Burns signed a one-year contract to join the Colorado Avalanche in free agency, the team announced Wednesday. Burns spent the last three seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes. He hit free agency when the eight-year, $8 million AAV deal he signed with the San Jose Sharks in 2016 expired following his 2024-25 campaign with the Canes.

The Avalanche have signed 40-year-old defenseman Brent Burns, who hasn't missed a regular season game in the last 11 seasons.

Brent Burns was one of the top remaining free agent defenseman still available today, but that has now changed as the former Shark and Hurricanes blueliner has signed a new contract with the Colorado Avalanche.