Calgary missed playoffs for 2nd time in 3 years; Don Maloney will serve in interim role

Brad Treliving will not return as general manager of the Calgary Flames. Treliving, who was hired April 28, 2014, by then-team president Brian Burke, will not return to the role after he and the Flames mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Monday. He contract was set to expire June 30.Maillot Edmonton Oilers 2023

Don Maloney, who just completed his fifth season as senior vice president of hockey operations with Calgary, was promoted to president of hockey operations and will serve as interim GM.

A hiring to replace Treliving will be on Maloney's to-do list but will come after he completes a deep dive into what went wrong for the Flames, who finished 38-27-17 this season, two points back of the Winnipeg Jets for the second wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference. It's the second time in three seasons that Calgary has failed to qualify for the postseason.

The Flames have failed to advance past the second round of the playoffs since reaching the Stanley Cup Final in 2004.A timeline for hiring a new GM, to be decided upon by Maloney and CSEC president and CEO John Bean, has not yet been established.

The Flames were 362-265-73 in nine seasons under Treliving and went through five coaches during his tenure -- Bob Hartley, Glen Gulutzan, Bill Peters, Geoff Ward and current coach Darryl Sutter.Sutter, hired by Treliving on March 5, 2021, signed a two-year extension Oct. 8, 2022.Maloney didn't immediately commit to Sutter being back next season.

Treliving oversaw an overhaul of the Flames roster this past offseason, including the NHL's first sign-and-trade deal with the Florida Panthers on July 25, acquiring Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar in exchange for Matthew Tkachuk.

The trade came after Tkachuk, a restricted free agent, indicated he would not sign a long-term deal with Calgary after unrestricted free agent Johnny Gaudreau opted to leave after nine seasons to sign a seven-year, $68.25 million contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 13, 2022.

Maloney, prior to joining the Flames, spent nine seasons as executive vice president, general manager and alternate governor of the Arizona Coyotes. Treliving was Maloney's assistant GM in Arizona when he was hired by Calgary. Maillot hockey pas cher

He spent 10 seasons as a member of the New York Rangers' front office, serving as their vice president of player personnel and assistant GM, and logged 765 regular season games over 13 NHL seasons with the Rangers, Hartford Whalers and New York Islanders.