Flames sign Czech defenceman Jakub Nakladal

Czech Republic’s Jakub Nakladal reacts after team's 0-3 loss to the United States at the Hockey World Championships bronze medal match in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, May 17, 2015. (Sergei Grits/AP)

CALGARY – The Calgary Flames have signed highly sought-after defenceman Jakub Nakladal to a one-year entry-level contract.
Nakladal is a 27-year-old who shone at the world championships in his native Czech Republic with a team-best five assists.

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The six-foot-two, 205-pound right-shooting defenceman has played in the Czech Extraliga and KHL before spending this past season in Finland’s SM-Liiga.
A handful of teams were believed to be interested in signing Nakladal.
The Chicago Blackhawks and Carolina Hurricanes were reportedly also in the running for his services.

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