By Canadian Press

Calgary Flames sign defenceman Joel Hanley to two-year extension

Jul 1, 2025 | 8:48 AM

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have extended defenceman Joel Hanley’s contract by two years.

The deal announced Tuesday by the Flames carries an average annual value of US$1.75 million.

The 34-year-old from Keswick, Ont., played a career-high 53 games for Calgary last season.

Hanley contributed two goals and seven assists and was a career-best plus-12 while averaging 18 and a half minutes of ice time per game.

Calgary claimed the five-foot-11, 186-pound defenceman off waivers March 5, 2024.

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Hanley, a left-handed shot, has five goals and 33 assists in 246 career NHL games with Calgary, Dallas, Arizona and Montreal.

His deal follows the Flames signing 25-year-old defenceman Kevin Bahl to a six-year, $32.1-million extension Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 1, 2025.

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