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Oct 9, 2026 Rinkside DispatchWranglers

Connor Zary's First Night Back on the Farm Ended With a Goal

Four days after the Flames waived him, Connor Zary played his first AHL game since 2023-24, scored off a Dryden Hunt pass and was named first star.

Taylor Brooks

The Wranglers' five starters, Livingstone, Suniev, Hunt, Brzustewicz and Jones, standing on the blue line in a spotlight on the darkened Saddledome ice before the game.

Oct 3, 2026 Rinkside DispatchWranglers

The Farm Team Is 2-0. The Flames Are 0-2.

On the night the Flames fell to 0-2 in Vancouver, their farm team finished a weekend sweep at the Saddledome, and a rookie defenceman did a bit of everything.

Taylor Brooks

Printed-comic illustration of a deserted players' bench in a dark arena. Six black hockey pucks are stacked in a pyramid on the bench top, each rimmed in a hot ember-red line, with sparks drifting through the air around them. The empty ice, boards, stands and rafter spotlights behind are drawn in heavy ink and fade into near-black.

Aug 28, 2026 Rinkside DispatchWranglers

Who Answers the Bell? The Wranglers Lost 395 Penalty Minutes, and Alex Gallant Is 33.

Five of the seven most penalized Wranglers are gone, and so are eight of the nine defencemen who played regular minutes. Calgary answered on July 1 by signing three defencemen in an afternoon. Here is who is actually left to do the hard part in 2026-27.

Taylor Brooks

Illustration of a battered hockey duffel bag on an airport terminal floor, covered in travel stickers for Calgary, Washington D.C., Saint Petersburg and Shanghai, embers scattered across the floor.

Aug 4, 2026 Rinkside DispatchWranglers

Calgary's Best Coach and Three Wranglers Just Joined a Chinese Team That Plays in Russia

Putin and Xi, a global pandemic, a war in Ukraine, an NHL suspension, and a Chinese team that plays in Russia. Somehow four men from Calgary ended up in Saint Petersburg. We got nothing back.

Taylor Brooks

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