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Blueliner Nick Cicek has been sneaky important for the Wranglers this season
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Folks, we know that when it comes to the Calgary Wranglers, fans have their favourites. We keep getting asked about how Matvei Gridin is doing. About how Rory Kerins is progressing. And before they got called up recently, we had a lot of fans asking about the development of William Strömgren and Hunter Brzustewicz.
But it’s probably worth letting y’all know about Nick Cicek and how he’s doing this season.
Now, Cicek isn’t a “traditional” prospect. He’s not a Flames draft pick and, in fact, he was never drafted. He’s not as young as some of his teammates, as he’s 25. He’s already played some NHL games – 16 with the Sharks in 2022-23 – and he spent last season in Germany’s DEL with Adler Mannheim. If you want to make some comparisons to past Wranglers, his age makes him a comparable to Jonathan Aspirot, who’s recently found himself in the NHL with the Boston Bruins after a couple years with the Wranglers.
But man, Cicek has been the glue holding the Wranglers blueline together this season after signing as a free agent. He’s played on both sides – left and right – and that’s allowed him to play with just about everybody. Most prominently, he’s been paired with veteran Jeremie Poirier, second-year pro Brzustewicz, and a rookie in Etienne Morin. And he plays a really reliable, predictable, physical game that has seemingly earned him a ton of trust from Wranglers bench boss Brett Sutter.
Cicek isn’t flashy. He’s not fancy. He’s a bit of a throwback in how he plays. But he’s been quite good for the Wranglers at a time where they’ve needed someone to hold their defensive group together with the absences of Yan Kuznetsov and Brzustewicz.
Onto the updates!
Andrew Basha – LW/RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL/Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
AHL season to date | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 7.38 |
WHL season to date | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 39.62 |
2024-25 (WHL) | 23 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 73 | 31.22 |
Basha played three games at centre for the Tigers, playing between twins Markus and Liam Ruck. Basha had a goal and five assists in a pretty solid week of work.
Jacob Battaglia – LW/RW, Kingston Frontenacs/Flint Firebirds, 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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 39 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 113 | 19.69 |
2024-25 (OHL) | 68 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 239 | 35.06 |
Battaglia has two goals, both on the power play, in three games with Flint so far since being acquired from Kingston at the OHL’s trade deadline.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 3.86 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 61 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 67 | 7.84 |
Bell played twice and had zero points.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 20.79 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 70 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 75 | 18.22 |
Brzustewicz is in the NHL.
Nick Cicek – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
25; free agent signing; 6’3″, 201 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 38 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 13.63 |
2024-25 (DEL) | 50 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 75 | 9.81 |
Cicek played twice and had an assist.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 6.13 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 68 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 91 | 12.89 |
Ciona didn’t dress in either Wranglers game this week.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 32 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 89 | 34.87 |
2024-25 (QMJHL) | 56 | 36 | 43 | 79 | 58 | 40 | 32 | 236 | 32.85 |
Gridin had three assists over two games 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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1.17 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 61 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 3.27 |
Grushnikov played twice this week. He was initially announced as having an assist but it was changed to someone else before the period ended, so he’s stuck at one point.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 19 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 32.23 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 36 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 80 | 17.23 |
Hoskin had a three game point streak snapped when he was held off the scoresheet against Holy Cross over the weekend.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 5.66 |
2024-25 (WHL) | 55 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 66 | 7.20 |
Hurtig played three games and had no 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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 23 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 20.35 |
2024-25 (WHL) | 66 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 175 | 13.51 |
Jamieson hasn’t registered a point in a couple of weeks.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 35 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 73 | 37.57 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 63 | 33 | 28 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 35 | 135 | 38.59 |
Kerins was held off the scoresheet this week.
