The Calgary Flames are continuing to bring back depth pieces to kick off free agency day with Joel Hanley inking an extension.

July 1st is here, and that means free agency is finally upon us. For the Calgary Flames, they’ve done a little business before the market officially opens at noon Eastern time.

A journeyman lefty, Hanley showed this past winter that he can be trusted in a Top-4 role. He was elevated in the second half of the season to skate alongside workhorse MacKenzie Weegar and wound up with career-highs in basically every individual stat category — two goals, nine points and an average of 18:35 per night in his 53 appearances.