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Calgary Flames Sign Left-Winger Alex Nylander to One-Year Contract
The 28-year-old winger earned the deal after a professional tryout and a 53-point season with the Toronto Marlies.
- On Friday, the Calgary Flames signed forward Alex Nylander to a one-year contract. The 28-year-old Calgary native joins his hometown organization after attending the team's training camp on a professional tryout.
- Nylander follows his father, Michael Nylander, who played for the Flames between 1993 and 1999. The winger competed for a roster spot during the recent training camp before securing this agreement.
- Last season, the forward recorded 24 goals and 29 assists in 65 American Hockey League games with the Toronto Marlies. He scored six goals in 24 playoff games, helping the team win the Calder Cup.
- Throughout his career, Nylander has accumulated 25 goals and 24 assists across 126 NHL games with Buffalo, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Columbus, and Toronto. He was originally selected eighth overall by the Buffalo Sabres in 2016.
- His older brother, William Nylander, continues his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Calgary Flames roster addition reunites the Nylander family with the organization their father played for decades ago.
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Flames sign Alex Nylander to one-year deal
The 28-year-old winger was signed on a professional tryout agreement before training camp
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