Flames sign Mikael Backlund to six-year contract extension

By 660 NEWS Staff

Posted Feb 16, 2018 5:58 pm.

Last Updated Feb 16, 2018 6:00 pm.

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The Calgary Flames have signed centre Mikael Backlund to a six-year contract extension, the team announced Friday.

The deal is worth $32.1 million, which means an annual cap hit of $5.35 million.

Backlund is currently in the final year of a three-year, $10.725-million contract he signed in 2015 and was set to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer.

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