{"id":138562,"date":"2026-01-18T05:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T05:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/138562\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T05:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T05:43:18","slug":"sunday-rematch-against-bakersfield-calgary-wranglers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/138562\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Rematch Against Bakersfield &#8211; Calgary Wranglers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By: Annie Nadin<\/p>\n<p>Back in action and ready for a rematch, the Wranglers square off once again against the Bakersfield Condors, AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers.<\/p>\n<p>The Matchup<\/p>\n<p>Calgary looks to bounce back after a 5-1 loss to Bakersfield on Friday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome.<\/p>\n<p>The Condors struck early and controlled the pace, building a multi-goal lead before Aydar Suniev briefly pulled the Wranglers within one with a powerplay marker.<\/p>\n<p>Bakersfield responded in the middle frame, highlighted by a momentum-shifting shorthanded goal, and locked things down defensively in the third period to seal the victory.<\/p>\n<p>The loss leaves Calgary eighth in the Pacific Division with 39 points, but the Wranglers enter this matchup with a noticeably different look.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the Calgary Flames recalled Matvei Gridin and assigned William Str\u00f6mgren to the Wranglers.<\/p>\n<p>Generating the most buzz, however, is the arrival of Flames top prospect Zayne Parekh, who will suit up for Calgary on a conditioning loan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to tomorrow,\u201d Parekh shared ahead of the matchup. \u201cGotta work on my game and continue to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cGotta work on my game and continue to get better\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Zayne Parekh has been assigned to the Wranglers on a conditioning loan. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4OeTrs0zbn\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4OeTrs0zbn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AHLWranglers\/status\/2012610274029916436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18273\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FTV_2670-300x200.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FTV_2670-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18272\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FTV_2647-300x200.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FTV_2647-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18271\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FTV_2600-300x200.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FTV_2600-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Parekh will wear No. 39 in his Wranglers debut, though his exact spot in the lineup remains undecided.<\/p>\n<p>During Saturday\u2019s practice, Parekh skated alongside defenceman Nick Cicek.<\/p>\n<p>With new and returning faces in the lineup, the Wranglers carry a fresh sense of momentum into the rematch.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a new game, and a different-looking team.<\/p>\n<p>The Other Side<\/p>\n<p>Momentum favours Bakersfield, whose win on Friday moved the Condors into third place in the Pacific Division with a 20-10-6 record on the season.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton product James Hamblin led the charge, scoring twice and extending his streak to six points over his last six games.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t Miss the Action<\/p>\n<p>Puck drop is at 1 p.m. MT.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Sunday Funday! Enjoy reduced ticket prices, discounted food and drink, and fun activations along the concourse, perfect for the family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calgarywranglers.com\/sunday-funday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/calgarywranglers.com\/sunday-funday\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4ea5Xn6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GET TICKETS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By: Annie Nadin Back in action and ready for a rematch, the Wranglers square off once again against&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":{"0":"post-138562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bakersfield","8":"tag-bakersfield","9":"tag-bakersfield-headlines","10":"tag-bakersfield-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}