The Calgary Wranglers have added John Dean to their coaching staff as an assistant coach after eight seasons as head coach of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, where he became the longest-serving coach in franchise history and compiled a 247-178-49 record over 472 games.
Dean also earned international success with Team Canada at the U17 and U18 levels, where he coached current Wranglers defenceman Etienne Morin. At the OHL level with Sault Ste. Marie, he coached current Wranglers forward Rory Kerins and Flames forward Morgan Frost.
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The @AHLWranglers have signed defenceman Kyle Walker to an AHL/ECHL contract for the 2026-27 season.
Walker played three games with the Wranglers last season on an ATO.
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The Wranglers have re-signed forward Alex Gallant and signed defenceman Kent Anderson to AHL contracts.
Gallant returns for his 12th AHL season and eighth with the Calgary Flames affiliate. Gallant has played 427 AHL games, posting 1,331 penalty minutes throughout his AHL career. Gallant was 5th in the AHL this season in penalty minutes, with 179.
Anderson joined the Calgary Wranglers on an amateur try-out at the end of last season, playing in the last two games in Colorado. The right-shot defenceman wrapped up his university career captaining Denver University to an NCAA National Championship.
Wranglers assistant coach Joe Cirella will not return for the upcoming season, and the search for a replacement coach is underway.
We wish Joe all the best and thank him for all his contributions.
The Calgary Wranglers have added Calgary native and @DU_Hockey defenceman Kent Anderson to the roster on an ATO.
The right-shot defenceman spent four seasons at Denver University, captaining the team to an NCAA Championship this season.
The Calgary Wranglers announce the following transactions:
Goaltender Connor Murphy has been recalled from the
@RapidCityRush.
Defencemen Chase Pauls has been assigned to the
@RapidCityRush.
The Wranglers have signed @mrucougars defenseman Clay Hanus to an AHL/ECHL contract for the remainder of the 25-26 season - Hanus has been assigned to @rapidcityrush
AHL/ECHL contracted player Blake Bennett, who has spent this season with ECHL Affiliate Rapid City Rush, has been traded to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in exchange for future considerations.