Flames agree to eight-year, $50M contract extension with MacKenzie Weegar
Posted Oct 7, 2022 12:08 pm.
The Calgary Flames and defenceman MacKenzie Weegar have agreed to an eight-year, $50 million contract extension.
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Weegar joined the Flames from the Florida Panthers, along with Jonathan Huberdeau, in the trade that sent Matthew Tkachuk to the Sunshine State.
The 28-year-old defenceman and his agent told the Flames they wanted to wrap this up a contract before the season so that it would not be a distraction. Weegar had eight goals and 44 points last season which landed him 27th amongst NHL defenders and his plus-40 rating ranked him sixth.
Weegar is expected to skate on the top pairing with Chris Tanev to start the season.
Huberdeau signed an eight-year, $84 million extension two weeks after the swap.
