Flames Sign Dion Phaneuf to 6 Year Deal

*Six Year Deal Confirmed*

Flames fans should be happy to know that it is now official, Dion Phaneuf will remains a Flame into the 2015 season. Details below.

The rumor mills have been swirling and fans have been sitting on the fence regarding the impending contract with Flames defencemen Dion Phaneuf. Many fans have argued that they'd prefer to keep Huselius and Langkow over Phaneuf, however, in the grand scheme of things, it seems like the hockey minds (namely GM Sutter) know that 4 1st rounders won't add up to a future Pronger-like defencemen. Signing Phaneuf has been a priority after Iginla, Regehr, and Kiprusoff were signed.

Calgary Flames Lock Up Phaneuf for Six




The deal is rumored to be worth 39 million over 6 years, or about 6.6 a year. More details to come once things become official.

Career Stats

 Recent Career
 Year Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GW GT SOG Pct  
 2005-06 CGY 82 20 29 49 5 93 16 17 0 1 7 0 242 .083  
 2006-07 CGY 79 17 33 50 10 98 13 18 0 0 4 0 230 .074  
 2007-08 CGY 54 9 26 35 5 106 5 16 0 0 1 0 176 .051  
 Career Totals (Full) 215 46 88 134 20 297 34 51 0 1 12 0 648 .071  

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  1. Hockey News Aggregator » Flames Sign Dion Phaneuf to 6 Year Deal said,

    February 6, 2008 @ 7:58 pm

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