Earlier this month, the American Hockey League announced that goaltender Devin Cooley and forward Rory Kerins would represent the Calgary Wranglers at the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic in Palm Desert, California in early February.

Cooley and Kerins join the Wranglers head coach at that event, whoever that is at the time. You see, head coach Trent Cull joined the Calgary Flames’ NHL coaching staff on an interim basis to fill in for Brad Larsen while he’s away tending to a family matter. So the league-leading Wranglers are being led by interim head coach Joe Cirella, the team’s assistant coach, during Cull’s absence.

Since the announcement of Cooley and Kerins being named to the All-Star Classic, Kerins was called up to the Flames to fill in for the injury Connor Zary and Cooley left a start for the Wranglers after two periods with an apparent injury. He hasn’t dressed for their two subsequent games.

In an ideal world, the Wranglers would have Cooley, Kerins and Cull available. But the club is dealing with some adversity right now, as all three key figures are absent due to very unique circumstances.

After Tuesday’s win over Tucson… they remain atop the AHL’s standings.

Onto this week’s updates!

Jonathan Aspirot – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

25; signed as a free agent; 6’0″, 200 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	30	2	15	17	8	10	4	29	22.58
2023-24 (AHL)	66	6	27	33	19	12	9	94	19.93

Aspirot had two assists over three games, both in Tuesday’s game against Tucson.

Andrew Basha – LW/C, Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL

19; Calgary’s second round pick (41st overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’11”, 174 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 5th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	23	9	20	29	24	12	9	73	31.22
2023-24 (WHL)	63	30	55	85	69	52	41	189	33.41

Basha is out long-term with an injury.

Jacob Battaglia – LW, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL

18; Calgary’s second round pick (62nd overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 11th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	39	23	29	52	41	34	28	126	35.31
2023-24 (OHL)	67	31	34	65	54	39	34	168	25.70

Battaglia had five points over three games. He’s maintained a pretty steady scoring pace all season.

Parker Bell – LW/C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

21; 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	29	3	1	4	4	4	4	23	5.50
2023-24 (WHL)	59	33	31	64	50	35	31	231	26.86

Bell had no points over three games for the Wranglers, playing on their fourth line.

Jake Boltmann – D, Northeastern University Huskies, NCAA/Hockey East

23; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 188 pounds; shoots right

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	18	1	7	8	1	8	1	11	12.14
2023-24 (NCAA)	30	0	2	2	2	2	2	36	1.82

Boltmann scored his first goal of the season this weekend…. and his first goal since Oct. 8, 2022. Yeah, he’s grad student now, but he’s having a good season on a pretty good team.

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 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	36	1	11	12	6	8	6	29	13.28
2023-24 (OHL)	67	13	79	92	46	65	34	140	36.37

Brzustewicz had no points over three games. He’s playing on a steady pairing with Yan Kuznetsov.

Lucas Ciona – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

21; 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	33	3	10	13	11	9	8	40	15.70
2023-24 (AHL)	55	4	2	6	5	6	5	67	4.35

Ciona had an assist over three games. He’s playing on the Wranglers’ third line.

Matvei Gridin – RW, Shawinigan Cataractes, QMJHL

18; Calgary’s first round pick (28th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 182 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 6th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	37	24	25	49	33	25	18	149	30.84
2023-24 (USHL)	60	38	45	83	67	49	42	208	31.76

Gridin had four points (including three goals) over two weekend games. He’s the top-scoring rookie in the QMJHL this season by 11 points.

Artem Grushnikov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

21; Dallas’ second round pick (48th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Dallas; 6’1″, 203 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 17th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	29	1	2	3	2	3	2	23	4.12
2023-24 (AHL)	63	1	5	6	5	6	5	65	3.80

Grushnikov played twice, but missed the Tucson game for unspecified reasons – we haven’t heard whether it was a scratch or due to injury.

