Photos by Eugene Erick for Inside the Rink
CALGARY, AB. – The Calgary Wranglers kicked off their 2026-27 season on Friday, with their home opener game against the Abbotsford Canucks.
Calgary jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening period, with rookies Jonathan Castagna and Tyson Gross each finding the back of the net. In the second period, Mike Benning extended the Wranglers’ lead to 3-0.
Ty Mueller responded for the Canucks before the end of the second period, cutting Calgary’s lead to two. Jimmy Schuldt added a Canuck’s goal at 8:18 of the third period to cut the lead to one, but that was not quite enough, as Johnathon Castagna sealed the victory with an empty-netter for his second goal of the night. Both Teams killed four penalties during the game, shutting down the oppositions powerplay 0 for 4.
Calgary took the 4-2 victory, with Arsenii Sergeev stopping 30 of 32 shots he faced for the win.
Check out this photo gallery from Inside The Rink’s, Eugene Erick, who was there to capture the action.
