Cole Reschny (born April 6, 2007) is a Canadian college ice hockey centre and captain for the North Dakota Fighting Hawks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 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 alongside his Royals teammate Keaton Verhoeff.
On June 27, 2025, he was drafted 18th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2025 NHL entry draft.
Reschny was named NCHC Rookie of the Year for the 2025–26 season on March 17, 2026.
On September 16, 2026, Reschny was voted captain of the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. He is the youngest captain in program history, and along with Dave Hakstol and Bob Murray is one of only three underclassmen to hold captaincy at UND.
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.
Personal life Reschny's older brother Austin played in the Alberta Junior Hockey League and now plays at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM2022–23Victoria RoyalsWHL41012–––––2023–24Victoria RoyalsWHL6121385914411262024–25Victoria RoyalsWHL62266692441191625102025–26University of North DakotaNCHC366293522–––––NCAA totals366293522–––––
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM2023Canada RedU175th735842024CanadaHG18534742025CanadaU1855384 2026 Canada WJC 7 4 1 5 2Junior totals2415132814
Awards and honours Award YearCollegeNCHC Rookie of the Year 2026 All-NCHC Rookie Team 2026
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