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FN AHL Report Cards: David Silye served similar role in his second full season with the Wranglers
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Photo credit: Angela Burger/Calgary Wranglers
Paige Siewert
Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 EDTUpdated: Jun 28, 2026, 01:23 EDT
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David Silye played his second full season of pro hockey with the Calgary Wranglers last year and in a harder year for the team, he at least had the perspective to know how this group found success in the past. He was one of the regulars that navigated the highs and unfortunately the more common lows but filled a depth role down the middle on their physical fourth line.

What were the expectations for David Silye in 2025-26?

David Silye was expected to be a full time AHLer this season. He showed in his first full season that he was skilled enough to keep up at the Wranglers level and was never optioned to the Rapid City Rush. He was extended in early September of 2025 for another year on an AHL contract.
In his first full season of pro in 2024-25, Silye played in 55 games and put up 14 points in that stretch consisting of six goals and eight assists. He also dabbled in the physical game in the second half of his season after some fighting coaching with Alex Gallant. He and Parker Bell noticeably added this aspect to their game down the stretch. This brought Silye’s PIMs up to 38 on the season.  His second season was met with the same expectations, if not a bit of a jump in his production. 

How did David Silye perform in 2025-26?

Sliye ended up straying away from his physical game a bit this season. He’d still get involved in scrums and was on the right line for that sort of situation, but didn’t have as many fights that broke out from the group. He had a pretty similar season to his year before, with a slight drop in points and three more games played with 58. 
Silye was a staple fourth line centre with the wingers rotating around like Alex Gallant, Lucas Ciona and Parker Bell. Sometimes Carter King would be centring that bottom line and that would push Silye out of the lineup. Silye finished the year with three goals and seven assists on the year. He felt his performance improved near the end of the season and reflected on this during Wranglers exit interviews. Silye said:
“I’m really happy with the way I ended. Personally, I thought the beginning of the year it’s always a bunch of guys figuring it out but I thought after All-Star break, I was able to take a step in my game. That leaves me pretty excited for the off-season.”
He’s kept a close relationship with Sam Morton, who he played collegiate hockey with at Minnesota State Mankato, and they worked together in practice and prior to games to keep each other fresh in their position. Silye even alluded to their friendly competition for face-off percentages and believed he had the upper hand on Morton. Morton didn’t deny it either. With this not being a published stat, we’ll just have to take their word for it.

What’s the future outlook for David Silye?

David Silye is not at a point where he’s pushing for an NHL spot so his next deal is likely to be an AHL deal. Whether that is with Calgary or elsewhere, remains to be seen. He’s been a regular on the Wranglers for two seasons now and fits in that mid to late 20’s AHL veteran role that could be helpful down the depth chart. 
Silye is going to focus his summer on improving his game and tying the knot with his fiancé, so there will be plenty of time after that to figure out the hockey contract side of things in a few months.
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