COACHING STAFF

Ryan Huska

Head Coach

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 Stockon/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 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 303-164-37 before moving onto the bench boss of the Flames affiliate. In four years with the Heat, Huska ended with a 135-118-27 record.

The 42-year-old was drafted in the third round 76th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks and made his NHL debut on May 1 1995 against the Flames. Huska spent his junior career with the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL, winning three Memorial Cups in 1992, 1994 and 1995.

Cail MacLean

Assistant Coach

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

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 (Dec. 23 – April 17). Before his recall, Cull led the Wranglers to a 20-8-1 record, 41 points and a .707 points percentage (1st in the AHL). As a result, the Wranglers coaching staff was selected to represent the Pacific Division at the AHL All-Star Game. 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.

Jordan Sigalet

Senior Goaltending Coach

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 (WHL) for two seasons.

Jordan was originally drafted from Victoria (BCHL) by the Boston Bruins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and played one game and backed up 10 games for the Bruins during the 2005-06 season. He spent four years at Bowling Green University (CCHA) where he was a CCHA All-Star (2003 and 2004), won the Terry Flanagan Award for perseverance, team captain his senior year and was a top 10 Hobey Baker Finalist in addition to being nominated for an ESPY in the "Comeback Player of the Year" category. He spent three seasons with the Providence Bruins, Boston's AHL affiliate and was the recipient of the Fred Hunt Memorial Trophy before concluding his playing career in Vienna, Austria in 2009.

Jordan and his wife Lindsay have two sons, Jaxon and Maddox, and a daughter, Sloane and reside in Calgary.

Dave Lowry

Assistant Coach

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 (59-9-3-1) and a berth in the 2009 WHL Championship.

Following Lowry’s time with the Hitmen, he joined the Flames as an assistant coach for the 2009-10 season - his first NHL coaching job. After three seasons in Calgary, he would return to the WHL where he was named Head Coach for the Victoria Royals. In five seasons with Victoria, Lowry would earn two Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophies as WHL Coach of the Year in 2013-14 and again in 2015-16. During that time, Lowry was also an assistant coach for Team Canada’s goal medal winning World Junior team in 2015.

Lowry returned to the NHL as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings for two years from 2017 to 2019 before joining the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings as Head Coach for the 2019-20 campaign. Lowry would then be named an assistant with the Winnipeg Jets in 2020 and took over coaching duties as Interim Head Coach the following year.

Jason Labarbera

Goaltending Coach

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

The Burnaby, BC native completed a 16 year professional playing career in 2016 spending time with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Phoenix, Edmonton and Anaheim. In addition to his playing career, Labarbera has served as the Goalie Coach for Canada's National Teams including U- 18 team the past two seasons and with Team Canada U-20 which won gold at the 2020 HF Worid Junior Championship and is oversaw the goalies with Team Canada at the 2021 World Junior Championship, eaming a silver medal.

Jason and his wife Kodette have two boys: Easton and Ryder.

Jamie Pringle

Assistant Coach, Video

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 all international events including winning gold at the 2007 IIHF World Championship and winning gold at the 2007 and 2008 IIHF World Junior Championships. Pringle spent the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons as the assistant coach with the Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) after four seasons as the assistant coach with the Belleville Bulls (1999-2004) where he helped earn the OHL title in 1999.

Jamie and his wife Karen have two children: Brendan and Brooke.