After two seasons with the Calgary Wranglers, Czechia native Martin Frk [https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/56033/martin-frk] appears headed to the KHL, with online reports indicating that the former 30-goal scorer has agreed to terms with the Shanghai Dragons [https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/22214/shanghai-dragons]. Initially drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round (49th overall) in 2012, Frk has skated in 124 NHL games, but has forged a stellar career in the AHL, with 224 goals and 437 points in 536 games. Since returning to North America after spending the 2023-24 season in the Swiss NL, Frk has been with the Wranglers, serving as an alternate captain last season. In 143 games with Calgary, he tallied 57 goals and 120 points with 132 penalty minutes. Now 32, Frk has won a QMJHL championship, a Memorial Cup, a Calder Cup, and is a one-time AHL Second Team All-Star. He made his NHL debut on Oct. 18, 2016, as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes, before rejoining the Red Wings in 2017, and playing his last NHL game on Mar. 19, 2022, as a member of the Los Angeles Kings. In the AHL, Frk is a six-time 20-goal scorer, reaching a career high of 40 with the Ontario Reign in 2021-22. He was recently a member of the Wranglers, signed by Craig Conroy to a one-year, $775k deal. Last year, the Wranglers missed the Calder Cup playoffs, finishing last [https://theahl.com/stats/standings?standingstype=division&context=overall&specialteams=false&season=90&sortkey=rank&league=4] in the AHL's Pacific Division with a 23-34-10-5 record. Meanwhile, the Dragons finished ninth in the KHL's Western Conference with a 16-35-5-12 record and did not produce a 30-goal scorer. LATEST FLAMES HEADLINES Where the Flames Rank Among NHL's Longest Stanley Cup Droughts [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/calgary-flames/latest-news/where-the-flames-rank-among-nhls-longest-stanley-cup-droughts] Hart Trophy, Selke Trophy Among NHL Awards Never Won by a Flame [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/calgary-flames/players/hart-trophy-selke-trophy-among-nhl-awards-never-won-by-a-flame] Where Are They Now? Revisiting Conroy's Flames Draft Picks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/calgary-flames/players/where-are-they-now-revisiting-conroys-flames-draft-picks] A Brief Flames Stint Is Keeping Jagr's Wild Stanley Cup Final Teammate Streak Alive [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/calgary-flames/players/a-brief-flames-stint-is-keeping-jagrs-wild-stanley-cup-final-teammate-streak-alive] Wranglers Lose 30-Goal Scorer Martin Frk to KHL, Report Says [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/calgary-flames/players/wranglers-lose-30-goal-scorer-martin-frk-to-khl-report-says]
