Coyotes acquire Mackey and Ritchie from Flames for Stecher and Ritchie

With the 1:00 pm Arizona time deadline approaching, Arizona Coyotes’ General Manager made one final move. The Coyotes sent Nick Ritchie and Troy Stecher to the Calgary Flames for Connor Mackey and Brett Ritchie.

Hearing #Flames are getting Troy Stecher and Nick Ritchie in exchange for Connor Mackey and Brett Ritchie.

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) March 3, 2023 Mackey is a 26-year-old defenseman and pending restricted free agent who went undrafted. But that didn’t stop him from signing with the Flames after three seasons with Minnesota State University (Mankato), and he has split the past seasons between the Stockton Heat in the AHL and the Flames. He has 19 career NHL games, with ten…