If it was clear before, it certainly is now: The Dustin Wolf era in Calgary has officially begun.
The Calgary Flames have signed goaltender Dustin Wolf to a 7 year, $52.5M contract extension ($7.5M AAV) on Tuesday the club announced. His new deal will kick in during the 2026-27 campaign and tie him to the club through 2033.
The 24 year old posted a 29-16.8 record with a .910 SV% and 2.64 GAA while finishing 2nd in Calder Trophy voting last season.
“Eight more years here in the city,” Wolf said. “Now you don’t have those contract talks looking over your shoulder; you can just go play. Hopefully I have eight more years of not having to worry about that and now I can worry about playing hockey and helping my team win and go from there.”
Despite his strong showing, Wolf was not invited to team USA’s Olympic Orientation camp ahead of the 2026 Winter Games.
“You go through a season and you play well and you feel comfortable about yourself, and there are times when you still get overlooked,” Wolf said at the NHL/NHLPA North American Player Media Tour on Monday. “It’s going to happen. It’s how my whole career has been, people overlook me. I’m going out there to help my team win as many games as they can. If you win games, people notice and they take you, so that’s the first step.”
“Would I have loved to go to the orientation camp? Sure, that’s the first step in going to the Olympics, but it’s not the end of the world. I got to spend another week training, getting ready for the season.”
The American born netminder will call Calgary home for the foreseeable future, as he looks to etch his name into Flames folklore alongside players such as Mike Vernon, and Miikka Kiprusoff. It also ensures that when Calgary moves from the Saddledome to Scotia Place in 2027, that they’ve got a core piece of their future locked up long term.
“It’s a big day for the organization,” Flames general manager Craig Conroy said. “Excited to get it done. It’s been going on for quite a while. To have it finish up late last night and to be able to do it this morning early at (Scotiabank Saddledome) was perfect. To get Zary done, him, Pospisil, ‘Bahler,’ Coronato … it’s great for the organization. I think it sends a good message to everybody. People want to be in Calgary and they believe we have a chance to win here.
“It really starts with what Dustin did in the (American Hockey League) for us. Goaltender of the year, the next year MVP, goaltender of the year … he’s really been showing us all along. Last year to see him do it in the 53 games, it just kind of put a stamp [on it]. When you talk to Dustin at the end of the season, he’s like, ‘I’ve got another level … I can be better … I know my game’s not exactly where I want it to be,’ which is exciting for us.”
Despite posting a 41-27-14 record (96pts), Calgary missed out on the postseason in 2024-25. That mark would have had them in as a wildcard had they been an Eastern Conference team, but they would lose out on tiebreakers to the St. Louis Blues who also finished with 96 points on the year.
With Wolf, and the recently signed Connor Zary both inking extensions, things are looking bright for a Flames franchise that hopes to emulate the kind of on ice success their former star Matthew Tkachuk has seen the last two seasons.
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