Ryan Huska

Ryan Huska (born July 2, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Huska was drafted in the third round, 76th overall, in the 1993 NHL entry draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. In 1997–98, he played his only NHL game with the Blackhawks against the Calgary Flames. He played 5:51 in eight shifts. As a junior player with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL), he won three Memorial Cups in 1992, 1994, and 1995.

He has spent several seasons as an assistant coach with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL and was named the Rockets' seventh head coach in history in the summer of 2007 when former coach Jeff Truitt was named an assistant with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 2008–09, with Huska coaching, the Rockets won the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions and advanced to the 2009 Memorial Cup, where they lost in the final to the Windsor Spitfires. Huska was re-appointed for his fifth year in charge before the 2011–12 season.

On June 23, 2014, Huska was named the head coach of the Adirondack Flames of the AHL, the top affiliate of the Calgary Flames. He stayed on as coach when the Adirondack franchise was relocated to become the Stockton Heat in 2015. In 2018, he was hired by the Calgary Flames as an assistant coach. On June 12, 2023, Huska was named head coach of the Calgary Flames, succeeding Darryl Sutter.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 Kamloops Blazers WHL 44 4 5 9 23 6 0 1 1 0 1992–93 Kamloops Blazers WHL 68 17 15 32 50 13 2 6 8 4 1993–94 Kamloops Blazers WHL 69 23 31 54 66 19 9 5 14 23 1994–95 Kamloops Blazers WHL 66 27 40 67 78 17 7 8 15 12 1995–96 Indianapolis Ice IHL 28 2 3 5 15 5 1 1 2 27 1996–97 Indianapolis Ice IHL 80 18 12 30 100 4 0 0 0 4 1997–98 Indianapolis Ice IHL 80 19 16 35 115 5 0 3 3 10 1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1998–99 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 60 5 13 18 70 2 0 0 0 0 1999–00 Springfield Falcons AHL 61 12 9 21 77 4 0 1 1 0NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —AHL totals 121 17 22 39 147 6 0 1 1 0

Head coaching record Team Year Regular season Postseason G W L OTL Pts Finish W L Win % Result CGY 2023–24 82 38 39 5 81 5th in Pacific — — — Missed playoffs CGY 2024–25 82 41 27 14 96 4th in Pacific — — — Missed playoffs CGY 2025–26 82 34 39 9 77 7th in Pacific — — — Missed playoffsTotal 246 113 105 28 — — —