Calgary Wranglers 2025-2026 season thread

[Calgary Highlander]

Getting the call-up?

[Tacoman]

Yup

[agulati]

Great news! Enjoying the rotating door for our prospects this year. Hopefully Strömgren is able to have a decent showing

[Calgary Highlander]

Neat! Interested to see if they can get him into the top 9.

[Sandman]

Jan.4th:

Good guys are shut-out 4-0 by the Roadrunners. Sergeev stops 28 of 31 in 58:41, for a 1-1-2-0 record, with a 3.17 GAA, and a .916 SV%.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by agulati

Great news! Enjoying the rotating door for our prospects this year. Hopefully Strömgren is able to have a decent showing

Important opportunity for him as there are a ton of forwards coming up behind him. Tick tock.

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by getbak

Admittedly, I have never watched an ECHL game, but my perception is that the quality of play in the CHL is higher than the ECHL. The CHL is full of players who will one day become NHL regulars and ever more who will become AHL regulars, very few ECHL players will ever play an NHL game and almost none will be regulars.

Also, Morin is an over age player for the CHL, so they would have to find a team that has room for another over age player (the maximum allowed is 3 and Moncton currently has 3). Even though Basha is currently 20, he was still 19 when the season started, so he isn't over age this season and the Tigers don't need to make any special moves to fit him on the roster.

An ECHL would smoke a CHL team. They are just older and more developed as humans, vast majority of ECHL players would have played in the CHL (or US junior league at some point). But you are right that the CHL team would have more AHL/NHL players at some point.

[Sandman]

Jan.10th:

The Wranglers lose 4-3 in a SO to Abbotsford. Dryden Hunt was named Third Star, with 1g, 1a, and a +1.

Morton (Gridin, Hunt)
Hunt (unassisted)
King (Silye, Cicek)

Say stops 7 of 9 in 26:26 TOI. 6-7-4-1, with a 3.36 GAA, and a .889 SV%. (TOI doesn't match up with any goals)
Sergeev stops 16 of 17 in 38:34 TOI. 1-1-3-0, with a 2.95 GAA, and a .919 SV%.
I'm assuming injury?

Suniev was the lone Wrangler to score in the SO, out of 5.
Lekkerimaki and Alriksson (winner) score for Abbotsford.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Connor Murphy has been recalled to the Wranglers from Rapid City. Safe to assume Say may be injured.

[Kidder]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Connor Murphy has been recalled to the Wranglers from Rapid City. Safe to assume Say may be injured.

So you say Say is hurt? Sir, give me a break!

[Reggie Dunlop]

Wranglers lose to Abbotsford 3-2 this afternoon.

(G) Sam Morton (A) Dryden Hunt and Matvei Gridin

(G) Dryden Hunt (A) Matvei Gridin and Étienne Morin

Sergeev save 19 of 22 shots

[Sandman]

As long as Gridin gets a point, the wins/losses don't matter, lol.

[Reggie Dunlop]

I wonder how close Prosvetov is to coming back. “Week-to-week” status has gone on for quite a while.

The Cooley extension has pretty much sealed his fate, and I’d rather see the kids play the majority of the remaining games.

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/2011891576235344346

[Canada 02]

https://twitter.com/user/status/2012341126959665600

[Reggie Dunlop]

Wranglers get thumped 5-1 at the hands of the Bakersfield Trash Birds. Connor Murphy lets in all five over forty minutes, to be mopped up by Arsenii Sergeev in the third.

Aydar Suniev with the lone Wranglers goal (assist from Tacoboy).

[3thirty]

Wranglers lose a goalie duel 1-0 in overtime to the baby no goods.

Sergeev 3rd star stopping 30/31.

Parekh -1 with 2 sog. Pospisil and Stromgren also on the ice for the OT goal against.

[getbak]

How did Parekh and Pospisil look?

[Reggie Dunlop]

Sergeev is obviously missing tomorrow's ECHL All Star Game (another goaltender was added). It will be interesting to see what happens to the goaltending rotation when Prosvetov returns. Say is out month-to-month.

[MrSector9]

Originally Posted by getbak

How did Parekh and Pospisil look?

Pospisil looked ok, Will take time to return to pre-injury form but he had a few good hits and some good looking rushes.

Parekh to me is exactly where he needs to be with the Wranglers. Super skilled, super smooth skating but not very disciplined.. When the Parekh show works, it is highlights.... however there is a lot of time where it didn't seem to work and ends with turn over or a defensive player being VERY far out of position due to the risks taken. Entertaining to watch for sure.