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The Wranglers are easing six players into pro hockey this season
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Ryan Pike
Nov 13, 2025, 12:00 ESTUpdated: Nov 13, 2025, 01:44 EST
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Every year, the Calgary Flames introduce a bunch of fresh-faced youngsters to the world of pro hockey.
It’s not always easy. And, as they say, progress is almost never linear. 14 games into the AHL season for the Calgary Wranglers, we might as well check in on the six individuals that are getting their first full-time pro reps this season.
Two of them are quite easy:
  • Matvei Gridin started the season in the NHL with the Flames on the heels of a fantastic training camp. He scored a goal for the Flames and went to the AHL when Jonathan Huberdeau was medically cleared. Since joining the Wranglers, he’s played in every game and generally been pretty good. His offensive details are very strong, his play away from the puck is a bit uneven but generally perfectly fine.
  • Aydar Suniev has played in all 14 games for the Wranglers, and he’s bounced between basically every forward line at this point. When he’s been in the bottom six, he’s looked a bit lost – his checking details aren’t there yet. When he’s been in the top six, most recently, he’s been quite good.
Owen Say has dressed for every Wranglers game, starting five times and working as Ivan Prosvetov’s backup nine times. Say’s performances have been consistently good, aside from a recent game where he gave up five goals, but since Prosvetov is an experienced netminder it makes sense to lean on him a little more than Say.
Carter King has been scratched twice. He’s played primarily in the bottom six, bouncing between the wing and centre, and he’s also killed penalties. He’s been pretty solid, all things considered, but he’s one of the players that could probably do better with a more consistent role.
Andrew Basha has been scratched three times. We’re not entirely sure if it’s performance-based or a bit of load management considering Basha is coming off a pretty significant injury and barely played last season. Similar to Suniev, he’s bounced around the lines a bit, primarily playing with Clark Bishop as his centre.
Etienne Morin has played four games for the Wranglers and two for Rapid City. He’s probably the biggest victim of the Wranglers’ glut of defenders. They carried nine D to start the season, and none of the right side options – Hunter Brzustewicz, Jeremie Poirier and Daniil Miromanov – really seemed like obvious fits for a 20-year-old playing his first games. The Flames had Yan Kuznetsov to provide stability for Brzustewicz as he learned, so that may be the template they’re seeking for Morin.
We’ll see how things play out.
Onto the stats!

Andrew Basha – LW/RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

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
Season to date
11
1
2
3
3
3
3
9
10.87
2024-25 (WHL)
23
9
20
29
24
12
9
73
31.22
Basha played in three of four Wranglers games this week. He had no points.

Jacob Battaglia – LW/RW, Kingston Frontenacs, 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
17
8
5
13
10
8
7
51
20.25
2024-25 (OHL)
68
40
50
90
67
57
45
239
35.06
Battaglia had a goal over four games. Kingston’s on a bit of a slump and Battaglia’s numbers have taken a dip.

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
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0.00
2024-25 (AHL)
61
7
5
12
9
12
9
67
7.84
Bell played in three of four Wranglers games this week. He didn’t register any 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
14
4
6
10
7
4
3
17
28.47
2024-25 (AHL)
70
5
27
32
19
20
13
75
18.22
Brzustewicz had two assists over four games this week. He played with three different partners – twice with Nick Cicek, once with Artem Grushnikov and once with Turner Ottenbreit.

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
14
1
3
4
2
3
1
17
11.39
2024-25 (DEL)
50
3
14
17
10
16
9
75
9.81
Cicek played in all four games but didn’t register any points. In addition to two games with Hunter Brzustewicz, he played once with Etienne Morin and once with Jeremie Poirier.

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
10
1
1
2
2
1
1
9
7.97
2024-25 (AHL)
68
8
14
22
18
17
14
91
12.89
Ciona had a goal over three Wranglers games this week. He was scratched once.

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
12
4
7
11
8
8
7
33
36.53
2024-25 (QMJHL)
56
36
43
79
58
40
32
236
32.85
Gridin registered zero points in four Wranglers games, but he was still making plays.

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
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0.00
2024-25 (AHL)
61
1
4
5
3
4
3
43
3.27
Grushnikov played in all four games this week. He is still waiting for his first point of the season.

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
8
2
6
8
6
4
4
17
32.23
2024-25 (NCAA)
36
12
27
39
29
28
23
80
17.23
Hoskin has maintained a point-per-game pace early in his sophomore season, with two assists in two games this week.

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
15
2
1
3
2
3
2
24
4.95
2024-25 (WHL)
55
5
11
16
12
14
10
66
7.20
Hurtig had zero points over three games.

