In last week’s prospect update, we outlined the changes that the Calgary Wranglers have endured lately. We won’t belabour the point, but they’re without their head coach, their star goalie and their leading scorer – three pieces that aren’t easy to replace.

Since losing all three of those pieces, they’ve played six games over the past 10 days. They’ve somehow gone 4-2-0, with backup goalie Waltteri Ignatjew and ECHL call-up Connor Murphy rotating in net and the Wranglers operating in a bit of a different environment. They played four games this past week, winning three of them.

When you have Devin Cooley in net, you can afford to take chances to generate offence because you have the AHL’s best goaltender to bail you out if you make a mistake. When you don’t have Cooley, the margin for error is a bit thinner. The Wranglers have had two losses where things got away from them in a hurry and they lost by a combined score of 13-3.

But they’ve also experienced some nice offensive output from across their lineup in four wins where they’ve won a few track meets by a combined 20-14 score.

Right now the Wranglers have five players in the top 30 of the AHL in points: Dryden Hunt (second), Kerins (eighth), Clark Bishop (13th), Martin Frk (23rd) and William Strömgren (27th). Among the top 30 of AHL defencemen in points are Jeremie Poirier (12th), Ilya Solovyov (15th) and Jonathan Aspirot (20th). They’re without some key pieces, but they still have good players across the age spectrum.

This is the Wranglers riding out the storm. Cooley should be back before you know it.

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	34	3	16	19	9	12	5	33	22.27
2023-24 (AHL)	66	6	27	33	19	12	9	94	19.93

Aspirot had a goal and an assist this week.

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 due to 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	41	25	32	57	44	37	30	134	36.82
2023-24 (OHL)	67	31	34	65	54	39	34	168	25.70

Ho hum, another five point week for Battaglia.

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	32	4	2	6	5	6	5	26	7.47
2023-24 (WHL)	59	33	31	64	50	35	31	231	26.86

Bell had a goal and an assist this week.

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	20	1	7	8	1	8	1	12	10.92
2023-24 (NCAA)	30	0	2	2	2	2	2	36	1.82

Boltmann was held off the scoresheet this week.

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	40	3	11	14	8	9	7	35	13.95
2023-24 (OHL)	67	13	79	92	46	65	34	140	36.37

Brzustewicz scored twice this week.

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	37	3	10	13	11	9	8	43	14.00
2023-24 (AHL)	55	4	2	6	5	6	5	67	4.35

Ciona had no points this week.

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	40	24	27	51	35	26	19	162	29.69
2023-24 (USHL)	60	38	45	83	67	49	42	208	31.76

Gridin had a pair of assists last weekend.

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	33	1	3	4	3	4	3	23	4.83
2023-24 (AHL)	63	1	5	6	5	6	5	65	3.80

Grushnikov had an assist this week.

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	31	6	10	16	12	8	6	42	20.57
2023-24 (WHL)	33	10	21	31	22	16	11	86	23.26

Honzek was held off the scoresheet.

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	24	8	15	23	18	17	15	45	15.25
2023-24 (OJHL)	52	42	58	100	85	60	50	189	5.36

Honzek had a goal and three assists over the weekend.

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	34	3	8	11	8	9	6	37	8.01
2023-24 (J20)	27	3	8	11	7	11	7	54	15.10

Hurtig had two assists 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	42	8	18	26	16	21	13	108	15.33
2023-24 (WHL)	66	10	22	32	21	27	18	174	12.01

Jamieson was held off the scoresheet this week.

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 is out day-to-day as he deals with a minor injury.

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	27	11	10	21	17	14	12	86	31.00
2023-24 (AHL)	65	21	24	45	34	31	22	182	27.59

Klapka had two assists over four games.

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	9	1	2	3	2	3	2	16	7.65
2023-24 (ECHL)	47	9	10	19	11	14	10	84	9.28

Koumontzis had zero points this week.

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	41	2	11	13	7	11	6	55	12.64
2023-24 (AHL)	63	5	8	13	9	12	8	88	8.22

Kuznetsov had two helpers this week.

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	41	11	14	25	21	19	16	87	15.10
2023-24 (WHL)	66	11	14	25	18	20	14	101	9.38

Laing had three points in three games this week.

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	35	7	26	33	28	21	18	78	23.35
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 two assists this week.

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	20	2	2	4	3	4	3	18	7.20
2023-24 (BCHL)	24	9	12	21	17	9	6	–	5.51

Little had no points this week.

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	42	12	46	58	38	27	18	166	36.58
2023-24 (OHL)	65	15	46	61	38	35	24	153	24.86

Mews had three assists over two games this past weekend.

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	41	24	33	57	40	43	31	124	36.82
2023-24 (OHL)	66	26	55	81	56	58	39	210	32.51

Ho hum, another five point week for Misa.

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	40	10	29	39	23	25	18	136	22.71
2023-24 (QMJHL)	58	12	37	49	32	21	13	191	19.67

Morin had an assist 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	41	10	13	23	18	12	9	77	22.36
2023-24 (NCAA)	37	24	10	34	32	20	19	151	24.00

Morton scored two goals this week.

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	36	16	35	51	38	26	19	155	37.52
2023-24 (OHL)	66	33	63	96	66	54	39	224	38.53

Saginaw had a light schedule this week. In his lone game, Parekh had a hat trick and five points. Slacker.

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	41	3	19	22	13	13	8	80	21.38
2023-24 (AHL)	23	3	10	13	5	5	2	44	22.53

Poirier has found his confidence offensively lately. He had five 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	37	6	14	20	9	16	8	48	21.54
2023-24 (AHL)	51	5	10	15	10	14	10	88	11.72

Solovyov had three 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	40	11	20	31	24	20	16	74	30.89
2023-24 (AHL)	68	7	20	27	23	18	15	74	15.82

Strömgren had four points this week.

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	23	14	13	27	22	14	11	86	37.83
2023-24 (NCAA)	35	12	13	25	19	16	12	100	23.02

Suniev scored his 14th goal of the season this weekend as UMass split their weekend series with Merrimack.

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 is back with Yunison-Moskva as their third goaltender after a spell in the KHL… as a third goaltender. He hasn’t dressed as a backup since early November.

Waltteri Ignatjew – G, Calgary Wranglers, AHL

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

	GP	TOI	SV%
Season to date	15	806	.880
2023-24 (SWE-1)	45	2614	.918

Ignatjew won his two starts and played a third period in relief of Connor Murphy.

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	15	852	.922
2023-24 (NCAA)	16	934	.913

Sergeev backstopped Penn State to a pair of wins over Canisius. One of them was a 4-0 shutout.

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	10	559	.921
2023-24 (MHL)	25	1319	.917

Yegorov played once… and it was a shutout win.

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 didn’t get any game action this week.

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