The Calgary Flames will be short a special teams specialist for the 2021-22 season. Joakim Nordstrom has signed a one year deal with CSKA Moscow (otherwise known as the Red Army) of the Kontinental Hockey League. The deal was officially announced by the KHL club on Friday morning.
Russian journalist Semyon Galkevich originally reported the signing earlier this week on Twitter.
Nordstrom, 29, played primarily in the Flames’ bottom six during the 2020-21 season and was the team’s least productive regular forward at even strength. (He had just two primary points at five-on-five, the least of any forward that played 30+ games.