Calgary, AB – The Calgary Wranglers suffered their first loss of the 2026-27 season, falling 5-4 to the Bakersfield Condors.
Ben Jones opened the scoring on the power play, recording his 100th career point as a Wrangler to give Calgary an early lead.
BEN JONES, EVERYONE 👏
Ben Jones notches his 100th point as a Wrangler off of a power play goal 🔥 https://t.co/Xjy9bGbpnZ
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 11, 2026
Trailing 2-1 after the opening frame, captain Rory Kerins netted his first goal of the season, with assists from Alex Nylander and Abram Wiebe, who recorded his first career AHL point. Just 30 seconds later, Sam Morton found the back of the net to give the Wranglers a 3-2 lead.
Swing from the slot and it’s IN 🏒🔥
Captain Rory Kerins tallies his first goal of the season! https://t.co/5PRBmmtRLr
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 11, 2026
Sam Morton adds to the Wranglers momentum, scoring just 28 seconds after Rory Kerins 🚨 https://t.co/oPi0MNhvTE
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 11, 2026
However, Bakersfield responded with three unanswered goals to take a 5-3 advantage in the third period.
Jones brought Calgary back within one, scoring his second goal of the night and the 100th AHL goal of his career, but the Wranglers were unable to complete the comeback.
Jones and Weibe connect to cut the deficit against the Condors!! https://t.co/Fo8Y2XamV8
— Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) October 11, 2026
Jones, Nylander and Wiebe each finished with two-point performances.
Kirill Zarubin made the start in goal, stopping 21 of 26 shots faced.
The Wranglers now head to San Jose to take on the Barracuda on Wednesday, October 14, with puck drop set for 11:30 a.m.
Fans can catch all the action live on AHLTV via FloHockey at https://flosports.link/46YqCIJ or listen to the radio broadcast at https://edge.mixlr.com/channel/fblzn.
