Flames sign Calgary-born winger Alex Nylander to $850,000 deal
The 28-year-old joins the club his father once played for after impressing on a training-camp tryout.
The Calgary Flames have signed forward Alex Nylander to a one-year, two-way contract worth US$850,000. Nylander earned the deal after attending the Flames' training camp on a professional tryout offer.
Nylander, born in Calgary, is the son of Michael Nylander, who played for the Flames from 1993 to 1999. Last season he recorded 24 goals and 29 assists in 65 American Hockey League games with the Toronto Marlies, adding six goals in 24 playoff games as the Marlies won the Calder Cup championship.
A first-round pick, taken eighth overall by the Buffalo Sabres in 2016, Nylander has posted 25 goals and 24 assists in 126 career NHL games with Buffalo, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Columbus and Toronto. He has also totalled 307 points in 459 career AHL games. His older brother, William Nylander, has played 11 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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