WA-VAN-HughesPettersonInjuries Although the Calgary Wranglers' head coach Trent Cull is currently serving as an NHL assistant with the Calgary Flames, his team under Joe Cirella defeated the Abbotsford Canucks 4-3 on Monday to finish 2024 as the top team in the AHL Pacific Division [https://theahl.com/stats/standings]. Thanks to the victory and the Wranglers' early-season dominance, with the most points in the league, their head coach, Cull or Cirella, will be the bench boss for the Pacific Division All-Stars at the upcoming AHL All-Star Classic [https://theahl.com/news/2025-ahl-all-star-classic-tickets-on-sale-now] in February. This year will mark the third consecutive season that a Wranglers head coach will lead the Pacific Division, which has won the last two All-Star Classics. In 2023, Neil Graham was behind the bench, while Cull was there last year in San Jose. On top of being the best team in the AHL with a 21-9-1 record and 43 points, Wranglers' forward Rory Kerins ranks third in the league's scoring race [https://theahl.com/stats/player-stats] with 32 points in 31 games. Meanwhile, netminder Devin Cooley leads the AHL [https://theahl.com/stats/goalie-stats/all-teams/86?playertype=goalie&qualified=qualified&rookie=no&sort=wins&statstype=standard&page=1&league=4] in wins (16) and save percentage (.939) and ranks second in GAA (1.90). Both should be selected for the All-Star Classic when official rosters are announced in a couple of weeks. Moreover, the Calgary Flames will be represented at the event, as the AHL announced Tuesday morning [https://thehockeynews.com/ahl/latest-news/grant-fuhr-and-lorne-henning-named-honorary-captains-for-2025-ahl-all-star-classic] that Lorne Henning and Grant Fuhr will serve as honorary captains. Fuhr, a native of St. Albert, AB, played the final 23 games of his Hall of Fame career with the Flames in 1999-2000. The 2025 AHL All-Star Classic and Skills Competition will be held on Feb. 2-3, 2025, at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, CA. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjExNDI4NzY0NzEyNzA3MjMx/thncgybanner-bookmark.png]
