Hockey

Toronto Maple Leafs signs previous Calgary Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie for a four-year agreement

Free agent and long-lasting Calgary Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie is headed to Toronto on a four-year, $20 million agreement.

Brodie, 30, had four goals and 15 assists in 64 games during the pandemic-abbreviated regular season, snapping a six-year streak of 30-point campaigns.

He contributed a goal and three assists 10 postseason games as the Flames were eliminated in the Western Conference quarterfinals by the Stanley Cup runner-up Dallas Stars.

A fourth-round pick in 2008, Brodie has gone through his whole 10-year career with the Flames, posting 48 goals and 218 assists in 634 games.

Prior to last season, Brodie was hospitalized in November subsequent to collapsing during practice from a clear seizure.

He had the option to rejoin the Flames fourteen days after the fact.