Flames sign defenceman Kevin Bahl to 6-year, $32.1M US contract

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 28, 2025 12:41 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

The Calgary Flames person signed defenceman Kevin Bahl to a six-year contract, the nine announced Saturday.

The woody carries an yearly mean worth of $5.35 cardinal US.

Bahl, who turned 25 connected Friday, had 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) and 35 punishment minutes successful 73 games for the Flames this past season.

The left-shot blue-liner's mean crystal clip of 21:23 ranked 3rd connected the Flames.

Bahl, a large beingness astatine six-foot-six and 230 pounds, was acquired from New Jersey on with a first-round prime successful this year's draught successful speech for goaltender Jacob Markstrom successful June 2024.

He was drafted by Arizona successful the 2nd circular (55th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft. He has 45 points (seven goals, 38 assists) successful 221 vocation games.

Gibson traded to Detroit

The Detroit Red Wings acquired John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks connected Saturday, a commercialized of the seasoned goaltender that could commencement the dominos falling astir the NHL with respective teams looking for assistance successful net.

Detroit sent backup goalie Petr Mrazek, a 2027 second-round prime and a 2026 fourth-rounder to Anaheim for Gibson, whose sanction has been successful commercialized rumours for respective years. No wage was retained.

Back-to-back Western Conference champion Edmonton, rebuilding Philadelphia and others are expected to prosecute a goaltender this off-season.

Gibson, 31, has spent his archetypal 12 seasons successful the league with Anaheim. He's signed for 2 much astatine a wage headdress deed of $6.4 million.

"We privation to convey John for his clip with our enactment and being an integral portion of the Ducks for much than a decade," wide manager Pat Verbeek said. "It became wide John wanted a caller opportunity, and aft galore discussions with him we felt present was the close clip to marque this move."

Sens acquire Spence from Kings

The Ottawa Senators acquired defenceman Jordan Spence from the Los Angeles Kings connected Saturday.

In exchange, the Senators are sending a 2025 third-round enactment (67th overall) and a 2026 sixth-round enactment (via Colorado).

Spence had 28 points (four goals, 24 assists) with a plus-23 standing successful 79 regular-season games for the Kings successful 2024-25.

The 24-year-old is entering the last twelvemonth of a two-year declaration helium signed with Los Angeles past summer, with an yearly mean worth of $1.5 million.

Spence was a fourth-round enactment (95th overall) by Los Angeles successful the 2019 NHL Draft.

The five-foot-11, 180-pound blue-liner has 61 points (eight goals, 53 assists) successful 180 vocation games.

Jets sign Fleury

The Winnipeg Jets person signed defenceman Haydn Fleury to a two-year contract, the squad announced Saturday.

The woody carries an yearly mean worth of $950,000.

Fleury, 28, had 7 assists successful 39 regular-season games for the Jets successful 2024-25.

He added 2 much assists successful 8 post-season contests.

The six-foot-four, 207-pound Fleury signed with Winnipeg arsenic a escaped cause past July aft 2 years with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

He was drafted successful the archetypal circular (seventh overall) by the Carolina Hurricanes successful 2014. In 307 vocation games, including clip with the Anaheim Ducks and Seattle Kraken, helium has 10 goals and 34 assists.

Canucks get Ilya Safonov from Blackhawks 

The Vancouver Canucks acquired guardant Ilya Safonov from the Chicago Blackhawks successful speech for aboriginal considerations connected Saturday.

Safonov had 22 points (seven goals, 15 assists), 22 punishment minutes and a plus-22 standing successful 51 games for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) successful 2024-25.

He added different 5 points (three goals, 2 assists) successful 13 post-season games.

In 263 vocation KHL games crossed parts of 7 seasons, the 24-year-old has 95 points (49 goals, 46 assists).

The six-foot-four, 205-pound Russian centre has yet to play successful the NHL.

Safonov was a sixth-round prime (172nd overall) of the Blackhawks successful the 2021 NHL Draft.