Calgary, AB – The Calgary Wranglers opened the 2026-27 season with a 4-2 victory over their rivals, the Abbotsford Canucks.
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. Mike Benning extended the Wranglers’ lead early in the second period with his 27th career goal.
Jonathan Castagna notches his first pro goal off of his own rebound 💥 pic.twitter.com/nzPgYsQqB8
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 3, 2026
Gross? More like NASTYYY pic.twitter.com/4WoiNqHlWA
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 3, 2026
Benning from the blue 😤 pic.twitter.com/r7kArBsVHQ
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 3, 2026
Have a night, Castagna 🔥 pic.twitter.com/KGk2PHEmlp
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Abbotsford responded with a pair of goals to cut Calgary’s lead to one. However, the Wranglers held strong in the third period, killing off two penalties to finish the night perfect on the penalty kill. Castagna sealed the victory with his second goal of the night, scoring into the empty net.
Arsenii Sergeev earned the win in goal, stopping 30 of 32 shots faced.
The Wranglers are back in action tomorrow night at the Scotiabank Saddledome against Abbotsford, with puck drop set for 5:00 p.m. Wranglers fans can catch all the action live on AHLTV via FloHockey at https://flosports.link/calgarywranglers and on air at https://edge.mixlr.com/channel/fblzn.
