Paul Byron signed a one-year contract with the Calgary Flames on Sunday, avoiding arbitration. Byron's hearing was scheduled for Thursday.
Financial terms were not released, but Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported the contract is worth $900,000.
Byron (5-foot-7, 153 pounds) scored six goals and 19 points in 57 games with Calgary last season. He has 17 goals and 48 points in 138 NHL games.
“[Cocah Bob Hartley] gives me an opportunity to play," Byron told the Calgary Sun. "He knows my skill-set and the speed and energy I can create for the team and he has no hesitation putting me on different lines at different points of the game. I know that even if I'm not playing much in the first couple of periods, at any time in the third, I could be moved up.
"Just having a coach that has that confidence in you to play you in those situations, it feels good and gives you more confidence as a player. I know I can play my game and he relies on me."