Calgary Flames Sign Three Players to Minor League Deals

While the Calgary Flames weren't too active in making NHL additions this off-season, they had a big job to do as they looked to fill out their AHL roster after the Calgary Wranglers struggled for much of the 2025/26 season.

Before free agency began, the team inked both Sam Morton and Rory Kerins to two-way deals, and while both could play roles in the NHL given the opportunity, they're once again set up to be key pieces of the Wranglers. The moves didn't stop there however, as the team moved swiftly on the first day of free agency, as they would re-sign Ben Jones before adding Jake Livingstone, Andreus Englund and Michael Benning, the latter being added on a two-way deal.

Now, a month later, the team have announced a string of new signings, with the Wranglers first revealing a full AHL contract for 25-year-old forward Will Dineen, who spent the 2025/26 season split between the AHL's Laval Rocket and ECHL's Trois-Rivieres Lions. In that time, he appeared in 40 games, posting 5 goals and 7 points in that time, so while he's not going to be an impact player, he provides solid depth for the organization.

Next up is a former fifth-round pick in defenseman Tyler Inamoto, who spent parts of last season with the Edmonton Oilers AHL affiliate the Bakersfield Condors. While he once had a shot at the NHL, Inamoto has settled into a role split between the AHL and ECHL, but given his size at 6-foot-2, 195 pounds, it's easy to see why the Wranglers took a shot on him on a two-way contract.

Finally, another two-way deal, this time it's BC native Tyson Feist who spent five years in the WHL before spitting his professional career between the AHL and ECHL level, with his last AHL action also coming with the Oilers affiliate in Bakersfield.

More likely than not, all three of these players will play smaller roles in the AHL and ECHL, but given how much the Flames organization as a whole struggled a year ago, making depth moves like this is very, very wise.

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