Calgary Flames sign defenseman Jordan Oesterle to one-year contract
The Calgary Flames have signed defenseman Jordan Oesterle to a one-year, one-way contract, the club announced Sunday afternoon.
Oesterle, 31, collected two goals and 11 points while averaging 15:39 in 52 games with the Detroit Red Wings during the 2022–23 regular season.
The Red Wings had previously signed Oesterle to a two-year, $1.35 million AAV contract back in 2021. Oesterle’s new one-way deal with the Flames carries a $925,000 cap hit.
The Flames previously signed defenseman Colton Poolman and forwards Dryden Hunt and Martin Pospisil earlier on Sunday.
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An undrafted player, Oesterle signed an entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers in 2014 upon the conclusion of his successful three-year tenure at Western Michigan University.
Oesterle spent parts of three seasons with the Oilers before signing with the Chicago Blackhawks as a Group 6 unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2017.
After just one year in Chicago, Oesterle was traded to the Arizona Coyotes as part of a seven-player deal. Arizona received Oesterle, Vinnie Hinostroza, Marian Hossa’s contract, and a 2019 third-round pick in exchange for Marcus Kruger, Mackenzie Entwistle, Jordan Maletta, Andrew Campbell, and a 2019 fifth-round pick.
Oesterle spent three seasons in Arizona, firmly establishing himself as an everyday NHL player and helping the Coyotes qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2020. He signed with the Red Wings in 2021 as a UFA from the Coyotes.
Through 349 career NHL games over parts of nine seasons with the Oilers, Blackhawks, Coyotes, and Red Wings, Oesterle has collected 19 goals and 84 points. He’s added a goal and four points in nine career playoff contests with Arizona.
Oesterle, who can play both sides, will join a Flames defensive group that also includes MacKenzie Weegar, Rasmus Andersson, Oliver Kylington, Chris Tanev, Dennis Gilbert, and (for now) Noah Hanifin.