Sam Honzek – LW/C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

20; Calgary’s first round pick (16th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 186 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 4th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	27	6	10	16	12	8	6	34	23.62
2023-24 (WHL)	33	10	21	31	22	16	11	86	23.26

Honzek had two points over three games. He’s settled in very nicely with the Wranglers this season.

Trevor Hoskin – RW, Niagara University Purple Eagles, NCAA/AHA

20; 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	22	7	12	19	16	14	13	40	13.74
2023-24 (OJHL)	52	42	58	100	85	60	50	189	5.36

Hoskin had three points over a pair of weekend games against Alaska-Anchorage.

Axel Hurtig – D, Calgary Hitmen, WHL

19; 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	31	3	6	9	7	7	5	34	7.19
2023-24 (J20)	27	3	8	11	7	11	7	54	15.10

Hurtig had two points over three games this week.

Eric Jamieson – D, Everett Silvertips, WHL

19; Calgary’s seventh round pick (208th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 200 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	40	8	18	26	16	21	13	103	16.10
2023-24 (WHL)	66	10	22	32	21	27	18	174	12.01

Jamieson had three points over three games.

Joni Jurmo – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL / Rapid City Rush, ECHL

22; Vancouver’s third round pick (82nd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; Acquired in a trade with Vancouver; 6’3″, 190 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
AHL season to date	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.00
ECHL season to date	9	2	5	7	6	4	4	12	17.86
2023-24 (Liiga)	46	1	4	5	3	4	3	63	4.03

Jurmo was a scratch for the Wranglers this week.

Rory Kerins – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; 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	34	21	13	34	29	24	22	86	39.85
2023-24 (AHL)	54	16	16	32	27	22	18	115	23.62

Kerins is in the NHL.

Adam Klapka – RW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

24; Free agent signing; 6’8″, 235 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 15th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	23	11	8	19	16	13	11	71	32.92
2023-24 (AHL)	65	21	24	45	34	31	22	182	27.59

Klapka had a goal over three games this week for the Wranglers.

Demetrios Koumontzis – LW/D, Idaho Steelheads, ECHL

24; Calgary’s fourth round pick (108th overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 183 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	6	1	2	3	2	3	2	12	11.48
2023-24 (ECHL)	47	9	10	19	11	14	10	84	9.28

Koumontzis had two assists over three games.

Yan Kuznetsov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Calgary’s second round pick (50th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 209 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 20th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	37	2	9	11	6	10	6	51	11.85
2023-24 (AHL)	63	5	8	13	9	12	8	88	8.22

Kuznetsov had zero points over three games.

Hunter Laing – C/RW, Prince George Cougars/Saskatoon Blades, WHL

18; 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	38	10	12	22	18	18	15	78	14.34
2023-24 (WHL)	66	11	14	25	18	20	14	101	9.38

Laing had zero points in his first two games with Saskatoon.

Jaden Lipinski – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL / Vancouver Giants, WHL

19; Calgary’s fourth round pick (112th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’4″, 204 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 16th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
WHL season to date	32	7	24	31	26	19	16	75	23.99
AHL season to date	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2023-24 (WHL)	67	24	42	66	47	33	23	181	24.39

Lipinski had five points over three games.

Cade Littler – C/LW, University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, NCAA/NCHC

20; 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	18	2	2	4	3	4	3	14	8.00
2023-24 (BCHL)	24	9	12	21	17	9	6	–	5.51

Littler was scratched once and played once for North Dakota. (They’ve gotten fully healthy, so freshmen on the fourth line rotate in and out of the lineup.)

Henry Mews – D, Ottawa 67’s/Sudbury Wolves, OHL

18; Calgary’s third round pick (74th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 181 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 9th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	40	12	43	55	36	25	17	164	36.42
2023-24 (OHL)	65	15	46	61	38	35	24	153	24.86

Ho hum, another six point week for Mews. He continues to lead all OHL blueliners in points.

