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Several players on American League deals are impressing in the Flames system
Photo credit: David Moll/Calgary Wranglers
Friends, National Hockey League clubs have a lot of different mechanisms at their disposal to utilize as developmental resources, and one of the most interesting is the American Hockey League contract.
Yes, the majority of the players in the Calgary Flames’ system have their professional rights held by the Flames, and the ones that play pro hockey in the system are contracted directly with the Flames on contracts that have an NHL component to them. But a good chunk of the Calgary Wranglers’ roster right now are players contracted directly with the AHL club, with no NHL component.
AHL deals are used for a few different types of players: veteran pros who provide valuable minutes but might not have NHL upside to their games, such as Alex Gallant and Luke Philp. (Current Wranglers bench boss Brett Sutter spent many of his playing years on AHL deals.) Then there are your up-and-comers that are looking to prove that they have NHL upside, such as Carter Wilkie, Will Dineen, Kyle Walker and Kent Anderson.
Then there’s goalie Owen Say, coming off significant knee surgery last season that led to some question marks about how he might look once he got back playing. So far he’s quieted those concerns in seven appearances between Rapid City and the Wranglers. He’s 3-1-0 in the ECHL and a perfect 3-0-0 with the Wranglers. His return performances in the AHL, initially as a call-up to back-fill after Arsenii Sergeev was summoned by the Flames, have led to the Wranglers carrying three goalies lately.
Usually players on AHL deals are just reliable depth pieces. But Philp, with 11 points in 16 games, and Say, with three wins in three starts, have given the Wranglers a ton of value so far.
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Egor Barabanov – C, University of Massachusetts Minutemen, NCAA
20; Calgary’s fourth round pick (100th overall) in the 2026 NHL Draft; 6’0″ 175 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9.84 |
2025-26 (OHL) | 68 | 28 | 63 | 91 | 60 | 52 | 35 | 197 | 35.44 |
Barabanov had an assist this weekend.
Andrew Basha – LW/C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
20; Calgary’s second round pick (41st overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 174 pounds; shoots left; DFO Calgary’s 11th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14.35 |
2025-26 (WHL) | 32 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 116 | 38.69 |
With so many Wranglers up on the NHL roster, Basha’s moved up into the top six. He had three assists this week.
Mike Benning – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
24; Florida’s fourth round pick (95th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 5’9″, 176 pounds; shoots right
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20.09 |
2025-26 (AHL) | 57 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 112 | 21.67 |
Benning had no points this week.
Hunter Brzustewicz – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
21; Vancouver’s third round pick (75th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Vancouver; 6’0″, 190 pounds; shoots right
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20.09 |
2025-26 (AHL) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 75 | 18.22 |
Brzustewicz had two assists this week.
Carson Carels, D, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA
18; Calgary’s first round pick (6th overall) in the 2026 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 194 pounds; shoots left; DFO Calgary’s 1st-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10.57 |
2025-26 (WHL) | 58 | 20 | 53 | 73 | 51 | 29 | 24 | 219 | 31.17 |
Carels had no points this week.
Jonathan Castagna – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
21; Arizona’ third round pick (70th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Utah; 6’2″, 203 pounds; shoots left; DFO Calgary’s 14th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 45.92 |
2025-26 (NCAA) | 33 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 103 | 23.66 |
Castagna is in the NHL.
Max Curran – C/LW, University of Massachusetts Minutemen, NCAA
20; Colorado’s fifth round pick (161st overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 194 pounds; shoots left; DFO Calgary’s 20th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 |
2025-26 (WHL) | 31 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 32 | 25 | 20 | 73 | 32.75 |
Curran returned from his injury this week, but had no points.
Tyson Gross – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
24; free agent signing; 6’3″, 194 pounds; shoots right; DFO Calgary’s 13th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 25.83 |
2025-26 (NCAA) | 36 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 92 | 41.00 |
Gross had a goal and two assists this week.
