The Calgary Flames have signed Dustin Wolf to a seven-year contract extension with a $7.5 million AAV through 2033, the team announced Tuesday. The 24-year-old Wolf was a finalist for the Calder Trophy last season, given to the league’s rookie of the year.
Wolf finished the season with a 29-16-8 record, a 2.64 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage.
WOLF OF CALGARY 🐺
Dustin Wolf has signed a seven-year extension with an AAV of $7.5 million! pic.twitter.com/hHpuih83Ab
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) September 9, 2025
Why the Flames signed him long-term
A seventh-round goaltender who fell in the draft because of his size, yet still proved to be a winner at every level he’s played, whether in junior or in the AHL. The organization believed in him, even when he was third on the depth chart behind Jacob Markström and Dan Vladar.
After finally getting his chance to start last season (he initially started splitting time with Vladar last year), Wolf didn’t look back. The Flames struggled with scoring, but Wolf nearly single-handedly won them games and put the Flames into the playoff conversation up until the final week of the season. He’s more than earned the distinction of being the team’s No. 1 goalie of the present and beyond. — Julian McKenzie, NHL staff writer
Wolf’s stellar rookie campaign
This is quite the commitment from the Flames after only one NHL season, but it’s hard to blame them after how great Wolf played as a rookie. He’s one of the best skating goalies in the world, and that quickness immediately translates at the highest level. His 26.38 goals saved above expected were the seventh-most in the league, and the most by a goalie under 24 since Evolving-Hockey began tracking the stat in 2007.
Wolf has the speed to challenge every shot, and perhaps more importantly, the processing ability to go with it. His reads were excellent for such a young goalie. The future appears bright for Wolf. — Jesse Granger, NHL staff writer
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Sep 9, 2025
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