Wild re-sign defenseman Burns to two-year deal

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Brent Burns

Defense Minnesota Wild Profile

2006 SEASON STATISTICS GM G A PTS +/- PIM 72 4 12 16 -7 32

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Brent Burns to a two-year, $1.65 million contract on Monday.

Burns, 21, skated in a career-high 72 games for Minnesota last season, averaging 14-plus minutes of ice time, scoring four goals and tallying 12 assists. He will make $775,000 in 2006-07 and $875,000 in 2007-08.

The 6-foot-4, 210-pound native of Ontario, who was the Wild's first-round draft pick in 2003, has bounced back and forth between right wing and defense in his two NHL seasons.

After a flurry of free-agent signings last week, Minnesota's roster is nearly filled. The Wild have two unrestricted free agents who aren't yet signed, forwards Pascal Dupuis and Mikko Koivu.

Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press

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