Over the course of the two-day NHL Draft, Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy both secured a vital piece of his team’s present and added key components to the organization’s future.

Kevin Bahl, a relatively unknown blueliner who was part of the trade with New Jersey for Jacob Markstrom last summer, will remain a Flame for the next six seasons after signing an extension on Saturday morning worth over $30 million. The 25-year-old relished his first season in Calgary and was intent on remaining part of a franchise he feels is on the upswing.

“People harp on stuff like the culture and willingness to win and wanting to get better,” he said on Saturday.

“That’s a key [for] me, being around guys and a team that, everyday, they’re competing. They’re working. They want to get better, regardless of what else is going on or regardless of the results.”

Bahl praised the atmosphere around the club and city, saying that he knew early on in his........

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