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The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Kevin Bahl to a six-year contract, the club announced Saturday.
The deal carries an annual average value of $5.35 million US.
Bahl, who turned 25 on Friday, had 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) and 35 penalty minutes in 73 games for the Flames this past season.
The left-shot blueliner’s average ice time of 21:23 ranked third on the Flames.
Bahl, a big presence at six-foot-six and 230 pounds, was acquired from New Jersey along with a first-round pick in this year’s draft in exchange for goaltender Jacob Markstrom in June 2024.
He was drafted by Arizona in the second round (55th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft. He has 45 points (seven goals, 38 assists) in 221 career games.
Jets sign Haydn Fleury
The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Haydn Fleury to a two-year contract, the team announced Saturday.
The deal carries an annual average value of $950,000 US.
Fleury, 28, had seven assists in 39 regular-season games for the Jets in 2024-25.
He added two more assists in eight post-season contests.
The six-foot-four, 207-pound Fleury signed with Winnipeg as a free agent last July after two years with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
He was drafted in the first round (seventh overall) by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2014. In 307 career games, including time with the Anaheim Ducks and Seattle Kraken, he has 10 goals and 34 assists.
Sens acquired Jordan Spence
The Ottawa Senators acquired defenceman Jordan Spence from the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
In exchange, the Senators are sending a 2025 third-round selection (67th overall) and a 2026 sixth-round selection (via Colorado).
Spence had 28 points (four goals, 24 assists) with a plus-23 rating in 79 regular-season games for the Kings in 2024-25.
The 24-year-old is entering the final year of a two-year contract he signed with Los Angeles last summer, with an annual average value of $1.5 million US.
Spence was a fourth-round selection (95th overall) by Los Angeles in the 2019 NHL Draft.
The five-foot-11, 180-pound blueliner has 61 points (eight goals, 53 assists) in 180 career games.