The Utah Mammoth have acquired defenseman MacKenzie Weegar from the Calgary Flames, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, a major NHL insider.
The trade reportedly awaits approval from Weegar, who has a full no-trade clause.
As of the time of writing, the Mammoth have not responded to the Deseret News’ request for comment on the reported trade.
What is Calgary getting in the deal?
The full return is yet to be announced, but here’s what has been reported so far.
According to Frank Seravalli, defenseman Olli Määttä is involved in the deal. Määttä played a significant role for Utah last season, but he has spent the bulk of this season on the outside of the lineup, looking in.
Darren Dreger reports that Tij Iginla is not part of the deal. Iginla’s father, Jarome, leads the Flames franchise in all-time goals and points.
Weegar, 32, plays the right side of the ice, which complements the Mammoth’s defensive group nicely. Assuming John Marino and Sean Durzi are not part of the return, they’ll have three dependable, dynamic veterans there, with Nick DeSimone as a reliable extra for the anticipated playoff run.
In 60 games with the Flames this season, Weegar has three goals and 21 points. He has played significant power play and penalty kill minutes this season, especially with the departure of Rasmus Andersson in January.
In his best season, 2023-24, he scored 20 goals and 52 points. The hope for the Mammoth is that he’d be able to return to that level of play with a more competitive team.
Weegar is in his 10th NHL season, splitting his time between the Flames and the Florida Panthers. He was a major part of the trade that sent Matthew Tkachuk to Florida and Jonathan Huberdeau to Calgary.
Including this season, he has six seasons left on his contract at a cap hit of $6.25 million.
This story will be updated.