Burns signs 3-year entry level contract
The St. Louis Blues have signed Kingston Frontenacs defenseman Quinton Burns to a three-year entry-level contract. Blues' President of Hockey Operations and GM Doug Armstrong.
Burns, a native of Smiths Falls, was drafted by the Blues in the third round, No. 74 overall, of the 2023 NHL Draft.
Burns, 19, has spent the past three seasons with the OHL’s Kingston Frontenacs. In the 2023-24 season, he tallied 35 points (six goals, 29 assists) and led Kingston with 120 penalty minutes.
Overall, he has played 154 regular-season games with Kingston, earning 68 points and 285 penalty minutes.
Burns also contributed to Team Canada’s bronze medal win at the 2023 U-18 World Junior Championship.
He began his hockey career in Smiths Falls, playing at the Novice level before joining the St. Lawrence Kings and Upper Canada Cyclones. Hethen landed in Kingston.
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