Brent Burns
Plays for: Minnesota Wild
Position: Defense
Shoots: Right
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg, 15 st 10 lb)
Nationality: Canada
Born: March 9, 1985 in Ajax, ON, CAN
NHL Draft by: Minnesota Wild, 20th overall, 2003
Pro career: 2003 – present
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BIOGRAPHY
Brent Burns (born March 9, 1985 in Ajax, Ontario) is an ice hockey defenseman currently playing with the Minnesota Wild.
Burns was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the first round, 20th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Burns spent most of his OHL career as a right wing with the Brampton Battalion. However, Burns has since converted to defense for the Minnesota Wild.
Brent Burns spent a portion of his minor hockey career playing in a league then called the Metropolitan Toronto Hockey league (M.T.H.L.) now called the Greater Toronto Hockey League (G.T.H.L.) for the North York Canadiens, along with fellow NHL draftees Anthony Stewart and Geoff Platt.
On October 25, 2007, Burns signed a four-year contract extension with the Wild.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
2008 IIHF World Championships -Best defenseman
Played for Canada in:
2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (Silver Medal)
2008 World Championships (Silver Medal)
KEY STATS
Career
goals: 27
assists: 63
points: 90
2007-08
goals: 15
assists: 28
points: 43
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