The Calgary Wranglers now know what their 2026-27 regular season will look like, and the biggest headline is simple: it’s a familiar road map, just with a few notable shifts.
On Thursday, the American Hockey League unveiled its schedule for the 2026-27 season, and that included the fifth-year slate for Calgary’s AHL affiliate. The Wranglers, like every other club in the league, will play 72 games - 36 at the Scotiabank Saddledome and 36 away from home.
As usual, the calendar leans heavily on division play. Calgary will see the same opponents it faced in 2025-26, but the mix has changed a bit.
The Abbotsford Canucks remain the most frequent visitor on the schedule, with 12 meetings. The Wranglers will also play eight games each against the Bakersfield Condors, Coachella Valley Firebirds, Henderson Silver Knights, Ontario Reign and San Diego Gulls.
There are some clear changes from last season in that group. Henderson, Ontario and San Diego are all up from four games apiece in 2025-26, while Colorado, San Jose and Tucson have each dropped from eight meetings to four.
The non-divisional portion stays limited, with four games against the Laval Rocket and four against the Manitoba Moose.
The season opens at home on Oct. 2, when Abbotsford comes to town. That same opponent will also be in the Saddledome on Dec. 20 for Winter Wranglerfest, Calgary’s annual winter theme game. The final regular-season home date is set for Apr. 4 against San Jose.
One thing the Wranglers won’t have to brace for this time: the monster road swing. Their longest trip is a six-game stretch running from Oct. 14 in San Jose to Oct. 25 in Abbotsford.
They also have two five-game road trips, but nothing close to last year’s 10-game grind. At home, their longest stay is a six-game homestand from Dec.
12-30.
There’s also a bigger-picture angle hanging over the schedule. Calgary missed the playoffs in 2025-26 for the first time since arriving in the city, ending a four-season run of Calder Cup postseason appearances that stretched back to the club’s final year in Stockton.
The roster is expected to look different, too, with a new captain needed after Clark Bishop’s departure in free agency. Whether those changes add up to a better season will be one of the main stories once the puck drops.
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