St. Louis Blues sign Quinton Burns to entry-level contract
St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced the club has signed defenseman Quinton Burns to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Blues drafted Burns in the third round, No. 74 overall in the 2023 NHL Draft.
The Blues have signed Quinton Burns to a three-year, entry-level contract. #stlblues
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Burns spent the 2023-24 campaign with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) where he posted six goals and 29 assists for 35 points and 120 penalty minutes in 58 regular season games. He added one point in five OHL playoff contests.
The Smiths Falls, Ontario, native has spent the past three OHL seasons with Kingston and has notched eight goals and 60 assists for 68 points and 285 penalty minutes in 154 games. Burns was selected by Kingston as No. 35 overall in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection Draft.
In Steven Ellis’s St. Louis Blues prospect breakdown, Burns was listed as an honourable mention. Jimmy Snuggerud, Dalibor Dvorsky and Otto Stenberg rounded out the top three.
Internationally, Burns represented Team Canada at the 2023 U-18 World Junior Championship, appearing in three games and capturing a bronze medal.
Burns becomes the sixth player from the 2023 Blues draft class to sign his entry-level contract, the others being Dalibor Dvorksy, Otto Stenberg, Theo Lindstein, Juaj Pekarcik and Jakub Stancl. Only Matthew Mayich and Nikita Susuyev are unsigned prospects.