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
10
4
3
7
4
6
4
21
25.20
2024-25 (WHL)
66
14
22
36
26
27
19
175
13.51
Jamieson had a goal over two games this week.

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
13
5
9
14
11
9
7
35
42.92
2024-25 (AHL)
63
33
28
61
52
40
35
135
38.59
Kerins had three assists over three Wranglers games. He did not dress for Wednesday’s game, but we’re likely to hear more about that soon.

Carter King – C, 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
12
1
1
2
1
2
1
9
6.64
2024-25 (NCAA)
44
21
22
43
31
16
14
116
35.18
King had an assist over three Wranglers games this week. He was scratched once.

Yan Kuznetsov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

23; Calgary’s second round pick (50th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 209 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 19th-ranked prospect 2025
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
10
2
0
2
2
2
2
8
7.97
2024-25 (AHL)
72
6
15
21
12
16
10
95
11.62
Kuznetsov is in the NHL.

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
18
10
9
19
16
11
10
46
26.14
2024-25 (WHL)
64
25
23
48
40
35
29
153
18.57
Laing had three goals and one assist over four games this week.

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
4
2
0
2
2
2
2
16
11.48
2024-25 (OHL)
13
7
6
13
10
10
7
36
26.49
Lane had an assist in two games this week.

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
15
1
3
4
3
4
3
21
4.37
2024-25 (J20)
39
1
5
6
3
5
3
33
2.52
Sweden’s leagues are on their international break.

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
10
2
4
6
4
6
4
17
19.34
2024-25 (WHL)
59
17
41
58
45
30
27
134
24.34
Lipinski had zero points over two games.

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
8
1
2
3
2
3
2
8
13.50
2024-25 (NCAA)
33
7
2
9
8
9
8
30
9.82
Littler had zero points over two games.

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
22
9
14
23
13
18
10
31
12.26
2024-25 (MHL)
42
10
14
24
20
21
17
68
6.70
Matveiko had three assists in three games 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
12
1
1
2
1
2
1
21
4.55
2024-25 (OHL)
67
34
51
85
58
63
43
211
33.60
Misa had zero points in two games this week.

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
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.00
ECHL season to date
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.00
2024-25 (QMJHL)
62
14
44
58
29
40
24
222
21.79
Morin played twice for Rapid City, then got called back up to the Wranglers and played twice for them. He had zero points.

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
10
1
2
3
2
2
2
23
6.89
2024-25 (USHL)
25
2
1
3
3
3
3
31
2.76
Phillips returned from his earlier injury and played twice for Green Bay.
He was also named to the United States’ team for the upcoming World Junior A Challenge.

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
12
1
3
4
2
2
1
18
13.28
2024-25 (AHL)
71
5
37
42
23
26
15
132
23.57
Poirier had two assists over three Wranglers games, getting scratched once.

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
10
1
5
6
4
3
2
30
21.60
2024-25 (NCAA)
35
13
9
22
16
17
13
118
22.63
Potter had one assist over two games.

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; FN’s 2nd-ranked prospect 2025
GP
G
A
P
P1
5v5
P
5v5
P1
SH
NHLe
Season to date
10
2
8
10
7
5
4
22
36.00
2024-25 (WHL)
62
26
66
92
70
48
46
213
36.75
Reschny had a goal and four assists over two games.
He was named the NCHC conference’s Forward of the 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
7
1
8
9
6
7
5
23
21.09
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
Sweden’s leagues are on their international break.

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
14
0
9
9
5
6
3
16
25.62
2024-25 (AHL)
70
14
35
49
35
26
20
107
27.90
Stromgren had an assist over four games.

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
14
4
1
5
5
1
1
18
14.23
2024-25 (NCAA)
35
20
18
38
31
21
17
119
34.99
After a slow offensive start, Suniev is finding his stride. He had two goals and an assist over four games.

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
11
5
7
12
11
6
5
17
25.05
2024-25 (USHL)
44
24
27
51
42
38
30
127
26.61
Wyttenbach had two assists over two games.

Owen Say – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

24; free agent signing; 6’2″, 185 pounds
GP
TOI
SV%
Season to date
6
326
.887
2024-25 (NCAA)
27
1531
.920
Say was rock-solid in relief of Ivan Prosvetov in one game, then allowed five goals in his lone start of the week.

Arsenii Sergeev – G, Rapid City Rush, ECHL

21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 192 pounds
GP
TOI
SV%
Season to date
4
237
.901
2024-25 (NCAA)
33
1982
.919
Sergeev played once and picked up a loss.

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
11
673
.931
2024-25 (MHL)
20
1032
.904
Yegorov played once and won.

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
17
988
.925
2024-25 (MHL)
21
1157
.935
Zarubin played twice, splitting his two starts with a win and a loss.

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