Colorado signed Brent Burns to a one-year contract, the club announced Wednesday night. The contract is for $1 million in base salary, with up to $3 million in additional bonuses Burns can attain, according to a report from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.

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 Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Brent Burns on a one-year contract for the 2025-26 season.