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05-03-2025
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Wranglers Miss Opportunity For Redemption, Lose 6-1 To Firebirds
The Calgary Wranglers (30-19-4-2) entered Tuesday night's contest against the Coachella Valley Firebirds tied for second place in the AHL Pacific Division. Each team had 66 points. However, after a 6-1 victory, the Firebirds are now the top team in the Pacific while the Wranglers are left looking for answers after another defeat, their 10th in the last 11 games. After winning only one game in February, Calgary had a chance to begin March with a clean slate and put their recent struggles behind them. But, it wasn't meant to be on Tuesday, as Coachella Valley jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first period before tacking on two more in the third to secure their 31st victory of the season, catapulting them to the top spot. Down by a handful of goals in the second period, Dryden Hunt scored his 14th of the year at 18:06, the lone tally for the Wranglers. He fired home a feed from Rory Kerins and Jonathan Aspirot, one of just 20 shots the home team had in the game. Devin Cooley started for the 11th time in the past 13 games since returning from an injury on Jan. 26. He is looking for his first win since Jan. 31, and finished with 24 saves on 30 shots (.800 SV%), his fourth straight start without posting at least a .900 SV%. His counterpart at the other end, Niklas Kokko, made 19 stops on 20 shots with an impressive .950 SV%. Here's all the action you missed from tonight's game. 🎥: — Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) March 5, 2025 In the victory, the Firebirds got goals from Tye Kartye (two), Jacob Melanson, David Goyette, Ryan Winterton, and Jani Nyman. Six Coachella Valley players had multi-point games with Nikolas Brouillard leading the pack with three assists. There's no time to dwell on Tuesday night's game. The two teams will reengage on Wednesday at the Saddledome, with the puck dropping at 7:00 p.m. MT.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
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Wranglers Snap Losing Streak, Defeat Canucks 3-2
The Calgary Wranglers (30-17-4) avoided a winless February with a 3-2 victory over the Abbotsford Canucks on Friday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The victory was the their first since defeating the Canucks on Jan. 31. Things looked bleak for the Wrangles to start the game, as not only did the Canucks open the scoring at 5:45, but they outshot the home team 13-5 in the first period. Calgary went long stretches without getting a puck on goal, firing it wide and high, ultimately leading to a break the other way. However, they turned things around in the second period. At the tail end of a 5-on-3 power play, Rory Kerins scored his 23rd of the season thanks to helpers from William Strömgren and Martin Frk. Rory Kerins 👏 Rory Kerins 👏 — Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) March 1, 2025 Kerins and Frk, the Wranglers' leading scorer with 46 points, had been pointless in the past two games. Their three-game point streaks were snapped on the weekend. Meanwhile, the Canucks took another penalty at 16:44 when Sammy Blais went off for tripping. Despite not scoring on the man advantage, the Wranglers had Abbotsford scrambling in their zone and took advantage of a player without a stick. Six seconds after returning to 5-on-5, Parker Bell fired one home to give Calgary their first lead of the game at 18:50. Defensemen Jeremie Poirier and Hunter Brzustewicz had assists. Wranglers head coach Joe Cirella speaks to the teams effort after snapping their losing streak. — Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) March 1, 2025 After 40 minutes, the Canucks had doubled up the Wranglers in shots, 24-12, but the home team went into the dressing room with one goal lead. A little over five minutes into the third, Brett Davis scored his first AHL goal when he beat two Canucks players to the slot to bury a feed from Yan Kuznetsov and Lucas Ciona at 5:37. Brett Davis notches his first AHL career goal! — Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) March 1, 2025 At 7:35, the Canucks made things interesting when Danila Klimovich scored to make it 3-2 with 13 minutes to go. The Canucks pulled Nikita Tolopilo on an icing call with three minutes to play. Morton scored into the empty net at 2:05, but the goal was immediately waved off for a hand pass, despite Frk arguing it went off his shin and not his glove. With 53.5 seconds left, Waltteri Ignatjew robbed Max Sasson in the slot, snuffing out any chance Abbotsford had to tie the contest. Starting against the Canucks for the first time in his career, Ignatjew finished the night with 36 saves on 38 shots. He is now 10-4-3, improving his GAA to 3.51 and SV% to .890. Meanwhile, Tolopilo ended the game with 19 saves on 22 shots and is 12-13-2 in 27 games. Highlights | 02.28.25 The Wranglers took a 3-2 victory over the Abbotsford Canucks in game one of the weekend series. These two Western rivals play again on Saturday evening at the Saddledome. The two points catapulted the Wranglers into a tie for first place in the Pacific Division.
