Hanifin traded to Golden Knights by Flames for draft picks, Miromanov

Noah Hanifin was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights by the Calgary Flames in a three-way deal that included the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.

Calgary received a first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, defenseman Daniil Miromanov and a conditional third-round pick in the 2025 draft from Vegas.

The Flames will retain 50 percent of Hanifin's salary.

If Vegas wins a round in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the third-round pick becomes a second-round pick.

The Flyers received the Golden Knights' fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.

Hanifin is in the final season of a six-year, $29.7 million contract ($4.95 million average annual value) he signed with the Flames on Aug. 30, 2018, and can become an unrestricted free agent after this season.

The 27-year-old defenseman has 35 points (11 goals, 24 assists) in 61 games this season. He joins a group of defensemen that includes Alex Pietrangelo, Shea Theodore, Brayden McNabb and Alec Martinez.

"The one thing I think we were looking for, we wanted a first-round pick in this deal,” Flames general manager Craig Conroy told the Flames website. “To be able to get a first-round pick, a third that could turn into a second if they win the first round of the playoffs, and then to be able to get Miromanov to come back and add depth to what we already have, that was a big part of it, too. We were looking for three pieces and we were able to get three pieces. It's never easy. These deals are hard, but we're very happy with the return and now we're looking forward to moving forward."

The trade comes one day after Vegas acquired forward Anthony Mantha from the Washington Capitals for a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes with the No. 5 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, Hanifin has 274 points (60 goals, 214 assists) in 659 regular-season games for the Hurricanes and Flames, and eight assists in 27 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Miromanov has no points in four games this season and seven points (two goals, five assists) in 29 NHL regular-season games, all with the Golden Knights. He is in the final season of a two-year, $1.525 million contract ($762,500 AAV) he signed with Vegas on June 21, 2022, and signed a two-year, $2.5 million contract ($1.25 million AAV) with Calgary that begins next season.

"He's had some injuries this year,” Conroy said. “This year he hasn't played as many games so he's still getting up to speed. We've really liked him in years past. We know with those injuries it might take a little time, but he's good sized (6-foot-4, 207 pounds), moves well, really good shot, sees the ice well and he defends well. We want to bring him in and get him acclimated and get him playing. He hasn't played many games this year. That's the first thing, get him playing."

The Golden Knights (33-22-7) are tied with the Los Angeles Kings for third place in the Pacific Division and tied with the Nashville Predators for the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. The defending Stanley Cup champions have lost three in a row heading into their home game against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday (10 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, SNP).

Hanifin is the third key player to be traded by the Flames (30-26-5) since January. They traded forward Elias Lindholm to the Canucks on Jan. 31 for forward Andrei Kuzmenko, a first-round pick and a conditional fourth-round selection in the 2024 NHL Draft, and defenseman prospects Hunter Brzustewicz and Joni Jurmo. They also traded defenseman Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars on Feb. 28 for defenseman prospect Artem Grushnikov, a second-round pick in 2024 draft and conditional third-round pick in 2026 NHL Draft in a three-way deal also involving the New Jersey Devils.

NHL.com independent correspondent Aaron Vickers contributed to this report