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Photos by Eugene Erick for Inside the Rink<\/p>\n
CALGARY, AB. \u2013 The Calgary Wranglers<\/a> kicked off their 2026-27 season on Friday, with their home opener game against the Abbotsford Canucks<\/a>.<\/p>\n 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\u2019 lead to 3-0.<\/p>\n Ty Mueller responded for the Canucks before the end of the second period, cutting Calgary\u2019s lead to two. Jimmy Schuldt added a Canuck\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n Calgary took the 4-2 victory, with Arsenii Sergeev stopping 30 of 32 shots he faced for the win.<\/p>\n Check out this photo gallery from Inside The Rink\u2019s, Eugene Erick, who was there to capture the action.<\/p>\n
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