Calgary Wranglers 2024–25 season thread

[Canada 02]

Bru assisted on the Kerins goal, not Hunt. AHL scorekeeper got it wrong

[drewtastic]

Just home from the game. Some thoughts:

-Jurmo looked decent, overall. No real panic to his game. One 2-on-1 against goal, but not sure it was his fault he found himself in that spot…

-…Solovyov was caught up ice on the goal. I am not convinced he’s going to make the jump, full-time anyway. From the games I’ve attended, Kuznetsov has been more solid on D. Aspirot too…

-Brz shows poise beyond his years. He’s gonna be a beaut. I also really like Poirier, but maybe I just really want him to get a shot with the Flames, sooner rather than later.

-Hunt had a fantastic game. Uptempo all night. Kerins continues to pot goals. He’s hungry to score. Wouldn’t mind seeing him get a couple games up.

-Honzek and Stromgren continue to develop in positive directions, IMO. More physical, more confident, both. As they mature physically, they could both be impactful players for the Flames.

-Ignatjew was there when the Wranglers sagged a bit in the third. Very solid. (Tucson’s GK kept them in the game in the 2nd when Calgary was running wild…)

I’m so glad my buddy convinced me to go in on Wrangerls tix when they first came to town—even if I can’t get to every game. It’s been awesome seeing the young talent develop and progress first-hand. This edition of the team particularly is fast, skilled and determined. A joy to watch. My advice: if you haven’t already, get out to some games this year!

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by Canada 02

Bru assisted on the Kerins goal, not Hunt. AHL scorekeeper got it wrong

Excellent! That would give Bru 4 points in his last 4 games.

[Hockey-and_stuff]

Originally Posted by edslunch

Nice pass by Honzek. How has he been looking? Stats aren’t much

Stats look great for a 20yo in the AHL who essentially missed his entire D+1 season to injury.

From my own viewings he looks really solid. He has good speed and he is a very intelligent player. The points seem to be coming now as well.

With Duehr and Pelts up on the main roster he may see PP1 time and could pick up the scoring even more too!

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[Canada 02]

Originally Posted by Canada 02

Bru assisted on the Kerins goal, not Hunt. AHL scorekeeper got it wrong

Brzustewicz officially credited with the assist

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by Canada 02

Brzustewicz officially credited with the assist

Awesome! Hopefully he’s breaking out!

[IceBergYYC]

As the year goes on, my preseason prediction about Stromgren being on a significant upwards trajectory after a slow start to last year is thankfully proving to be very true. Another goal tonight.

[Sandman]

Dec.10th:

The league-best Wranglers defeat the Moose, 6-1. They are the top-scoring team in the AHL, with 92 goals.

-Kerins was first star, with 1g, 2a, and a +1. He is back on top of the AHL scoring race (tied with Vinnie Hinostroza), second in goals, and tied for first in plus/minus (with fellow Wranglers Solovyov and Kuznetsov), with 24gp/17g/10a/27pts,+15, 8 PIM.

-Second star was Hunt, with 1g, 2a, and a +1. He is tied for 8th in AHL scoring, and 4th in plus/minus with 22gp/6g/17a/23pts,+14, 18 PIM.

-Third star was Cooley, stopping 30 of 31. He is 14-3-0-3, 2nd in GAA with 1.80, and 2nd in SV% with .942. Askarov is first in both categories.

-Also getting points were Brzustewicz (1a, extending his points streak to 5 games), Solovyov (1a), Stromgren (1g), Ciona (1a), Bishop (1a), Frk (1g), Kuznetsov (1g), Honzek (1g), and Klapka (2a).

-Solovyov is tied for 7th in D scoring, and first in plus/minus, with 20gp/4g/10a/14pts,+15, 6 PIM.

-Stromgren has 17 points in his last 15 games. 24gp/6g/13a/19pts,+4, 6 PIM, and is tied with Duehr for 24th in scoring.

-Ciona is putting together a good season, and has 7 points in his last 10, for 20gp/2g/9a/11pts,+8, 36 PIM.

-Frk has 10 points in the last 10, for 20gp/5g/8a/13pts,-2, 14 PIM.

-Honzek is up to a respectable 14gp/2g/5a/7pts,+3, 8 PIM.

-Klapka has put up 10gp/5g/5a/10pts,+8, 22 PIM. Both of his assists tonight were primary.

[IceBergYYC]

It's a bit of a chicken/egg situation for me. But 17 of the 24 Wranglers games this season were against teams currently at or below .500 (Putting up a 13-4 record against said teams)
The remaining schedule includes 29 games against teams currently over .500 (They've gone 5-1-1 so far, but have only faced their perennial weak spot the CV Firebirds once, with 7 more meetings this season to go)

I guess we'll have to see if the other teams suck because they've faced us, or if we're great because we've mostly played the teams that suck