Overview
- The Flames announced a three-year entry-level contract for defenseman Axel Hurtig, a 20-year-old playing for the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen.
- FlamesNation reports the deal will not take effect until the 2026–27 season.
- Hurtig could join the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers later this spring if the Hitmen are knocked out of the WHL playoffs.
- He logged six goals, 19 points, and a plus-21 rating in 64 regular-season games for the Hitmen and has three points in three playoff games.
- Drafted 208th in 2023, the 6-foot-4 Swede came through Rögle BK’s system and appeared in seven SHL games before moving to junior hockey in Calgary.