SAN JOSE - Brent Burns has signed an eight-year, $64 million contract extension with the Sharks, the club announced on Tuesday.
The contract, the longest-ever signed by a Sharks player, is reportedly heavily front-loaded. Burns will earn $10 million combined with his signing bonus and base salary for the first four years of the deal, and a combined $5 million in the final two years. The contract does not include a no-movement clause, but does include a limited no-trade clause.
The contract keeps Burns in San Jose until the 2024-25 season, potentially. Arguably the team’s most popular player, the 31-year-old was a pending unrestricted free agent.
"Brent is one the most dynamic players in the National Hockey League and we're very excited to get this deal done," GM Doug Wilson said in a statement. "He has worked extremely hard to be an elite defenseman and at six-foot-five, 230-pounds, his abilities on this ice are unique and rare. I also want to thank Hasso Plattner and our entire ownership group for their commitment to our franchise and the fans in San Jose by stepping forward and making this commitment to Brent."
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SIGN UP HERE Burns has 16 points (7g, 9a) in 19 games this season, first in the NHL among defensemen. He finished in third place in voting for the Norris Trophy last season.
In 815 career NHL games, Burns has 437 points (147g, 290a), along with 535 penalty minutes and 50 power play goals. In 58 games in the playoffs, Burns has 36 points (12g, 24a). He won the NHL's Foundation Player of the Year award in 2015 for his charity work.
The six-foot-five, 230-pound native of Barrie, Ontario was originally selected by the Minnesota Wild in the first round (20th overall) of the 2003 NHL Draft. He was acquired by San Jose from Minnesota, along with a 2012 second round pick, in exchange for Devin Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle and a first round pick in 2011 draft on June 24, 2011.