{"id":1647,"date":"2016-06-04T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T18:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2025-04-07T01:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T08:32:01","slug":"brent-burns-keeping-hockey-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/news\/brent-burns-keeping-hockey-weird\/","title":{"rendered":"Brent Burns: Keeping hockey weird"},"content":{"rendered":"

25\u00a0years is a long time to wait for anything.\u00a0Yet fans of the San Jose Sharks<\/a>, the Bay Area\u2019s National Hockey League franchise, have waited the entire length of the franchise\u2019s history for an appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals.<\/p>\n

Saturday night the Sharks face the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 of the series. Despite their team being down 0-2, screaming teal-clad fans will fill the SAP Center, clutching inflatable Stanley Cups, sporting faces painted with sharp white shark teeth. Their soundtrack will be the theme from “Jaws.” Duh, nuh\u2026. Duh, nuh\u2026<\/p>\n

But some fans are coming to see one player, in particular.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a><\/p>\n

The most interesting man in hockey<\/h3>\n

Despite suffering through back-to-back playoff season disappointments, the Sharks fan base is stronger than ever, inspired by success from Hall of Fame-bound veterans, a deep bench and rookie talent not seen since Patrick Marleau<\/a> was, well, a rookie.<\/p>\n

There are playoff beards, and then there is the bushy, unkempt, everyday beard of defenseman Brent Burns. With 6\u20194\u201d of muscles, tattoos and a big space in his mouth where two teeth used to be, his penchant for bright plaid suits is only overshadowed by his strength and speed as the NHL\u2019s top scoring defenseman (only the fourth defenseman in 20 years to score more than 25 goals, according to Sports Illustrated<\/a>). His ability to rip off a shot before the opponent can blink is one reason the Sharks have made it farther in the playoffs than ever before. Sports Illustrated calls him \u201cthe most interesting man in the NHL.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cars of Burnzie88<\/h3>\n

Burns lives in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, a quick drive from both the Shark Tank and Sharks Ice practice rinks. Parked alongside his stone-covered house is a massive RV (interior pictured above) that his family uses to tour North America in the off-season. Burns is often spotted in his\u00a0white Jeep Wrangler Rubicon<\/a> and a matte-black Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van\u00a0tooling home after home games. His eclectic car collection says a lot about Burns as a family man, a badass, and a human interested in the world around him.<\/p>\n

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Props to @Burnzie88<\/a> for owning the most legit zombie apocalypse van ever. pic.twitter.com\/vimz5jSf9a<\/a><\/p>\n

— Ryan \ud83e\uddec (@RdBannon) May 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n