Calgary Flames sign forward Jakob Pelletier to one-year contract

Calgary Flames' Jakob Pelletier (22) controls the puck against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, March 10, 2024. The Calgary Flames signed winger Jakob Pelletier to a one-year, two-way contract on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Karl B DeBlaker

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames signed winger Jakob Pelletier to a one-year, two-way contract on Friday.

The contract has an average annual value of US$800,000.

Pelletier, a 23-year-old from Quebec City, split last season with the Flames and American Hockey League's Calgary Wranglers.

He produced one goal and two assists in 13 games with the Flames.

Calgary drafted the five-foot-nine, 170-pound forward in the first round, 26th overall, of the 2019 NHL draft.

Pelletier has four goals and six assists in 37 career NHL games.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.

The Canadian Press

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