Brent Burns Signs 5 Year Deal with Sharks

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The San Jose Sharks signed defenceman Brent Burns to a five-year, $28.8 million contract extension on Monday.

Originally selected by Minnesota in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Burns was acquired by San Jose on June 24 along with a second round selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for forwards Devin Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle and a first round selection (28th overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Burns was named to the Western Conference All-Star team in 2010-11, appearing in 80 games and posting 46 points, which tied for 14th most amongst all NHL defensemen. His 17 goals ranked third among defencemen and his eight power play goals were tied for third.

The 26-year-old set career highs in points, goals, assists, penalty minutes (98) and shots (170) in 2010-11. Playing in every situation, he averaged 2:42 seconds of penalty kill time per game to go along with his 3:03 seconds of power play time per game.

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NHL Trade Rumor Created on Monday, 01 August 2011 19:41
 

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