Cole Reschny
Cole Reschny is a Canadian college ice hockey centre for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He was drafted 18th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2025 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
Reschny was drafted third overall by the Victoria Royals in the 2022 WHL Prospects 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, Reschny 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.
On May 30, 2025, Reschny verbally committed to play the 2025–26 season at the University of North Dakota.
On June 27, 2025, he was drafted 18th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2025 NHL entry draft.
International play
Reschny played for Canada Red at the 2023 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, scoring three goals and five assists in seven games at the tournament.He represented Canada at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, where he scored three goals and four assists in five games and won a gold medal. He then won gold with Canada at the 2025 IIHF World U18 Championships.
In December 2025, he was selected to represent Canada at the 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. During the tournament he recorded four goals and one assist in seven games and won a bronze medal.