Wranglers Adjust Camp Roster as Season Nears

CALGARY -- A busy Friday of transactions reshaped the Calgary Wranglers’ camp list, with multiple assignments to ECHL affiliate Rapid City and several try-outs released one week before the AHL season opener.

Five players on AHL/ECHL contracts have been assigned to the Rapid City Rush: forwards Blake Bennett, Brett Davis, Briley Wood, and Ryan Chyzowski, along with defenceman Chase Pauls. Bennett is coming off a 52-point season with Rapid City.

Seven players who attended camp on tryouts have been released and will report to Rapid City: forwards Parker Bowman, Rasmus Ekstrom, and Chaz Smedsrud; defencemen Alexander Stensson, Arvils Bergmanis, and Billy Constantinou; and goaltender Noah Giesbrecht.

Goaltender Connor Murphy has also been assigned to Rapid City. In 2024–25 he recorded a .914 save percentage with the Rush (ECHL) and appeared in four AHL games for Calgary, posting an .881 save percentage.

With today’s moves, the Wranglers’ camp roster stands at 28 players: three goaltenders, nine defencemen, and 16 forwards. The club opens its AHL season October 10.