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https://www.nhl.com/news/andrew-mang...le/c-335179594

"Obviously I'm excited that we could get a three-year deal done,'' Mangiapane said Wednesday during an appearance at the Boots and Hearts Barn Burner charity hockey game. "I was getting nervous with the hearing approaching. I wanted a longer-term deal. I wanted to stay in Calgary longer. Obviously we've got some new pieces and some guys left, but I'm still excited about our team. I think we can be in the mix to finish atop the division. I really do.

"I know there's been a lot of talk whether guys want to play in Canada or not. Well, I love playing in Canada. I love being in a Canadian market. I'm from Canada (Bolton, Ontario), grew up in Canada, and being in Calgary, it's like a second home to me. I love the city, I love the organization and my teammates are great. It's a great place to play hockey."

https://calgarysun.com/sports/hockey...ff-last-season

“I think our whole team needs to be maybe 10 per cent better and just grow and build off the season that we had last year,” said Mangiapane, pleased to be celebrating a new contract rather than preparing for an arbitration faceoff later this week. “Yeah, we lost two good players, but we didn’t lose our whole team. I think the majority of guys are still here, and the majority of guys that were here were successful because of who they are. I feel if everyone is putting in the work and growing, this could be a very special year for us.

“Obviously, some guys are no longer with us, but I think we still have a good team and we’re still going to be competing every game to win,” Mangiapane said. “We did gain a couple good players, as well. There’s room for everyone to grow. I look at it as, ‘Why can’t guys step up and play into the person that they want to be?’ ”