Cole Reschny
| Cole Reschny | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 6, 2007 Macklin, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| WHL team | Victoria Royals | ||
| NHL draft |
18th overall, 2025 Calgary Flames | ||
Cole Reschny is a Canadian junior ice hockey centre for the Victoria Royals of the Western Hockey League. He was drafted 18th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2025 NHL entry draft.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Reschny was drafted 3rd overall by the Victoria Royals in the 2022 WHL Porspects Draft. He played 4 games and scored 1 goal for the Royals in the 2022-23 season.
In his first full season in the WHL, Renschy played 61 games in 2023-24 for the Royals, scoring 21 goals and 38 assists. In the 2024-25 season, Reschny scored 26 goals and 66 assists in 62 games played in the regular season. In the playoffs, he tallied 9 goals and 16 assists in 11 games.[2]
On May 30, 2025, Reschny verbally committed to play the 2025-26 season at the University of North Dakota.[3]
On June 27, 2025, he was drafted 18th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2025 NHL entry draft.[1]
International play
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championships | ||
 |
2025 United States | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup | ||
|
2024 Canada | |
Reschny played for Canada Red at the 2023 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, scoring 3 goals and 5 assists in 7 games at the tournament.[4]
He represented Canada at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, where he scored tallied 3 goals and 4 assists en route to a gold medal.[5][6]
He won gold with Canada at the 2025 IIHF World Under-18 Championship.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Reschny's older brother Austin played in the Alberta Junior Hockey League and now plays at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Bold indicates led league
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2022–23 | Victoria Royals | WHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2023–24 | Victoria Royals | WHL | 61 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Victoria Royals | WHL | 62 | 26 | 66 | 92 | 44 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 10 | ||
| WHL totals | 127 | 48 | 87 | 152 | 60 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 16 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Canada Red | U17 | 5th | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Canada | HG18 | 
|
5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2025 | Canada | U18 |
|
5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 12 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Press, The Canadian (2025-06-27). "Calgary Flames select forward Cole Reschny with 18th pick in 2025 NHL Draft". TSN. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Cole Reschny Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Staff, Sportsnet (2025-05-30). "University of North Dakota lands two top NHL prospects from WHL's Victoria Royals". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Rosters". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Cole Reschny - Stats, Contract, Salary & More". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Staff, TSN ca (2024-08-10). "Canada edge Czechia to capture third straight Hlinka Gretzky Cup". TSN. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Rosters | 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Zary, Darren (2025-06-27). "NHL Draft: Saskatchewan's Cole Reschny a two-way player, loyal farm-hand". Saskatoon Star Phoenix.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database