Brent Burns Plays 1000th Consecutive NHL Game

0:00On April 6th, Brett Burns just hit a wild milestone in the NHL, playing his 1,000th consecutive game. The Colorado Avalanche defenseman reached it, Saturday against the Dallas stars, and they honored him big time before Sunday's match-up with the St.C. and match-up with the St.C. Invasion. Louis Blues. He's only the second player ever to pull this off. Phil Kessel holds the record at 1,064 straight games, and he even sent a video shout-out to Burns, congratulating him on the grind, and wishing the abs luck chasing that Stanley Cup. Fans at Ball Arena lost it with a standing ovation as Burns skated out after the tribute video, which packed career highlights and messages from. Players and coaches, league-wide. The team hooked him up with a custom painting listing all 1,000 games, and a plaque featuring colors from every squad he suited up for during. The streak. Burns, the 2017 Norris Trophy winner, has logged 1,572 games total across 14s Minnesota Wild.

1:02From 2003 to 11, San Jose Sharks from 11 to 22, Carolina Hurricanes from 22 to 25, and now the Avalanche this season. This Iron Man run cements Burns as a legend still pushing hard with the abs-eyeing playoffs in that elusive cup run. That wraps NHO news today brought to you with AI. I'm Corey with The Story.