Series preview: Wranglers host the Condors for the battle of the AHL\u2019s best rookies<\/p>\n
The Calgary Wranglers kick off a four game homestand on Friday and are looking for a big push through the second half of the season. The Flames\u2019 AHL squad has faced some challenges over the past few weeks and are struggling to get things done in regulation. As conversations around the playoff picture start to loom, they need some improvement to guarantee they qualify. The Wranglers only have two wins in their last 10 games but have been picking up points outside of regulation. Their record is creeping below .500 with a 15-14-7-2 season record and a sixth place spot in the Pacific Division standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last game\u2019s lines<\/p>\n
Calgary<\/p>\n
Dryden Hunt (inactive) \u2013 Sam Morton \u2013 Matvei Gridin\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aydar Suniev \u2013 Rory Kerins \u2013 Martin Frk\u00a0<\/p>\n
Carter King \u2013 Clark Bishop \u2013 David Silye\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alex Gallant \u2013 Parker Bell<\/p>\n
Artem Grushnikov \u2013 Daniil Miromanov<\/p>\n
Nick Cicek \u2013 Jeremie Poirier<\/p>\n
Turner Ottenbreit \u2013 Simon Mack<\/p>\n
Etienne Morin<\/p>\n
Arsenii Sergeev (starter)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Connor Murphy<\/p>\n
Bakersfield\u00a0<\/p>\n
James Stefan (inactive) \u2013 Viljami Marjala \u2013 Seth Griffith<\/p>\n
Daniel D\u2019Amato \u2013 James Hamblin \u2013 Quinn Hutson<\/p>\n
Brady Stonehouse \u2013 Sam Poulin \u2013 Rem Pitlick<\/p>\n
Matthew Brown \u2013 Matt Copponi (inactive) \u2013 Ethan Keppen<\/p>\n
Damien Carfagna \u2013 Beau Akey\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley Stillman \u2013 Josh Brown<\/p>\n
Mason Millman \u2013 Tyson Feist<\/p>\n
Connor Ungar (starter)<\/p>\n
Matt Tomkins\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leaders<\/p>\n
Calgary<\/p>\n
Rory Kerins \u2013 35GP, 13G, 20A<\/p>\n
Martin Frk \u2013 38GP, 14G, 17A<\/p>\n
Dryden Hunt \u2013 26GP, 11G, 20A<\/p>\n
Bakersfield<\/p>\n
Quinn Hutson \u2013 30GP, 23G, 15A<\/p>\n
Seth Griffith \u2013 35GP, 11G, 25A<\/p>\n
Viljami Marjala \u2013 35GP, 10G, 22A<\/p>\n
Notes and expectations<\/p>\n
There was a little bit of roster action this week for the Wranglers. On Tuesday, it was announced that Martin Pospisil was ready to return from the injury that has kept him away from game action at any level this season so far. He joined the Wranglers on a conditioning loan and practiced with the team this week. He is expected to play in one or both games. Also assigned to the team on Tuesday was Xavier Bernard from the Rapid City Rush. Bernard is a left-shot defenceman with 12 points in 33 games with the Rush this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Dryden Hunt was called up to the Flames again<\/a>, leaving Carter Wilkie and Lucas Ciona as other remaining forward options currently on the roster. Connor Murphy is also still with Calgary after Owen Say took himself out about halfway through his game in Abbotsford last Saturday. Say\u2019s status is a lower body injury with no timeline attached to it yet.\u00a0For the roster that remains, good news came out this week for rookie, Matvei Gridin. On Thursday, he was announced as the Wranglers representative for the AHL All-Star game<\/a>. This year\u2019s event is hosted by the Rockford IceHogs in Rockford, IL and will be on Feb. 10 and 11. Gridin is third in scoring by active Wranglers with 10 goals and 18 assists in 32 games. Despite missing some time to start the season with the Flames and a minor injury last month, he still stands at second in rookie scoring in the league. He\u2019s 10 points behind Quinn Huston, who will be Bakersfield\u2019s All-Star selection and on the ice against Calgary this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n This home series for Calgary starts on Friday at 7:00 p.m. MT and wraps up on Sunday for a 1:00 p.m. matinee game. Tickets are still available to catch the AHL\u2019s battle between the Flames and Oilers affiliates and streaming options are available for a fee on FloHockey. FlamesNation contributors Ryan Pike and I will have updates on X (formerly Twitter). <\/p>\n
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