Chase Harrington, LW, Spokane Chiefs, WHL
18; Calgary’s second round pick (36th overall) in the 2026 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 202 pounds; shoots left; DFO Calgary’s 12th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 15 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 52 | 23.23 |
2025-26 (WHL) | 61 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 44 | 34 | 28 | 164 | 23.14 |
Harrington continues to chug along with three assists this week.
Jack Hextall, C/RW/LW, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA
18; Calgary’s first round pick (30th overall) in the 2026 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 195 pounds; shoots right; DFO Calgary’s 6th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15.85 |
2025-26 (USHL) | 59 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 146 | 22.57 |
Hextall had two assists this week.
Trevor Hoskin – RW, Merrimack College Warriors, NCAA
22; 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 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 46.47 |
2025-26 (NCAA) | 34 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 68 | 33.17 |
Hoskin had four points – two goals and two assists – in one weekend game.
Axel Hurtig – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
21; 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 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14.35 |
2025-26 (WHL) | 64 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 100 | 7.35 |
Hurtig had one assist this week.
Joe Iginla – RW, Vancouver Giants, WHL
18; Calgary’s third round pick (65th overall) in the 2026 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 170 pounds; shoots right
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 16 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 9.54 |
2025-26 (WHL) | 59 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 159 | 13.01 |
Iginla had two goals and one assist this week.
Eric Jamieson – D, University of Denver Pioneers, NCAA
21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 200 pounds; shoots left; DFO Calgary’s (tied) 18th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 |
2025-26 (NCAA) | 43 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 75 | 15.07 |
Jamieson had no points this week.
Simon Katolicky – LW, Sarnia Sting, OHL
18; Calgary’s fifth round pick (132nd overall) in the 2026 NHL Draft; 6’5″ 197 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 6.68 |
2025-26 (U20 SM-sarja) | 29 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 113 | 9.61 |
Katolicky had no points this week.
Rory Kerins – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
24; Calgary’s sixth round pick (174th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 175 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 37.31 |
2025-26 (AHL) | 56 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 42 | 37 | 29 | 118 | 40.56 |
The Wranglers captain had three goals and two assists this week.
Aidan Lane – RW, Harvard University Crimson, NCAA
19; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 193 pounds; shoots right
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 22.96 |
2025-26 (NCAA) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 8.78 |
Lane has emerged as one of Harvard’s offensive leaders early this season. He had three goals and an assist this week.
Bode Laylin – D, Everett Silvertips/Calgary Hitmen, WHL
18; Calgary’s sixth round pick (164th overall) in the 2026 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 178 pounds; shoots right
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 7.34 |
2025-26 (USHL) | 55 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 119 | 15.86 |
Laylin had two assists this week.
Jakob Leander – D, Calgary Hitmen, WHL
19; 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 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3.10 |
2025-26 (J20) | 38 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 5.61 |
Leander had two assists this week.
Jaden Lipinski – C, University of Maine Black Bears, NCAA
21; 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 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9.29 |
2025-26 (WHL) | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 12.89 |
Lipinski had a goal and an assist this week.
Cade Littler – C, Arizona State University Sun Devils, NCAA
22; 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 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10.57 |
2025-26 (NCAA) | 35 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 13.37 |
Littler had a goal this week.
Yan Matveiko – C/LW, Zvezda Moskva, VHL / Krasnaya Armiya Moskva, MHL
20; 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 | |
VHL season to date | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 12.77 |
MHL season to date | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.25 |
2025-26 (MHL) | 50 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 89 | 8.68 |
Matveiko had a goal this week.
Henry Mews – D, University of Michigan Wolverines, NCAA
20; Calgary’s third round pick (74th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 181 pounds; shoots right; DFO Calgary’s 7th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13.21 |
2025-26 (NCAA) | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 24.58 |
Michigan didn’t play this week.
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 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.95 |
2025-26 (NCAA) | 36 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 90 | 14.40 |
Misa appeared in one of Penn State’s two games and had no points.
Mace’o Phillips – D, Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL
19; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’6″, 228 pounds; shoots left; DFO Calgary’s 15th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 4.10 |
2025-26 (USHL) | 44 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 77 | 5.74 |
Phillips had no points this week.