Luke Misa – LW/C, Brampton Steelheads, OHL

19; Calgary’s fifth round pick (150th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 5’10”, 170 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 13th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	39	21	31	52	36	39	28	120	35.31
2023-24 (OHL)	66	26	55	81	56	58	39	210	32.51

Misa had zero points this week.

Etienne Morin – D, Moncton Wildcats, QMJHL

19; Calgary’s second round pick (48th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 180 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 10th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	37	10	28	38	18	20	14	126	23.92
2023-24 (QMJHL)	58	12	37	49	32	21	13	191	19.67

Morin had zero points this week.

Sam Morton – C, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

25; Free agent signing; 6’0″, 185 pounds; shoots left

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	37	8	13	21	16	10	7	69	22.62
2023-24 (NCAA)	37	24	10	34	32	20	19	151	24.00

Morton had three points this week, all in the game against Tucson.

Zayne Parekh – D, Saginaw Spirit, OHL

18; Calgary’s first round pick (9th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’0″, 179 pounds; shoots right; FN’s 1st-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	35	13	33	46	34	24	17	152	34.81
2023-24 (OHL)	66	33	63	96	66	54	39	224	38.53

Parekh had three points over three games.

Jeremie Poirier – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

22; Calgary’s third round pick (72nd overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’1″, 196 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 7th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	37	2	15	17	9	11	7	74	18.31
2023-24 (AHL)	23	3	10	13	5	5	2	44	22.53

Poirier had zero points this week.

Ilya Solovyov – D, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

24; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 208 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 14th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	33	4	13	17	7	15	7	45	20.53
2023-24 (AHL)	51	5	10	15	10	14	10	88	11.72

Solovyov had zero points this week.

William Strömgren – LW, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

21; Calgary’s second round pick (45th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 175 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 8th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	36	10	17	27	21	18	15	70	29.89
2023-24 (AHL)	68	7	20	27	23	18	15	74	15.82

Strömgren had two points this week, both in the game against Tucson.

Aydar Suniev – LW/C, University of Massachusetts Minutemen, NCAA/Hockey East

20; Calgary’s third round pick (80th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’2″, 198 pounds; shoots left; FN’s 12th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	G	A	P	P1	5v5 P	5v5 P1	SH	NHLe
Season to date	21	13	13	26	21	13	10	83	39.90
2023-24 (NCAA)	35	12	13	25	19	16	12	100	23.02

Suniev had a two point weekend, surpassing last season’s goal and point output in 14 fewer games.

Daniil Chechelev – G, Yunison-Moskva, VHL

23; Calgary’s fourth round pick (96th overall) in the 2020 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 187 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	3	125	.825
2023-24 (VHL)	5	271	.908

Chechelev remains with the KHL’s HC Vityaz as their third goaltender.

Waltteri Ignatjew – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

24; Signed as a free agent; 6’3″, 200 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	12	662	.876
2023-24 (SWE-1)	45	2614	.918

Ignatjew played a period in relief of Devin Cooley (in a loss), played a full game (in a loss) and then backed up Connor Murphy against Tucson (in a win).

Arsenii Sergeev – G, Penn State University Nittany Lions, NCAA/Big 10

21; Calgary’s seventh round pick (205th overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 192 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	13	732	.918
2023-24 (NCAA)	16	934	.913

Sergeev played twice, losing once and going to a shootout once.

Yegor Yegorov – G, HC Tambov, VHL / MHC Tambov, NMHL / MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva, MHL

19; Calgary’s sixth round pick (176th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 183 pounds

	GP	TOI	SV%
VHL season to date	4	160	.870
NMHL season to date	8	449	.891
MHL season to date	9	399	.912
2023-24 (MHL)	25	1319	.917

Yegorov started twice, winning once and losing once.

Kirill Zarubin – G, AKM Tula, MHL

19; Calgary’s third round pick (84th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft; 6’3″, 178 pounds; FN’s 19th-ranked prospect 2024

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	13	725	.934
2023-24 (MHL)	45	2473	.927

Zarubin started once, making 43 saves in a 2-1 loss.

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