Ryan Huska
Head Coach

Ryan Huska

Appointed
June 12, 2024
Franchise's
24th Head Coach
Hometown
Cranbrook, B.C.
Drafted
1993 • 76th Overall

Ryan Huska was named the franchise's 24th head coach on June 12, 2024. He had been an assistant coach with the Flames since 2018. Prior to coming to Calgary, Huska spent four seasons as head coach of the Flames' affiliate team in the American Hockey League, the Stockton/Adirondack Heat.

Huska started his coaching career in 2002 as an assistant coach with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL, and was appointed as the club's head coach in 2007. Two years after being appointed, Huska led the Rockets to the Ed Chynoweth Cup as league champions and advanced to the Memorial Cup, falling to the Windsor Spitfires in the final.

The Cranbrook, B.C. native spent seven years as the Rockets bench boss and finished his junior coaching career with an overall record of 303-164-37 before moving on to become bench boss of the Flames affiliate. In four years with the Heat, Huska ended with a 135-118-27 record. He was drafted in the third round, 76th overall, in the 1993 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.

Assistant Coaches

3 Coaches
Cail MacLean
Assistant Coach

Cail MacLean

The 2024-25 season was MacLean's fourth with the Flames, following three seasons as the head coach of Calgary's AHL affiliate in Stockton.

During his time with the Heat, MacLean guided the team to a record of 72-65-16. The 2020-21 season marked MacLean's eighth season within the Flames organization, having served as an assistant coach with the Abbotsford Heat from 2011-2013, two seasons as the head coach with the ECHL Adirondack Thunder and one season as an assistant in Stockton prior to becoming Stockton's head coach in 2018-19.

Prior to embarking on his coaching career, the native of Nova Scotia had an 11-year, 747-game playing career in the AHL, IHL and ECHL.

Trent Cull
Assistant Coach

Trent Cull

Cull was named an assistant coach on May 30, 2025, after joining the Flames during the 2024-25 season on an interim basis.

Cull was in his second year as head coach with the Calgary Wranglers at the time of the interim appointment on Dec. 22, 2024. During his time on the NHL bench, the Flames' penalty kill improved from 29th in the league to 15th from Dec. 23 to April 17. Before his recall, Cull led the Wranglers to a 20-8-1 record, 41 points and a .707 points percentage, first in the AHL.

The 51-year-old Cull has coached in the AHL for 15 years and was also an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks during the 2022-23 campaign.

Dave Lowry
Assistant Coach

Dave Lowry

Lowry was named an assistant coach on Sept. 2, 2025 after spending the past three seasons with the Seattle Kraken.

Lowry began his coaching career with the WHL's Calgary Hitmen in 2005 as an assistant, eventually becoming the Head Coach for the 2008-09 campaign. He guided the Hitmen to the best record in the WHL and a berth in the 2009 WHL Championship.

He later coached with the Flames, Victoria Royals, Los Angeles Kings, Brandon Wheat Kings, and Winnipeg Jets, where he also served as Interim Head Coach.

Goaltending

2 Coaches
Jordan Sigalet
Senior Goaltending Coach

Jordan Sigalet

Sigalet began his Flames career in 2014-15 and spent the following six seasons as the team's goaltending coach, before being promoted to Director of Goaltending at the beginning of the 2020-21 campaign.

Prior to joining the Flames, Sigalet spent three seasons as the goaltending coach with Calgary's AHL affiliate in Abbotsford. Before that, he was the goaltending coach with the Everett Silvertips for two seasons.

He was originally drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and later played professionally in North America and Austria.

Jason Labarbera
Goaltending Coach

Jason Labarbera

Jason Labarbera joined the Flames as the Goaltending Coach on December 16, 2020 after serving as Assistant Coach/Goalie Coach with the Calgary Hitmen for four seasons. In his role, Labarbera oversees the day-to-day duties with the Flames netminders.

The Burnaby, B.C. native completed a 16-year professional playing career in 2016, spending time with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Phoenix, Edmonton and Anaheim.

He has also served as a goalie coach for Canada's national teams, including gold-medal and silver-medal World Junior squads.

Video

1 Coach
Jamie Pringle
Assistant Coach, Video

Jamie Pringle

The 2024-25 season was Pringle's 14th with the Flames coaching staff after three seasons as the video coach with the Florida Panthers. Prior to that, Pringle spent the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons as the video coach for Hockey Canada.

The Picton, Ontario native was part of the staff for international events including winning gold at the 2007 IIHF World Championship and the 2007 and 2008 IIHF World Junior Championships.

He previously coached in the OHL with the Kingston Frontenacs and Belleville Bulls.