It’s been said before, and we’ll say it again: the goal of the Calgary Flames’ American Hockey League affiliate is not to win games. The stated goal of the Calgary Wranglers, and before them the Stockton Heat, is the development of future NHL players for the Flames.
Colton Poolman has played his entire professional career in the Calgary Flames’ affiliation system. This season with the Wranglers, he had an important mentorship role on the second defence pairing with Jeremie Poirier (and we know how Poirier’s season turned out).
GRAND FORKS Colton Poolman is returning to the Calgary Flames organization. The former East Grand Forks Senior High and UND defenseman has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Flames.
The Calgary Flames have re-upped with three players who played with the organization during the 2022-23 season. Per the club, they’ve re-signed restricted
Add more depth to the mix As free agency continues on this July Wednesday, the Flames announced 4 more signings as well as officially announcing the terms to the other 4 deals signed earlier in the day.