Calgary Flames forward Adam Klapka (43) fights with San Jose Sharks forward Givani Smith (54) during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on April 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
CALGARY – The Calgary Flames have re-signed forward Adam Klapka to a one-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Monday.
The two-way contract is worth US$750,000 at the NHL level.
Klapka appeared in six games with the Flames last season and scored his first NHL goal April 18 in a 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
The 23-year-old led the American Hockey League’s Calgary Wranglers in scoring last season with 21 goals and 25 assists, and his plus-8 defensive rating was the second-best on the club.
He added seven points (two goals, five assists) in six games with the Wranglers in the Calder Cup playoffs.
Klapka, from Prague, Czechia, originally signed as a free agent with the Flames on May 16, 2022.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 12, 2024.
