Adam Klapka agrees to 2-year contract extension with Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames have signed forward Adam Klapka to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$1.25 million.

Klapka, six foot eight and 235 pounds, had six goals and four assists and 29 penalty minutes in 31 games for the Flames this past season.

The 24-year-old Czech spent the rest of the season with the AHL’s Wranglers, where he had 14 goals and 12 assists in 33 games.

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Klapka had three goals and three assists in Calgary’s final nine games of the regular season, while delivering a team-high 32 hits in April.

A right-handed shot, Klapka averaged 12 minutes 43 seconds of ice time per game in the NHL this past season.

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Klapka also represented Czechia at the men’s world championship in May when he scored twice and had an assist in five games. Calgary signed him as a free agent May 16, 2022.