Calgary Flames sign goalie Dan Vladar to two year contract extension

Calgary Flames goaltender Dan Vladar celebrates with teammate Oliver Kylington after defeating the Ottawa Senators in NHL action, in Ottawa, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)

The Calgary Flames have signed goaltender Dan Vladar to a two-year, $4.4-million contract extension.

The extension kicks in for the 2023-24 season.

Vladar is playing his second season in Calgary after he was acquired from the Boston Bruins in the summer of 2021 for a third-round pick in the 2022 entry draft.

Jacob Markstrom's backup went 13-6-2 with two shutouts, a 2.75 goals-against average and a save percentage of .906 last season. Vladar had 26 saves Saturday in a 4-3 win over the host Edmonton Oilers in his first start of 2022-23.

After that game, Flames head coach Darryl Sutter said he wants the 25-year-old from Prague to start one game a week this season to lighten Markstrom's workload.

Vladar, six foot five and 209 pounds, was drafted in the third round, 75th overall, by the Bruins in 2015.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 20, 2022.