Cullen Potter – C, Michigan State University Spartans, NCAA
18; Calgary’s first round pick (32nd overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 172 pounds; shoots left; DFO Calgary’s (tied) 4th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10.57 |
2025-26 (NCAA) | 24 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 78 | 39.00 |
Potter had an assist this 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; DFO Calgary’s 2nd-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 26.42 |
2025-26 (NCAA) | 36 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 68 | 35.00 |
Reschny had a goal and an assist this week.
Alan Shaikhlislamov – RW, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, KHL / HC Tolpar Ufa, MHL
18; Calgary’s second round pick (55th overall) in the 2026 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 190 pounds; shoots left; DFO Calgary’s 16th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
KHL season to date | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
MHL season to date | 13 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 17.16 |
2025-26 (MHL) | 31 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 98 | 13.24 |
Shaikhlislamov was representing Russia at the Future Cup last week, where he had a hat trick and four points in games against Belarus and Kazakhstan’s under-20 teams and Russia’s under-18 team. He’s been called up to the second-tier pro VHL (Vserossiyskaya hokkeinaya liga), where he’s currently with Toros Neftekamsk but hasn’t played a game yet.
Theo Stockselius – C/LW, Djurgårdens IF, SHL
19; Calgary’s second round pick (54th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 181 pounds; shoots left; DFO Calgary’s 10th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19.68 |
2025-26 (J20) | 11 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 23.85 |
After playing with Sweden’s under-20 team at a 5 Nations event during the international break, Stockselius had no points in his SHL return.
William Strömgren – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
23; Calgary’s second round pick (45th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 175 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 45.92 |
2025-26 (AHL) | 66 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 82 | 28.38 |
Strömgren is in the NHL.
Aydar Suniev – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
21; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 198 pounds; shoots left; DFO Calgary’s 8th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22.96 |
2025-26 (AHL) | 57 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 92 | 16.78 |
Suniev is in the NHL.
Abram Wiebe – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
23; Vegas’ seventh-round pick (209th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Vegas; 6’3″, 209 pounds; shoots left
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14.35 |
2025-26 (NCAA) | 40 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 77 | 26.10 |
Wiebe had no points this week.
Ethan Wyttenbach – RW, Quinnipiac University Bobcats, NCAA
19; Calgary’s fifth round pick (144th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 180 pounds; shoots right; DFO Calgary’s 3rd-ranked prospect 2026
GP | G | A | P | P1 | 5v5 P | 5v5 P1 | SH | NHLe | |
Season to date | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 28.06 |
2025-26 (NCAA) | 40 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 46 | 36 | 28 | 105 | 33.87 |
Wyttenbach had a goal and an assist this week.
Arsenii Sergeev – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
23; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 192 pounds; DFO Calgary’s (tied) 18th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | TOI | SV% | |
Season to date | 7 | 368 | .897 |
2025-26 (AHL) | 29 | 1629 | .898 |
Sergeev was pulled after allowing three goals in the first period of his first AHL game back after his Flames stint.
Tobias Trejbal – G, University of Massachusetts Minutemen, NCAA
18; Calgary’s second round pick (42nd overall) in the 2026 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 198 pounds; DFO Calgary’s 9th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | TOI | SV% | |
Season to date | 2 | 96 | .870 |
2025-26 (USHL) | 42 | 2515 | .916 |
Trejbal didn’t play this week.
Yegor Yegorov – G, Miami University, NCAA
21; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 183 pounds
GP | TOI | SV% | |
Season to date | 1 | 60 | .900 |
2025-26 (MHL) | 38 | 2122 | .918 |
Yegorov didn’t play this week.
Kirill Zarubin – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL
21; Calgary’s third round pick (84th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 178 pounds; DFO Calgary’s 17th-ranked prospect 2026
GP | TOI | SV% | |
Season to date | 7 | 397 | .890 |
2025-26 (MHL) | 47 | 2526 | .932 |
Zarubin finished Sergeev’s shortened start, but otherwise dressed as Owen Say’s backup.
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