The Calgary Flames have signed goaltender Dustin Wolf to a seven-year, $52.5 million contract extension, the group introduced on Tuesday. The contract carries a median annual worth of $7.5 million and begins in 2026-27.

Wolf, 24, was set to enter the ultimate season of a two-year contract that he signed again within the 2024 offseason. The American-born netminder would’ve been a restricted free agent this summer time.

“Eight extra years right here within the metropolis,” Wolf mentioned in a press release. “Now you do not have these contract talks wanting over your shoulder; you may simply go play. Hopefully I’ve eight extra years of not having to fret about that and now I can fear about taking part in hockey and serving to my group win and go from there.”

Wolf had a spectacular marketing campaign in 2024-25 during which he put collectively a 29-16-8 file to go together with a 2.64 goals-against-average, a .910 save proportion, and three shutouts in 53 video games. The Flames goaltender completed second within the Calder Trophy race because the NHL’s prime rookie with 15 first-place votes behind Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson.

Wolf practically helped lead the Flames to a 41-27-4 file (96 factors) and a Wild Card playoff berth within the Western Convention, however Calgary misplaced the tiebreaker with the St. Louis Blues based mostly on regulation wins.

The Wolf extension places an exclamation level on a really productive offseason for basic supervisor Craig Conroy and the Flames entrance workplace. The franchise additionally re-signed defenseman Kevin Bahl to a six-year contract extension ($5.35 million AAV), whereas additionally inking ahead Matt Coronato to a seven-year, $6.5 million extension.