Carter King – C/LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
23; free agent signing; 5’11”, 190 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 34 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 7.03 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 44 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 116 | 35.18 |
King had a goal this week. He’s starting to find a rhythm offensively.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 36 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 86 | 24.08 |
2024-25 (WHL) | 64 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 40 | 35 | 29 | 153 | 18.57 |
Laing missed Wednesday’s game with an upper body injury, per Blades play-by-play voice Les Lazaruk on social media.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 9.18 |
2024-25 (OHL) | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 26.49 |
Lane hasn’t registered a point in two weeks.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 5.25 |
2024-25 (J20) | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 2.52 |
Leander returned from Sweden’s extended schedule break and had a goal and an assist over two games.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 12.28 |
2024-25 (WHL) | 59 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 45 | 30 | 27 | 134 | 24.34 |
Lipinski hasn’t registered a point in two weeks.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 18.00 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 33 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 9.82 |
Littler had an assist this week, continuing what’s been a pretty solid sophomore year.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 31 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 48 | 10.97 |
2024-25 (MHL) | 42 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 68 | 6.70 |
Matveiko returned from injury and had an assist over two games.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 10.92 |
2024-25 (OHL) | 67 | 34 | 51 | 85 | 58 | 63 | 43 | 211 | 33.60 |
Misa had four points over two weekend games, doubling his season point output.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
AHL season to date | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6.29 |
ECHL season to date | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13.12 |
2024-25 (QMJHL) | 62 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 29 | 40 | 24 | 222 | 21.79 |
Morin played once this week and registered an assist.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 4.37 |
2024-25 (USHL) | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 2.76 |
Phillips didn’t play this weekend as he served a suspension for fighting.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 7.97 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 71 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 132 | 23.57 |
Poirier played two games and had zero points.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 24 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 78 | 39.00 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 35 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 118 | 22.63 |
Potter had an assist this weekend, then left Arizona State’s second game midway through after taking a high hit. The Sun Devils are off next week, so we’ll see if he misses time.
Cullen Potter went down in serious discomfort after taking a heavy hit. The play is under review for a major penalty. Jack Beck, Lincoln Kuehne, Johnny Waldron, and Bennett Schimek are all already injured and ASU has no healthy scratches left. @CronkiteSports
Cole Reschny – C, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA / Canada National Junior Team, WJC
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 18 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 40.00 |
2024-25 (WHL) | 62 | 26 | 66 | 92 | 70 | 48 | 46 | 213 | 36.75 |
Reschny had a goal and an assist over a two game week.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
U20 season to date | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 20.50 |
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 returned on Wednesday after being out since early October after getting a pretty bad cut from a skate – based on Google Translate, it sounds like it caught him on the inside of the knee area.
He had an assist in his first game back.
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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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 33 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 35 | 35.02 |
2024-25 (AHL) | 70 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 35 | 26 | 20 | 107 | 27.90 |
Stromgren is in the NHL.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 27 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 13.28 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 35 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 119 | 34.99 |
Suniev is back from injury. He played twice this week but didn’t hit the scoresheet.
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 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 22 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 47 | 32.35 |
2024-25 (USHL) | 44 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 42 | 38 | 30 | 127 | 26.61 |
Wyttenbach had a four point week and remains one of the top offensive producers in the NCAA. Ho hum. College Hockey News did a great piece on him recently.
After this weekend's games, 18-year-old freshman/#Flames prospect Ethan Wyttenbach is tied for 3rd in NCAA scoring with 31 points. He has a three point edge on Justin Poirier for the freshman lead.
Colton Pankiw over at Daily Hive interviewed Wyttenbach recently.
Daniil Chechelev – G, Olympia Kirovo-Chepetsk, VHL
24; Calgary’s fourth round pick (96th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 201 pounds
GP | TOI | SV% | |
Season to date | 5 | 304 | .922 |
2024-25 (VHL) | 11 | 399 | .888 |
Chechelev is serving as Olympia’s third goalie and dressed as backup once this week.
Owen Say – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
24; free agent signing; 6’2″, 185 pounds
GP | TOI | SV% | |
Season to date | 19 | 965 | .889 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 27 | 1531 | .920 |
Say suffered an injury against Abbotsford this weekend and was replaced midway through the game by Arsenii Sergeev.
Arsenii Sergeev – G, Rapid City Rush, ECHL / Calgary Wranglers, AHL
21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 192 pounds
GP | TOI | SV% | |
AHL season to date | 6 | 343 | .912 |
ECHL season to date | 12 | 714 | .922 |
2024-25 (NCAA) | 33 | 1982 | .919 |
Sergeev played a game and a half, losing once in overtime and once in regulation.
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 | 20 | 1189 | .920 |
2024-25 (MHL) | 20 | 1032 | .904 |
Yegorov played twice and lost twice.
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 | 29 | 1626 | .927 |
2024-25 (MHL) | 21 | 1157 | .935 |
Zarubin played twice and lost twice.
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