Stockton Heat

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Stockton Heat
2021–22 AHL season
Stockton Heat logo.svg
CityStockton, California
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
ConferenceWestern
DivisionPacific
Founded1977
Home arenaStockton Arena
Colors       
Owner(s)Calgary Sports and Entertainment
(N. Murray Edwards, chairman)
General managerBrad Pascall
Head coachMitch Love[1]
MediaThe Record
1280 AM KWSX
AHL.TV (Internet)
AffiliatesCalgary Flames (NHL)
Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL)
Franchise history
1977–1987Maine Mariners
1987–1993Utica Devils
1993–2003Saint John Flames
2005–2007Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
2007–2009Quad City Flames
2009–2014Abbotsford Heat
2014–2015Adirondack Flames
2015–presentStockton Heat

The Stockton Heat are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that began play in the 2015–16 season. The team is based in Stockton, California, and is affiliated with the National Hockey League (NHL) Calgary Flames. The Heat plays its home games at Stockton Arena. It is a relocation of the Adirondack Flames, joining four other relocated AHL franchises in California that formed the basis for a Pacific Division.

The Heat replaced the ECHL's Stockton Thunder, which played from 2005 until 2015, after which they moved to Glens Falls, New York, where the franchise became the Adirondack Thunder.

History[]

On January 29, 2015, the Calgary Flames announced that they would be moving their AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Flames, to Stockton as one of five charter members of the AHL's new Pacific Division. The team held a name-the-team contest[2] and announced the five finalists as the Blaze, Fire, Heat, Inferno and Scorch on February 24, 2015.[3] The winning name was announced by the Calgary Flames on March 11.

In support of the new division's first season, the AHL played an outdoor game hosted by the Heat. The game, called the Golden State Hockey Rush, was the first AHL outdoor game to be held in California at Raley Field in West Sacramento on December 18, 2015. The Heat defeated the Bakersfield Condors 3–2 in front of 9,357 fans.[4]

The 2019–20 AHL season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic while Stockton was in third place in the Pacific Division and no playoffs were held. The Heat's initial five-year lease with the city to use Stockton Arena expired, but a one-season extension was signed in February 2020.[5] The start of the 2020–21 AHL season was then postponed and eventually led to the creation of temporary Canadian Division due to border crossing restrictions amidst the ongoing pandemic. Due to the Heat being separated from its parent team by the border, the team was relocated for the shortened season to Calgary and shared the Flames' home arena, the Scotiabank Saddledome and played only against other Canadian-based AHL teams.[6]

Season-by-season results[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season GP W L OTL SOL Pts PCT GF GA Standing Year 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals
2015–16 68 32 32 2 2 68 .500 194 224 6th, Pacific 2016 Did not qualify
2016–17 68 34 25 7 2 77 .566 212 192 4th, Pacific 2017 L, 2–3, SJ
2017–18 68 34 28 2 4 74 .544 211 204 6th, Pacific 2018 Did not qualify
2018–19 68 31 31 4 2 68 .500 235 252 6th, Pacific 2019 Did not qualify
2019–20 55 30 17 4 4 68 .618 194 170 3rd, Pacific 2020 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 30 11 17 2 0 24 .400 79 95 5th, Canadian 2021 No playoffs were held

Players[]

Current roster[]

Updated December 10, 2021.[7]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
7 United States D R 27 2021 East Amherst, New York Flames
34 United States Walker Duehr RW R 24 2021 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Flames
20 Canada LW L 29 2019 Summerside, Prince Edward Island Heat
21 Canada Glenn Gawdin C L 24 2018 Richmond, British Columbia Flames
4 United States Kevin Gravel D L 29 2021 Kingsford, Michigan Flames
95 Sweden Johannes Kinnvall Injured Reserve D R 24 2021 Gävle, Sweden Flames
23 Canada Justin Kirkland LW L 25 2019 Camrose, Alberta Flames
2 United States Connor Mackey D L 25 2021 Tower Lakes, Illinois Flames
3 Canada D R 26 2020 Edmonton, Alberta Heat
9 Canada C R 27 2021 Delta, British Columbia Heat
49 Canada Jakob Pelletier LW L 20 2021 Quebec, Quebec Flames
46 Norway Emilio Pettersen C L 21 2021 Manglerud, Norway Flames
11 Canada Matthew Phillips RW R 23 2018 Calgary, Alberta Flames
39 Canada C R 26 2019 Canmore, Alberta Flames
5 United States D L 26 2021 East Grand Forks, Minnesota Flames
24 Slovakia C L 22 2019 Zvolen, Slovakia Flames
10 United States D L 26 2021 Bismarck, North Dakota Heat
31 United States G L 26 2020 Anchorage, Alaska Heat
16 Canada C L 26 2020 Rothesay, New Brunswick Heat
6 Belarus Ilya Solovyov D L 21 2021 Mogilev, Belarus Flames
25 Finland Eetu Tuulola RW R 23 2019 Hämeenlinna, Finland Flames
8 Finland Juuso Valimaki D L 23 2018 Tampere, Finland Flames
45 United States Andy Welinski D R 28 2021 Duluth, Minnesota Flames
35 Sweden Adam Werner G L 24 2021 Mariestad, Sweden Flames
32 United States Dustin Wolf G L 20 2021 Gilroy, California Flames
47 Canada Connor Zary C L 20 2021 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Flames

Team captains[]

  • Aaron Johnson, 2015–16
  • Mike Angelidis, 2016–17
  • Rod Pelley, 2017–18
  • Byron Froese, 2019–present

Team records and leaders[]

Scoring leaders[]

These are the top-ten point-scorers for the Stockton Heat in the AHL. Figures are updated after each completed season.[8]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;   = current Heat player

Points
Player Pos GP G A Pts P/G
Ryan Lomberg LW 219 49 60 109 .50
Andrew Mangiapane LW 120 50 54 104 .87
Morgan Klimchuk LW 200 44 56 100 .50
Alan Quine C 79 33 65 98 1.24
Glenn Gawdin C 139 31 67 98 .71
Matthew Phillips RW 134 36 57 93 .69
Oliver Kylington D 190 28 63 91 .48
Hunter Shinkaruk LW 132 38 41 79 .60
Spencer Foo RW 129 37 40 77 .60
Emile Poirier RW 168 25 52 77 .46

References[]

  1. ^ "Flames Name Mitch Love as Stockton Heat Head Coach". Stockton Heat. July 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Flames Unveil Plans for Future". Stockton Thunder. January 30, 2015. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "Finalist Names Revealed for Stockton". Stockton Thunder. February 24, 2015. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Grant, Kylington and Shore Lead Heat to 3–2 Win at Raley Field". Stockton Heat. December 19, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "Heat, city of Stockton agree to 1-year contract extension". Recordnet.com. February 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Heat to Play in Calgary for 2020-21 Season". Stockton Heat. January 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Stockton Heat Roster 2019-20 Regular Season". American Hockey League. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  8. ^ "Stockton Heat - All Time AHL leaders". hockeydb.com. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.

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