Fans banter as Dan Vladar’s “dream come true” after inking $4.4 million contract with Flames

Fans banter as Dan Vladar’s “dream come true” after inking $4.4 million contract with Flames

Dan Vladar

Goalie Dan Vladar has his “dream come true” moment on Thursday as he got to sign a long-term contract with the Calgary Flames. He has repeatedly emphasized how much he appreciates and loves the team time and again. 

Selected by the Boston Bruins as the 75th overall, Vladar had his NHL debut in 2020 against Tampa Bay Lightning as a relief player. After the 2022-23 season, he would have been a restricted free agent but avoided that with his 2-year $4.4 million sign-up.

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From next season he’ll have an annual average value of $2.2 million, as per his contract. The 25-year-old goalie commented on the Flames’ website, “Obviously I’m super excited, but I’ve got to work even harder now”. “I love this city, I love the fans, I love the organization. … It’s a dream come true.”

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Dan Vladar looks forward to the next 2-years of NHL games with the Flames

Dan Vladar
Dan Vladar

Dan Vladar made 26 games in a 4-3 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, October 15. Last season he acted as a backup for Jacob Markstrom and recorded 13-6-2 with a 2.75 GAA, and a .906 save percentage with 2 shutouts in 23 games.

On Thursday the Stanley Cup participant made 17 saves when the Buffalo Sabres wiped out the Flames in a 6-3 loss. Till now he has participated in 2 Cup races and recorded a score of 16-8-3 with 2.88 goals-against-average, a .902 save percentage with 2 shutouts in 29 games with the Flames and his former team.

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After his contract extension with the Flames, Vladar expressed his feelings, “I think we’ve got something special going on here”. “I love the group. Being in the locker room with ‘Marky’, I really like the goalie coaches here. This is probably the best thing that could happen to me.” 

“Obviously, I’m super happy here, so I wanted to stay here as long as I could.” “Every time I get the call, I’m trying to do my best”. “When I know when I’m not playing or we have practice, I’m doing all I can to improve…”

“…so I can show it in a game and give our team even better chance to win than the week before.” “That’s my goal. Obviously, be a be a great teammate, be a great guy off the ice, support all the guys when I’m not playing and do my best.”

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