20 56 24 0.60
2023-24 CAR 11 1 3 4 4 2 24 6 0.36
2024-25 CAR 15 1 4 5 1 10 26 10 0.33
2025-26 COL 13 0 4 4 9 6 23 19 0.31
13 seasons Playoffs 148 24 60 84 25 123 429 298 0.57

2005-06 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
72 4 12 16 -7 32 73 46 0.22 5.5 14:07

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jun 26, 2026 Colorado Avalanche Extension 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $850K $850K
Jul 2, 2025 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $1M $1M
Nov 22, 2016 San Jose Sharks Extension 2017-18 to 2024-25 8 $64M $8M
Aug 1, 2011 San Jose Sharks Extension 2012-13 to 2016-17 5 $28.8M $5.76M
Oct 25, 2007 Minnesota Wild Extension 2008-09 to 2011-12 4 $14.2M $3.55M
Jul 8, 2006 Minnesota Wild New contract 2006-07 to 2007-08 2 $1.65M $825K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2005-06 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 15, 2006 @ DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 6 21:18
Apr 13, 2006 @ NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:33
Apr 11, 2006 vs CHI W 2-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 22:22
Apr 9, 2006 @ COL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 18:04
Apr 7, 2006 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 20:43
Apr 6, 2006 vs EDM W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:38
Apr 4, 2006 vs STL W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 16:01
Apr 2, 2006 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:55
Mar 31, 2006 @ VAN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:44
Mar 29, 2006 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16:22
Mar 28, 2006 @ EDM W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 17:33
Mar 22, 2006 @ DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 12:54
Mar 21, 2006 vs CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:41
Mar 19, 2006 vs CGY L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 13:33
Mar 14, 2006 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:03
Mar 12, 2006 vs EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:59
Mar 10, 2006 @ STL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:58
Mar 7, 2006 vs LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:10
Mar 5, 2006 vs COL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:15
Mar 3, 2006 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:02
Mar 2, 2006 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:42
Feb 28, 2006 @ COL L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 16:16
Feb 12, 2006 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:37
Feb 9, 2006 vs COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:22
Feb 2, 2006 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 14:09
Jan 31, 2006 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:06
Jan 27, 2006 @ CBJ L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 09:34
Jan 24, 2006 vs PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 06:48
Jan 22, 2006 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:40
Jan 20, 2006 vs CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:36
Jan 18, 2006 vs TOR W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:05
Jan 16, 2006 vs OTT L 1-6 0 0 0 -3 2 2 0 09:22
Jan 9, 2006 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:44
Jan 7, 2006 vs ANA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 10:54
Jan 3, 2006 @ DET W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 09:35
Dec 29, 2005 @ CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:45
Dec 28, 2005 @ EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 11:08
Dec 26, 2005 @ EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:03
Dec 23, 2005 vs COL W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 09:16
Dec 22, 2005 @ COL L 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 07:32
Dec 19, 2005 vs DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:42
Dec 17, 2005 vs MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 11:29
Dec 15, 2005 vs BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:02
Dec 13, 2005 @ NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 15:33
Dec 11, 2005 vs BUF L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 13:26
Dec 10, 2005 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 13:33
Dec 8, 2005 @ PIT W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12:32
Dec 5, 2005 @ NYR L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 14:51
Dec 3, 2005 @ NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:47
Nov 30, 2005 vs CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:37
Nov 25, 2005 vs STL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 12:54
Nov 23, 2005 vs EDM L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:01
Nov 19, 2005 vs NSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:48
Nov 14, 2005 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:11
Nov 11, 2005 @ DET L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 13:44
Nov 8, 2005 vs PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 16:51
Nov 6, 2005 @ ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 08:57
Nov 5, 2005 @ SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 11:16
Nov 2, 2005 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:57
Nov 1, 2005 @ CGY L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:10
Oct 29, 2005 vs CBJ W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 12:58
Oct 28, 2005 @ CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 19:46
Oct 25, 2005 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 18:54
Oct 23, 2005 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:25
Oct 22, 2005 @ STL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:22
Oct 19, 2005 vs SJS W 6-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14:18
Oct 16, 2005 vs ANA W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 12:58
Oct 14, 2005 vs VAN L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:45
Oct 12, 2005 vs VAN W 6-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 17:35
Oct 9, 2005 @ LAK L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:44
Oct 8, 2005 @ PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:04
Oct 5, 2005 vs CGY W 6-3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 20:17