The Anaheim Ducks have traded center Ryan Strome to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft.
Strome, who is 32 years old, played 276 games with Anaheim from 2022 to 2026, tallying 39 goals and 93 assists for a total of 132 points. This season, he appeared in 33 games and registered three goals and six assists.
Strome joined the Ducks on a five-year contract signed on July 13, 2022. Over his NHL career, he has accumulated 489 points through 169 goals and 320 assists across 897 games with Anaheim, the New York Rangers (2018-22), Edmonton Oilers (2017-18), and New York Islanders (2013-17).
Ducks General Manager Pat Verbeek commented on the trade: “Ryan is an ultimate professional. He’s just been an outstanding person, and he showed a lot of character. I think in this instance, he got injured at the start of training camp and it ended up being 6 weeks out of the lineup. The team, we were winning, and it’s difficult for any player to kind of come into that scenario and try and carve out a role. And so, Ryan was kind of chasing it and was in a tough position.
“We looked at it to give Ryan an opportunity to go to a team to where he’s going to be able to play and contribute to that team in a meaningful way. I understand exactly where he’s come from. It’s important to play, and not sit out, even though we’re a team that’s kind of in a playoff push. From his perspective and from his family’s perspective, it’s important that he continues to have the opportunity to play.”
