The former Wild defender has carved out a long career in the NHL. Brent Burns was drafted as a forward with the 20th pick in the 2003 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild. He was later moved to defense by ...

Burns skated in his 900th straight game, dating back to Nov. 21, 2013. The native of Barrie, Ontario, is the sixth player in NHL history to accomplish the feat. Burns will be 40 in a couple of weeks ...

but even after Wild coach Jacques Lemaire converted Burns to a blueliner, Risebrough didn’t expect him to become one of the NHL’s best. “That speaks to Brent more than anything ...