Sam Honzek shook off the rust in his Wranglers return

As the Calgary Flames hit the ice for Saturday night’s game in Los Angeles, their American Hockey League affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers, were already in action a state over in Nevada as they faced the Henderson Silver Knights.

The Wranglers lost a tight game by a 3-2 score, but the game was fairly noteworthy for being the first AHL appearance in awhile for 2023 first-round pick Sam Honzek.

The first player drafted by Craig Conroy as general manager, Honzek has been equal parts promising and beset by injuries as a professional. He’s missed a few weeks (at least) due to injury in every season dating back to his draft year of 2022-23, but despite all that he’s managed to work his way towards a…