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Justin Kirkland

Position Left Wing / Right Wing Current Team Calgary Flames
Shoots Left Current Contract 1 years
Height 6'3" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 183 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 29
Age 28 (Aug 2, 1996) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2014, Round 3, Overall 62 (NSH)
Date Team Transaction
Jun 23, 2025 Calgary Flames Signed 1 year @ $900K AAV starting in 2025-26
Dec 2, 2024 Calgary Flames Placed on IR
Oct 11, 2024 Calgary Flames Recalled from AHL
Jul 3, 2024 Calgary Flames Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 15, 2023 Arizona Coyotes Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 14, 2022 Anaheim Ducks Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Aug 25, 2021 Calgary Flames Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Sep 28, 2020 Calgary Flames Signed 1 year @ $700K AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 1, 2019 Calgary Flames Signed 1 year @ $700K AAV starting in 2019-20
May 16, 2016 Nashville Predators Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2009-10 AMBHL Cam. Red Wings 32 5 2 7 42
2010-11 AMBHL Cam. Red Wings 33 18 22 40 46
2011-12 SMHL Notre Dame 43 13 22 35 26 8 5 4 9 8
2011-12 WHL Kelowna 6 0 1 1
2012-13 SMHL N. Dame Argos 44 25 24 49 42 3 2 2 2
2012-13 SJHL Notre Dame 1 0 0 0
2012-13 WHL Kelowna 6 2 0 2 +2 6 6 1 1 +1
2013-14 WHL Kelowna 68 17 31 48 +23 40 14 5 5 10 +3 20
2014-15 WHL Kelowna 50 21 30 51 +31 25 9 3 2 5 +7
2014-15 M-Cup Kelowna 5 2 3 5 +1 8 2,500.0
2015-16 WHL Kelowna 69 31 36 67 +23 69 18 11 4 15 -1 15
2016-17 AHL Milwaukee Admirals 56 9 12 21 -2 34 3 2 2 +1 4
2016-17 ECHL Cincinnati Cyclones 4 1 1 2 +2 2
2017-18 AHL Milwaukee Admirals 67 7 11 18 -13 19
2018-19 AHL Milwaukee Admirals 75 9 21 30 -9 58 5 1 3 4 -1 8
2019-20 AHL Stockton Heat 53 6 22 28 -14 44
2020-21 AHL Stockton Heat 16 2 5 7 -8 16
2021-22 AHL Stockton Heat 66 25 23 48 -3 75 13 7 5 12 +5 14
2022-23 NHL Anaheim Ducks 7 0 0 0 -3 5 0.0 7:13
2022-23 AHL San Diego Gulls 32 9 9 18 -9 16
2023-24 NHL Arizona Coyotes 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 7:14
2023-24 AHL Tucson Roadrunners 43 8 22 30 -4 25 2 1 1 2
2024-25 NHL Calgary Flames 21 2 6 8 +6 11 9 22.2 9:42
NHL Career 30 2 6 8 +3 11 15 13.3 8:57

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2022-23 ANA 7 50:28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.75 -0.75 0.00 12.67 -12.67 0.00 25.00
2023-24 ARI 2 14:27 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.88 -0.88 0.00 21.11 -21.11 100.00 0.00
2024-25 CGY 21 179:44 0.67 2.00 2.67 0.34 0.33 22.22 11.25 10.97 0.00 11.76

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2022-23 ANA 7 50:28 42.80 1.19 2.70 48.75 4.76 2.38 20.00 53.11 0.38 -1.54 15.94
2023-24 ARI 2 14:27 33.22 0.00 2.80 33.22 0.00 1.24 - 69.25 -0.52 -1.36 13.25
2024-25 CGY 21 179:44 34.38 3.34 1.81 47.40 1.34 2.63 71.43 40.77 -0.44 0.36 -9.01

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 7 22.3 0.9 9.6 9.6 74.6 57.1 0.0 50.0 50.0 46.0 18.8 35.2
2023-24 2 21.0 1.2 10.4 10.4 53.9 49.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 39.7 21.8 38.5
2024-25 21 21.8 0.5 9.8 10.1 82.3 53.9 25.0 25.0 50.0 44.2 17.9 37.9

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate     Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2024-25 Lomberg, R Rooney, K CGY 67:16 2.68 0.89 75.00 2.11 1.90 52.70 0.06 -0.37 5.12
2024-25 Lomberg, R Klapka, A CGY 22:07 2.71 0.00 100.00 1.78 2.44 42.27 -0.63 0.00 -7.49
2022-23 Carrick, S Megna, J ANA 28:50 2.08 8.32 20.00 2.55 2.24 53.25 0.31 -1.24 14.12

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 29 $900,000 $900,000 - - $900,000 $900,000 $900,000 UFA
Total - - $900,000 $900,000 $900,000
Signed: June 23, 2025
Team: Calgary Flames
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.94

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 28 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $300,000 UFA
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $300,000
Signed: July 3, 2024
Team: Calgary Flames
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.88
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $350,000 for 2024-25.

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 27 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $200,000 UFA-Grp6
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $200,000
Signed: July 15, 2023
Team: Arizona Coyotes
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.93
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $275,000 for 2023-24.

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 26 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $450,000 UFA-Grp6
Total - - $750,000 $750,000 $450,000
Signed: July 14, 2022
Team: Anaheim Ducks
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.91
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $500,000 for 2022-23.

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 25 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $120,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $750,000 $750,000 $120,000
Signed: Aug 25, 2021
Team: Calgary Flames
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.92

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 24 $700,000 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $95,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $700,000 $700,000 $95,000
Signed: Sep 28, 2020
Team: Calgary Flames
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.86

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 23 $700,000 $700,000 - - $700,000 $700,000 $90,000 RFA
Total - - $700,000 $700,000 $90,000
Signed: July 1, 2019
Team: Calgary Flames
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.86

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2016-17 20 $717,500 $925,000 $257,500 $92,500 $575,000 $667,500 $70,000 ELC
2017-18 21 $717,500 $925,000 $182,500 $92,500 $650,000 $742,500 $70,000 ELC
2018-19 22 $717,500 $925,000 $182,500 $92,500 $650,000 $742,500 $70,000 ELC
Total $622,500 $277,500 $1,875,000 $2,152,500 $210,000
Signed: May 16, 2016
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

*Age is as of September 15