Brent Burns is one of the best active players to never win a Stanley Cup after a long career with the Minnesota Wild, San Jose Sharks, Carolina Hurricanes, and Colorado Avalanche . The 40-year-old is best known for his Sharks career, where he was a three-time Norris Trophy finalist, winning the award once in 2016-17. The one award Burns is left to win is the Stanley Cup, which is why he is chasing it this season after signing with the Avalanche .
Burns is chasing his first championship, but he is also nearing the NHL's Iron Man record, which Phil Kessel currently holds at 1064 games. Burns would need to stay healthy for another 137 games to take hold of the record. Nevertheless, the defenseman will add another accolade on Saturday night as he plays in his 1500th game. Burns took the t