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Brent Burns has been selected as the 2024-25 winner of the Steven Chiasson Award.
The award is given annually to "the Carolina Hurricanes player that best exemplifies determination and dedication while proving to be an inspiration to his teammates through his performance and approach to the game," and is voted on by the team.
“That award is very special to the group because it is voted on by the guys that matter, that are in the room and that are day-to-day, going through the same things," said Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour. "To have that recognition, I think, is very important.”
"Any time an award comes from the boys, I think it means a lot," Burns said. "Whether you like to or not, you see things that are said and I think the guys that are in here, we know what we go through and you see things from all the guys in here. Sometimes you see somebody else and you're like, 'Wow.' You see what they're going through and that's the best part about hockey, I think. When you're in it with the boys, the day-to-day grind, I mean, it's the best job in the world, but it's still a grind."
Burns, 40, continues to be one of the Carolina Hurricanes most relied upon defenders, logging on average nearly 21 minutes a night.
The veteran plays on both sides of special teams and is relied upon to play big minutes in big moments for the team night in and night out.
Even at 40, Burns controls a 57.84% Corsi For Percentage, 55.33 expected goals for percentage and has a positive goal differential even despite his offensive game taking a step back and having to consistently play against every other team's best.
Most notably, the 2003 first-round pick currently holds the longest iron man streak in the NHL (925 games), which also ranks as the fourth longest all-time.
Burns hasn't missed a game since 2013 and while most players his age see a drastic reduction in minutes and/or responsibilities, that hasn't been the case for Burns.
It's a testament to the work he puts in to take care of his body and mind to be able to still perform at this level.
"I think part of being around, you just try to maybe help out in little ways," Burns said. "I've learned that my routine has really helped me throughout my time, but it took a long time to learn it and change things and be around a lot of great players before me. Also part of that is trying to pass it down obviously.
"I'm not the most serious guy around and we have a great mix of guys that are and that do things right and there are still guys who I look up to here," Burns said. "So I think it's all part of it. I think you learn from old guys, young guys, guys that have been around a lot and I think you can learn from guys that are just coming in and seeing how they go about things. That's part of the fun of being around. Just being around different groups of people and people that attack things differently. It's fun."
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