Friedman: Red Wings claim Angus Englund off waivers from Calgary

Updated substantially at 2:31 PM: Per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman:

Englund is a 30-year-old defenseman who stands at 6’3″ and 201 pounds. He’s mostly played in the AHL over the past couple of seasons, though he did have a serviceable season with the Los Angeles Kings in 2023-2024, playing 82 games and posting 1 goal and 9 assists for 10 points.

He’s signed to a 1-year, $900,000 contract.

Update: From Sportsnet…

Andreas Englund is heading to Motown. The Detroit Red Wings claimed the veteran defenceman off waivers from the Calgary Flames on Saturday, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.

Englund, 30, signed with the Flames on a one-year, two-way deal this past off-season after spending the previous two years with the Nashville Predators.

He played one game with Calgary this pre-season, lacing up for 17:35 in Thursday’s loss to the Seattle Kraken. The left-shot blue-liner also got into a fight and took three shots on goal.

The eight-year NHL veteran played just three games with Nashville in the 2025-26 season.

Over 200 career games with Nashville, Los Angeles, Chicago, Colorado and Ottawa, Englund has two goals, 20 points and a minus-26 rating.

And TSN:

The Detroit Red Wings have claimed defenceman Andreas Englund off waivers from the Calgary Flames and defenceman William Trudeau was claimed by the Nashville Predators from the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon.

All other players placed on waivers Friday cleared.

Englund appeared in 52 games with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals last season, scoring three goals with 13 points. He also skated in three games with the Nashville Predators.

He signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Flames on July 1.

The 30-year-old was originally drafted in the second round (40th overall) by the Ottawa Senators in 2014. Englund has skated in 200 career NHL games, scoring two goals with 20 points, split between the Senators, Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, and Predators.

And Pro Hockey Rumors’ Brian La Rose:

The 30-year-old spent the previous year and a half in Nashville.  After being claimed on waivers in February 2025, Englund spent the rest of the season with the Predators.  However, he ultimately cleared waivers last season, spending the majority of the campaign with AHL Milwaukee, where he had three goals and 10 assists along with 65 penalty minutes in 52 games.  The veteran also got into three games with the Preds, recording four hits in a little under nine minutes per game of ice time.

Despite frequently bouncing between the NHL and AHL in recent years, Englund has a fair bit of experience at the top level.  He has played in 200 career NHL contests over parts of eight seasons across five organizations, tallying two goals and 18 assists along with 181 blocks, 488 hits, and 190 penalty minutes in 12:33 per game of ice time.  Englund doesn’t profile as someone who should be playing regularly in Detroit’s lineup when everyone is available but for games where more toughness is needed, he could fit the bill.  He’ll be slated to return to unrestricted free agency next summer.

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