The Calgary Flames have locked in Brennan Othmann on a one-year, two-way deal, bringing the restricted free agent forward back into the fold just as camp gets underway.
The contract carries a $975,000 NHL salary for the 2026-27 season, though his AHL pay has not been disclosed. Calgary announced the agreement on Friday.
Othmann, 23, came to the Flames in a March 6 trade with the New York Rangers, a deal that sent prospect Jacob Battaglia the other way. The 6-foot left wing got a brief look with Calgary to close out the 2025-26 season and made it count, finishing his two-game stint with a goal and an assist.
The Rangers used the No. 16 pick in the 2021 NHL Draft on Othmann, a native of Pickering, Ont. Before joining the Rangers organization full-time in 2023, he spent time in the OHL with the Flint Firebirds and Peterborough Petes, and also had a short run with Olten EHC in the second-tier Swiss League.
His AHL résumé is what kept his stock steady. With the Hartford Wolf Pack, Othmann put up 41 goals and 85 points in 120 games across parts of three seasons, production that made him a reliable scorer at that level.
The NHL side of the ledger, though, never quite matched it. In 42 games with the Rangers, he managed three points - one goal and two assists - before landing in Calgary.
The Flames listed Othmann on Team Black when they unveiled their 2026 training camp roster on Wednesday, even though he didn’t yet have an NHL contract. Unless he turns heads in camp, the likeliest outcome is a return to the Wranglers, where he recorded seven points - one goal and six assists - in 14 AHL games in 2025-26.
Othmann was among the final four restricted free agents still without a deal before the 2026-27 season began. He was in that group with Simon Edvinsson, Adam Fantilli, and Alexander Nikishin, who remain the final three unsigned players as the regular season nears.
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