Flames sign Duehr to 2-year extension

The Calgary Flames signed forward Walker Duehr to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Monday.

The deal is one-way and has an average annual value of $825,000. Duehr will require waivers to be sent down beginning next season.

After an eight-game stint with the Flames in January, Duehr was called up to the NHL for the remainder of the campaign in February. The 25-year-old appeared in 10 of Calgary's final 11 games. He finished his rookie season with seven goals and 11 points in 27 NHL games while playing 10:12 per game.

The South Dakota native became the first player born in the state to score in the NHL on Jan. 12 against the St. Louis Blues.

Calgary originally inked Duehr to a two-year entry-level contract in 2021 as an NCAA free agent out of Minnesota State-Mankato. He was set to become a restricted free agent this summer.