NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - APRIL 25: Simon Nemec #17 of the New Jersey Devils takes the ice during Game Three of the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Carolina Hurricanes at Prudential Center on April 25, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey.

Flames sign Nemec to 5-year deal with $7.25M AAV

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The Calgary Flames inked restricted free-agent defenseman Simon Nemec to a five-year, $36.25-million extension, the club announced Monday.

Nemec's new pact buys one year of unrestricted free agency, according to Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960.

#Flames sign recently acquired 22 y/o D Simon Nemec to a 5 yr $7.25M cap hit deal

Yr 1: 5.75M Salary, 2M Signing Bonus
Yr 2-3: 5.75M/1.5M
Yr 4: 6.25M/1M
Yr 5: 6.75M

Yr 5 includes a 10 team M-NTC, deal covers 1 UFA season

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Calgary acquired the No. 2 pick from the 2022 draft in a trade with the New Jersey Devils on June 23. The package the Flames sent in exchange included first-round selections in 2027 and 2028, which they acquired in the Rasmus Andersson and Nazem Kadri trades.

Nemec, who reportedly asked the Devils to move him, tallied a career-high 26 points (11 goals, 15 assists) in 68 games last season.

The 22-year-old Slovak has scored 16 goals to go along with 33 points and a minus-28 rating in 155 contests across three seasons. Nemec averaged 19:40 of ice time per game in 2025-26.