The Calgary Flames announced that they have signed forward Alex Nylander to a one-year, two-way contract.
Nylander spent the 2025-26 season with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, posting a career-best 53 points from 24 goals and 29 assists in 65 American Hockey League games. The Calgary, AB native would go on to appear in all 24 playoff contests the Marlies would compete in during the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs, helping Toronto win their second Calder Cup in franchise history, scoring six goals.
A first-round selection in the 2016 NHL Draft, Nylander is a veteran of 126 NHL games, spending time with the Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Toronto Maple Leafs, registering 25 goals and 24 assists for 49 points.
The 28-year-old has an additional 459 AHL games to his credit, registering 307 points as well as 14 Calder Cup Playoff points in 35 postseason appearances.
Nylander joined the Flames training camp on a professional try-out.
ALEX NYLANDER – LEFT WING
AAV: $850,000
BORN: Calgary, AB DATE: March 2, 1998
HEIGHT: 6’1” WEIGHT: 205 lbs.
SHOOTS: Right
DRAFTED: BUF – 1st round (8th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft
