The Calgary Flames will look a whole lot different going forward.
After trading MacKenzie Weegar on Wednesday, Flames GM Craig Conroy followed it up with another blockbuster he managed to squeeze in just before Friday’s NHL trade deadline when he dealt Nazem Kadri to the Colorado Avalanche.
He made two smaller deals, too. Here’s a quick cheat-sheet on the new members of the Flames organization:
Ryan Strome
Strome should be a familiar face for Flames fans. He’s played 897 games, including the last three-and-a-half seasons with the Anaheim Ducks. This year hasn’t been his best, and he’s scored only three goals and added six assists in 33 games while coming in and out of the lineup.
With Kadri on the way out, the Flames needed another centre and Strome fits the bill. They’re hopeful that a change of scenery can help him out, too.
“I do think with Rory Kerins being injured right now, with losing Kadri, I was looking for a centre and I’ve heard unbelievable things about Ryan,” Conroy said. “When I called him, he was pretty excited and is going to do everything in his power to be in that game tomorrow (against the Carolina Hurricanes).”
Brennan Othmann
Acquired from the New York Rangers in exchange for prospect Jacob Battaglia, Othmann is a 23-year-old winger who was selected 16th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft. He’s scored once in 17 NHL games this year but has put up strong numbers in the AHL, where he’ll likely start his tenure in Calgary with the Wranglers.
Othmann stands 6-feet tall and weighs in at 192 lbs. He’s a bit older and closer to being NHL-ready than Battaglia, which was part of his appeal for the Flames.
“With Othmann where he is in his age group, we thought if we could make that switch a little closer to ready for the NHL,” Conroy said. “He plays with passion, he plays hard. He’s going to maybe have an opportunity to be there a little quicker and Jacob would take a little more time.
“We do have a lot of these picks now and a lot of people in the pipeline, so we have to figure out how we’re going to play them and who is going to come up and help us get to where we want to be.”
Victor Oloffson
Olofsson has played 60 games for the NHL’s top team this year, so there’s no question he can play lots of minutes for the Flames. The 30-year-old winger hails from Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, where Flames prospect William Stromgren was also born and raised and has 430 NHL games to his name.
He’s picked up 11 goals and 14 assists for the Avalanche this year and will likely get power-play time for the Flames.
Victor Olofsson #95 of the Colorado Avalanche controls the puck past the defence of Olen Zellweger #51 of the Anaheim Ducks during the first period of a game at Honda Center on March 3, 2026, in Anaheim, California.
Max Curran
This young Czech centre is out for the rest of the WHL season with a shoulder injury, but he was having a great year for the Edmonton Oil Kings before getting hurt, scoring 14 goals and 27 assists in 31 games. He also won a silver medal at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship.
He’s the second young centre the Flames acquired this week after they picked up Jonathan Castagna as part of the Weegar deal.
“He was having a really good year in Edmonton,” Conroy said. “He’s going to college, he’s going to UMass next year, but another 6-foot-3 centre, I really liked him in world juniors and I liked him when I saw him in Edmonton.”
Max Curran #12 of Czechia celebrates his goal against Canada with Adam Benak #20 and Radim Mrtka #6 in the first period of a semifinal game during the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at Grand Casino Arena on Jan. 4, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota.