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The Wranglers are nearly done their mammoth road trip
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When the Calgary Flames moved their primary minor league team from Stockton to Calgary in 2022, they knew there would be some trade-offs.
When the Flames’ American Hockey League affiliate was the Stockton Heat, they were geographically close to several rival teams and so lengthy road trips weren’t really necessary. The California teams could alternate playing a few games at a time away from home and it wasn’t all too onerous.
But with the Flames and Wranglers sharing the same building, far, far away from most of the rest of the AHL, well, some sacrifices had to be made. Among them? In each of the Wranglers first four seasons in existence, they’ve had a long road trip on the books.
In 2022-23, they finished off their inaugural season with a six game trip to Coachella Valley, San Diego and Abbotsford. (They went 4-2-0).
In 2023-24, they had a seven game mid-season trek to Coachella Valley, Bakersfield, San Jose, Coachella Valley again, and Ontario. (They went 2-4-1.)
Last season, they had a seven-gamer seeing them make stops in San Jose, San Diego, Tucson and Manitoba. (They went 4-2-1.)
Currently, they’re in the midst of a mammoth 10-game trip, with Tuesday and Wednesday’s games in Abbotsford serving as their seventh and eighth games of the roadie. They’re in uncharted waters now, and they’ll close out their trip this weekend in Ontario against the Reign. They’re 4-3-1 so far.
Onto the stats!
Andrew Basha – LW/RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
20; Calgary’s second round pick (41st overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 174 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 8th-ranked prospect 2025
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 17 1 3 4 3 4 3 15 9.38 2024-25 (WHL) 23 9 20 29 24 12 9 73 31.22
Basha suited up once this week, playing on the third line.
Jacob Battaglia – LW/RW, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL
19; Calgary’s second round pick (62nd overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 7th-ranked prospect 2025
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 26 11 7 18 14 12 10 77 18.34 2024-25 (OHL) 68 40 50 90 67 57 45 239 35.06
Good news: Battaglia had an assist this week. Bad news: his offensive output remains lower than it was last season by a decent margin.
Parker Bell – LW/RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
22; Calgary’s fifth round pick (155th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 192 pounds; shoots left
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0.00 2024-25 (AHL) 61 7 5 12 9 12 9 67 7.84
Bell played twice; he played Tuesday on the fourth line and Wednesday on the first line due to Carter King’s absence. He’s awaiting his first point of the season.
Hunter Brzustewicz – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
20; Vancouver’s third round pick (75th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Vancouver; 6’0″, 190 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 3rd-ranked prospect 2025
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 22 4 8 12 9 6 5 26 21.74 2024-25 (AHL) 70 5 27 32 19 20 13 75 18.22
Brzustewicz continues to be a fixture on the top pairing for the Wranglers. He had an assist this week.
Nick Cicek – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
25; free agent signing; 6’3″, 201 pounds; shoots left
GP G A P P1 5v5
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P1SH NHLe Season to date 22 2 5 7 4 6 3 24 12.68 2024-25 (DEL) 50 3 14 17 10 16 9 75 9.81
Cicek continues to be a fixture on a pairing with Brzustewicz. He didn’t have any points this week.
Lucas Ciona – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
22; Calgary’s sixth round pick (173rd overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 210 pounds; shoots left
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 16 1 1 2 2 1 1 14 4.98 2024-25 (AHL) 68 8 14 22 18 17 14 91 12.89
Ciona played twice this week, both times on the fourth line.
Matvei Gridin – RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
19; Calgary’s first round pick (28th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 182 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 4th-ranked prospect 2025
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 20 8 13 21 16 15 13 60 41.84 2024-25 (QMJHL) 56 36 43 79 58 40 32 236 32.85
Gridin continues to produce very consistently. He had an assist this week.
Artem Grushnikov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
22; Dallas’ second round pick (48th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Dallas; 6’1″, 203 pounds; shoots left
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00 2024-25 (AHL) 61 1 4 5 3 4 3 43 3.27
Grushnikov is a third pairing fixture for the Wranglers, playing twice with Simon Mack this week. He’s awaiting his first point of the season.
Trevor Hoskin – RW, Merrimack College Warriors, NCAA
21; Calgary’s fourth round pick (106th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 175 pounds; shoots right
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 13 4 10 14 9 7 6 24 34.70 2024-25 (NCAA) 36 12 27 39 29 28 23 80 17.23
Hoskin played once this week and didn’t register any points.
Axel Hurtig – D, Calgary Hitmen, WHL
20; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 202 pounds; shoots left
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 21 2 1 3 2 3 2 30 3.54 2024-25 (WHL) 55 5 11 16 12 14 10 66 7.20
Hurtig suited up in three games this week and didn’t register any points.
Eric Jamieson – D, University of Denver Pioneers, NCAA
20; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 200 pounds; shoots left
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 15 5 5 10 6 9 6 31 24.00 2024-25 (WHL) 66 14 22 36 26 27 19 175 13.51
Jamieson had an assist this week. He continues producing consistently for the Pioneers.
Rory Kerins – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
23; Calgary’s sixth round pick (174th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 175 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 15th-ranked prospect 2025
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 19 7 12 19 15 11 9 46 39.85 2024-25 (AHL) 63 33 28 61 52 40 35 135 38.59
Kerins didn’t hit the scoresheet this week.
Carter King – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
23; free agent signing; 5’11”, 190 pounds; shoots left
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 19 2 0 2 2 2 2 16 4.19 2024-25 (NCAA) 44 21 22 43 31 16 14 116 35.18
King scored the game-winning goal for the Wranglers on Tuesday night, but was absent from the lineup on Wednesday. We’re assuming it was injury or illness related because his performance wouldn’t dictate a scratch.
Hunter Laing – C/RW, Saskatoon Blades, WHL
19; Calgary’s sixth round pick (170th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’5″, 205 pounds; shoots right
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 25 13 13 26 21 14 13 59 25.75 2024-25 (WHL) 64 25 23 48 40 35 29 153 18.57
Laing had three assists over three games this week.
Aidan Lane – LW/RW, Harvard University Crimson, NCAA
18; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 192 pounds; shoots right
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 9 3 0 3 3 3 3 25 7.65 2024-25 (OHL) 13 7 6 13 10 10 7 36 26.49
Lane had no points this weekend.
Jakob Leander – D, HV71, U20 Nationell
18; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 196 pounds; shoots right
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 20 1 5 6 5 6 5 25 4.92 2024-25 (J20) 39 1 5 6 3 5 3 33 2.52
HV71 was off this week.
Jaden Lipinski – C, University of Maine Black Bears, NCAA
20; Calgary’s fourth round pick (112th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 204 pounds; shoots right
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 14 2 5 7 5 7 5 24 16.11 2024-25 (WHL) 59 17 41 58 45 30 27 134 24.34
Maine was off this week.
Cade Littler – C, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA
21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (219th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 197 pounds; shoots right
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 12 2 3 5 4 4 3 13 15.00 2024-25 (NCAA) 33 7 2 9 8 9 8 30 9.82
Littler had a goal over the weekend.
Yan Matveiko – C, Krasnaya Armiya Moskva, MHL
19; Calgary’s seventh round pick (211th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 150 pounds; shoots left
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 27 12 15 27 16 21 12 42 11.73 2024-25 (MHL) 42 10 14 24 20 21 17 68 6.70
Matveiko had only one game, but he scored a goal in it.
Luke Misa – LW/C, Penn State University Nittany Lions, NCAA
19; Calgary’s fifth round pick (150th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 170 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 13th-ranked prospect 2025
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 16 2 1 3 2 3 2 33 5.12 2024-25 (OHL) 67 34 51 85 58 63 43 211 33.60
Penn State was off this week.
Etienne Morin – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL/Rapid City Rush, ECHL
20; Calgary’s second round pick (48th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 180 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 10th-ranked prospect 2025
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe AHL season to date 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 ECHL season to date 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 12 9.18 2024-25 (QMJHL) 62 14 44 58 29 40 24 222 21.79
Morin was sent down to the ECHL to get some games in. He played three games and registered his first ECHL goal (and a multi-point game, too).
Mace’o Phillips – D, Green Bay Gamblers, USHL
18; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’6″, 228 pounds; shoots left
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 17 1 3 4 2 3 2 39 5.54 2024-25 (USHL) 25 2 1 3 3 3 3 31 2.76
Phillips had no points this week.
Jeremie Poirier – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
23; Calgary’s third round pick (72nd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 17 1 3 4 2 3 1 27 9.38 2024-25 (AHL) 71 5 37 42 23 26 15 132 23.57
Poirier didn’t play this week for the Wranglers.
Cullen Potter – C, Arizona State University Sun Devils, NCAA
18; Calgary’s first round pick (32nd overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 172 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 5th-ranked prospect 2025
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 16 5 9 14 12 4 3 52 31.50 2024-25 (NCAA) 35 13 9 22 16 17 13 118 22.63
Potter had two goals and two assists over two weekend games. He was named the NCHC’s Forward of the Week.
Cole Reschny – C, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA
18; Calgary’s first round pick (18th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 183 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 2nd-ranked prospect 2025
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 14 2 13 15 12 8 7 29 38.57 2024-25 (WHL) 62 26 66 92 70 48 46 213 36.75
Reschny had four assists over two weekend games.
Theo Stockselius – C, Djurgårdens IF, U20 Nationell/SHL
18; Calgary’s second round pick (54th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 181 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 12th-ranked prospect 2025
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe U20 season to date 7 1 8 9 6 7 5 23 21.09 SHL season to date 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2024-25 (J20) 40 22 29 51 38 35 29 93 20.91
Stockselius remains out after suffering a cut from a skate in October.
William Strömgren – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
22; Calgary’s second round pick (45th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 175 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 16th-ranked prospect 2025
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 19 2 13 15 9 9 5 20 31.46 2024-25 (AHL) 70 14 35 49 35 26 20 107 27.90
Stromgren was back in the lineup after missing time due to injury. He picked up an assist and added another one due to a prior week stat correction.
Aydar Suniev – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
20; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 198 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 9th-ranked prospect 2025
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 21 4 1 5 5 1 1 23 9.49 2024-25 (NCAA) 35 20 18 38 31 21 17 119 34.99
Suniev was back in the lineup after missing time due to illness, but didn’t pick up any points.
Ethan Wyttenbach – RW, Quinnipiac University Bobcats, NCAA
18; Calgary’s fifth round pick (144th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 180 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 20th-ranked prospect 2025
GP G A P P1 5v5
P5v5
P1SH NHLe Season to date 16 8 14 22 19 11 10 32 31.57 2024-25 (USHL) 44 24 27 51 42 38 30 127 26.61
Wyttenbach had two assists in one game this week. He was named the ECAC’s Rookie of the Week, too, and is currently one of the top college players in the United States… as a true freshman.
Owen Say – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
24; free agent signing; 6’2″, 185 pounds
GP TOI SV% Season to date 10 513 .896 2024-25 (NCAA) 27 1531 .920
Say picked up a win in relief after Ivan Prosvetov was injured, then stood on his head in a shootout loss the following evening.
Arsenii Sergeev – G, Rapid City Rush, ECHL
21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 192 pounds
GP TOI SV% Season to date 9 534 .915 2024-25 (NCAA) 33 1982 .919
Sergeev allowed two goals in a loss and also allowed two goals in a win. He’s going to be leaned on a bit with Connor Murphy up with the Wranglers.
Yegor Yegorov – G, MHK Spartak-MAX, MHL
20; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 183 pounds
GP TOI SV% Season to date 14 841 .925 2024-25 (MHL) 20 1032 .904
Yegorov started once this week but lost, as his team didn’t give him much run support.
Kirill Zarubin – G, AKM Tula, MHL
20; Calgary’s third round pick (84th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 178 pounds; FN’s 18th-ranked prospect 2025
GP TOI SV% Season to date 20 1168 .932 2024-25 (MHL) 21 1157 .935
Zarubin started once and won this week. (Look at that save percentage!)
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