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Burns signed a one-year deal with the Desert Dogs in March 2025 after joining from free agency. The veteran defenseman enters his 11th NLL season, having recorded 497 loose balls over the course of his career.
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| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PPG | PPA | SHG | PIM | LB | TO | CTO | BLK | SOG | FO | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | New England Black Wolves | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 | New England Black Wolves | 18 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 104 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016-17 | New England Black Wolves | 18 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 90 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017-18 | Toronto Rock New England Black Wolves | 15 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 61.5 |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Rock | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2019-20 | Toronto Rock | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021-22 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022-23 | Toronto Rock | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 2023-24 | Toronto Rock | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 2024-25 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2025-26 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Total | 136 | 35 | 56 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 507 | 61 | 86 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 47.1 |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PPG | PPA | SHG | PIM | LB | TO | CTO | BLK | SOG | FO | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | New England Black Wolves | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016-17 | New England Black Wolves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Rock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021-22 | Toronto Rock | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022-23 | Toronto Rock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 2023-24 | Toronto Rock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
Burns signed a one-year deal with the Desert Dogs in March 2025 after joining from free agency. The veteran defenseman enters his 11th NLL season, having recorded 497 loose balls over the course of his career.
NLL: Finished the 17-18 season with a career-high 14 assists and 22 points. 21 of which were scored in a Rock uniform (1 assist in 1 game with New England)… Over the course of his first 3 games with the Rock he scored on each of his first 5 shots on goal… Recorded a career-high 9 goals in both 2016 and 2017 with New England… Recorded a career-high 104 loose balls and 21 Caused Turnovers in 2016 with New England… Scored his first NLL goal on January 30, 2015 vs. Edmonton.
NCAA – Dowling: Earned United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division II All-America Second Team honors as a senior at Dowling… Wrapped up his senior season with 9 goals and 3 assists while causing a conference leading 45 turnovers and scooping up 67 groundballs… East Coast Conference (ECC) All-Conference Second Team in junior and senior seasons…Member of 2012 National Championship team…Wrapped up his career with 17 goals, 10 assists, 79 caused turnovers and 179 groundballs in 59 games…Athlete Honor Roll honouree all four years at Dowling.
Junior: Won the 2011 Minto Cup with the Whitby Warriors… In four seasons with Whitby (2009-2012), scored 21 goals, dished out 24 assists and picked up 19 loose balls…IL Indoor Defender of the Year Honorable Mention in 2011… Played Jr B for the Green Gaels in 2009.