Oliver Kylington signed a two-year, $5 million contract with the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. It has an average annual value of $2.5 million.
The 25-year-old defenseman was a restricted free agent and avoided a salary arbitration hearing scheduled for Aug. 10.
Kylington set NHL career highs in goals (nine), assists (22) and points (31) in 73 regular-season games for the Flames last season. He had three points (one goal, two assists) in 12 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
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Selected by Calgary in the second round (No. 60) of the 2015 NHL Draft, Kylington has 47 points (14 goals, 33 assists) in 168 regular-season games and three points in 12 postseason games.
The Flames also signed a forward Andrew Mangiapane to a Three-year, $17.4 million contract on Tuesday. Mangiapane, who scored an NHL career-high 35 goals last season, was scheduled to have an arbitration hearing Friday.
Forward Matthew Tkachuk had a team-selected hearing scheduled, but was traded to the Florida Panthers on July 22 for forward Jonathan Huberdeaudefenseman MacKenzie Weegar forward prospect Cole Schwindt and a conditional first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. The Panthers also received a fourth-round pick in the 2025 draft.
Calgary (50-21-11) finished first in the Pacific Division last season and lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the playoffs.
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