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Calgary Flames sign centre Tyson Gross to two-year entry-level contract

The Calgary Flames have signed free agent centre Tyson Gross to a two-year, two-way entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Thursday.

The contract carries an average annual value of US$975,000 at the NHL level.

Gross, from Calgary, spent last season as captain of St. Cloud State University in the NCAA. He led the team with 41 points (18 goals, 23 assists) and led the NCHC conference with 489 faceoff wins.

The 23-year-old is a finalist for NCHC Player of the Year, Forward of the Year and Defensive Forward of the Year.

Gross began his junior career with the Drumheller Dragons of the AJHL, recording 10 points in 13 games from 2019-21.

He spent his final two seasons of junior hockey in the USHL split between the Fargo Force and the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, amassing 11 goals and 36 assists in 77 games.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 12, 2026.

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