The Calgary Flames have claimed defenceman Brayden Pachal after the Vegas Golden Knights placed him on waivers on Saturday, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
Pachal, 24, has suited up for 17 games with the Golden Knights this season, notching one goal and finishing with a minus-2 rating in those outings. Over the course of his three-year NHL career, he has 29 appearances, all with Vegas, and has one goal and two assists.
“Brayden is a big, strong right-shot defensive defenceman who increases our team’s physicality and will be an asset to our penalty kill,” Flames general manager Craig Conroy said Sunday in a statement.
“At 24 years old, he has been the captain of his AHL team and is a character player joining us from a winning program.”
He played 55 games with AHL affiliate Henderson Silver Knights last season, finishing with three goals and 15 points, and was named the team’s captain. He hasn’t played any games for Henderson this year.
The 6-foot-2 righty is in the second year of a league-minimum $775,000 deal.
The Calgary Flames are currently 22-22-5 and sit in sixth place in the Pacific division.