
The San Jose Sharks have placed forward Walker Duehr on waivers for the purposes of assigning him to the American Hockey League, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Monday afternoon.
Duehr, 27, scored two goals in eight games with the Sharks after being claimed off waivers from the Flames on Jan. 22. His last game for the Sharks came against the Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Feb. 23.
The Flames waived Duehr in January after he managed just one assist over 16 games with the team in the first half of the 2024-25 season. Duehr began the season with the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers, collecting 11 goals and 19 points in 20 games.
With Duehr now back on waivers, the Flames will have the opportunity to claim him back from the Sharks. On top of that, if the Flames are the only team to put in a claim for Duehr, they’ll be able to assign him directly to the AHL’s Wranglers without having to put him on waivers again. He’d be a big addition to a Wranglers team that has struggled greatly in recent weeks.
Walker Duehr (SJ) on waivers
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 3, 2025
The Flames originally signed Duehr as an undrafted free agent out of Minnesota State University – Mankato back in 2021. The Sioux Falls product became the first player from South Dakota to play in the NHL when he made his Flames debut in the 2021-22 season.
Duehr enjoyed his greatest success with the Flames down the stretch in the 2022-23 season, scoring seven goals and 11 points in 27 games under head coach Darryl Sutter. However, he failed to match that level of production the following year, contributing just two goals and seven points in 40 games before being sent back to the Wranglers.
In 92 career NHL games over parts of four seasons with the Flames and Sharks, Duehr has amassed 11 goals and 21 points. The 6’2″ right wing has also collected 37 goals and 69 points in 127 career AHL games with the Wranglers and Stockton Heat.
We’ll find out whether or not Duehr clears waivers on Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. MT.
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