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Brent Burns

Brent Burns

CTVOlympics.ca
Posted Thursday, July 2, 2009 4:51 PM ET

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE TEAMS
2003-04 - Present Minnesota Wild (1st round choice, 20th overall in 2003)

NHL NOTABLES
- Shifted between forward and defence in the 2008-09 season
- Was hampered by a concussion which caused him to miss the final 19 games of the 2008-09 season

TEAM CANADA
2004 World Juniors (Silver medal)
2008 World Championship (Silver medal)

BEFORE THE NHL
2000-01 North York (MTHL)
2001-02 Couchiching Terriers (OPJHL)
2002-03 Brampton Battalion (OHL)
2004-05 Houston Aeros (AHL)

PERSONAL
- Born March 9, 1985 in Ajax, Ont. (Age in 2010: 24)
- Lives in Barrie, Ont. in the offseasons
- Names Lance Armstrong as his favorite athlete
- Goes by the nickname "Burnzie"

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Four-Man Bobsleigh: USA 1 - Gold
Reigning world champion Steven Holcomb leads the US to a gold medal.
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Four-Man Bobsleigh: Germany 1 - Silver
Led by the most decorated bobsledder in Olympic history -- Andre Lange -- Germany claims the silver medal.
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Four-Man Bobsleigh: Canada 1 - Bronze
A third-place finish for the Canadian foursome, missing out on silver by just 0.01 seconds.
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Men's slalom: Cousineau run
Julien Cousineau was the top Canadian in men's slalom with an eighth-place finish.
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Men's slalom: Gold medal run

Italy's Giuliano Razzoli takes the gold medal in the men's slalom.

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Men's slalom: Silver medal run
Croatia's Ivica Kostelic wins the silver medal in the men's slalom.
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Men's slalom: Bronze medal run
A third-place finish for Andre Myhrer of Sweden.
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Men's Snowboard PGS: Anderson gold
Canada's Jasey-Jay Anderson with a first-place finish ahead of Austria's Benjamin Karl.
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Men's team pursuit: Canadian gold

Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky and Denny Morrison win a tight race with the US.

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Ladies' 30km mass start: Gold medal
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