Brent Burns is ready for his twenty third season within the Nationwide Hockey League.
The 41-year-old posted 35 factors (12 targets and 23 assists) in 82 regular-season video games for Colorado in 2025-26, then added 4 assists in 13 playoff video games.
Over 1,579 profession NHL video games with the Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, San Jose Sharks and Minnesota Wild, Burns has accrued 945 factors (273 targets and 672 assists).
A local of Barrie, Ont., Burns has the second-longest “iron man” streak in NHL historical past, presently sitting at 1,007 consecutive regular-season video games. He’ll enter subsequent season 57 video games shy of Phil Kessel’s report (1,064).
Burns was set to grow to be an unrestricted free agent on July 1. His new deal sees him earn a base wage of $850,000, with the potential to max out at roughly $3 million with full bonuses, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
