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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 2006-07. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dennis Wideman BOS · 25 P in 75 GP Christoph Schubert OTT · 25 P in 80 GP Sean Hill NYI · 25 P in 81 GP Bryan Allen FLA · 25 P in 82 GP Derek Morris PHX · 25 P in 82 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

2006-07 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 7 18 25 16 26 108 86 0.32 6.5 15:48

Contract

$825KCap hitends in 2008, then RFA
$33KCap dollars per point25 points in 77 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Signed by the Minnesota Wild on Jul 8, 2006, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.65M, beginning in 2006-07. It runs through 2007-08, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2006-07 $825K $775K $0 $775K
2007-08 $825K $875K $0 $875K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

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 2006-07 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 7, 2007 vs STL W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 22:35
Apr 5, 2007 vs EDM W 3-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 21:49
Apr 3, 2007 vs EDM W 3-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 21:47
Mar 31, 2007 @ COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 23:13
Mar 29, 2007 vs CGY L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 23:18
Mar 27, 2007 vs CGY L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 22:12
Mar 24, 2007 vs LAK W 4-1 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 16:17
Mar 22, 2007 vs STL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:32
Mar 20, 2007 vs PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:26
Mar 17, 2007 @ CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:23
Mar 15, 2007 @ EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:15
Mar 13, 2007 @ VAN W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 3 3 21:50
Mar 11, 2007 vs COL W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 24:30
Mar 9, 2007 @ BUF W 5-1 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 17:23
Mar 8, 2007 @ BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:19
Mar 6, 2007 vs SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 17:34
Mar 4, 2007 @ VAN L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:48
Mar 1, 2007 @ EDM W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 19:52
Feb 28, 2007 @ CGY L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 21:24
Feb 25, 2007 vs EDM W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 18:51
Feb 22, 2007 @ COL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 14:05
Feb 20, 2007 vs DAL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:29
Feb 18, 2007 @ STL L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 14:03
Feb 17, 2007 @ NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:49
Feb 14, 2007 vs VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:42
Feb 10, 2007 vs CAR W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:08
Feb 8, 2007 vs FLA W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 21:15
Feb 6, 2007 @ DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 18:20
Feb 3, 2007 @ PHX W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:49
Feb 1, 2007 @ COL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:19
Jan 30, 2007 @ STL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:57
Jan 27, 2007 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18:18
Jan 26, 2007 vs CGY W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:03
Jan 20, 2007 vs DAL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 19:17
Jan 19, 2007 @ CHI W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 23:00
Jan 16, 2007 vs EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 25:10
Jan 14, 2007 @ CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:46
Jan 12, 2007 @ EDM W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 24:41
Jan 11, 2007 @ VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 18:14
Jan 9, 2007 @ CGY L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:26
Jan 6, 2007 vs COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:59
Jan 4, 2007 vs TBL L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 15:04
Jan 2, 2007 vs ATL W 5-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 14:48
Dec 31, 2006 vs ANA W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:13
Dec 29, 2006 vs CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 07:01
Dec 27, 2006 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:49
Dec 26, 2006 @ TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14:01
Dec 23, 2006 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:52
Dec 22, 2006 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 17:20
Dec 19, 2006 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 17:08
Dec 16, 2006 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 16:25
Dec 14, 2006 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:33
Dec 12, 2006 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:51
Dec 9, 2006 vs CHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:23
Dec 7, 2006 vs CGY W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:17
Dec 5, 2006 vs CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 05:06
Dec 2, 2006 @ DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 03:40
Dec 1, 2006 vs DET L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:59
Nov 29, 2006 vs SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:14
Nov 25, 2006 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 09:47
Nov 24, 2006 vs PHX W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:02
Nov 22, 2006 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 15:07
Nov 20, 2006 @ OTT L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 10:51
Nov 18, 2006 vs COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08:57
Nov 16, 2006 @ NSH W 7-6 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 07:59
Nov 14, 2006 @ PHX L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 07:16
Nov 11, 2006 @ LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:24
Nov 7, 2006 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 07:30
Nov 4, 2006 vs NSH L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 06:04
Nov 2, 2006 vs VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 09:45
Oct 29, 2006 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 09:51
Oct 27, 2006 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15:00
Oct 25, 2006 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13:17
Oct 21, 2006 @ SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 12:20
Oct 20, 2006 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 06:10
Oct 18, 2006 @ LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 08:37
Oct 14, 2006 vs CBJ W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 18:38