Stockton Heat
The Stockton Heat are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) which 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.
Stockton Heat | |
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City | Stockton, California |
League | American Hockey League (AHL) |
Conference | Western |
Division | Pacific |
Founded | 1977 |
Home arena | Stockton Arena |
Colors | |
Owner(s) | Calgary Sports and Entertainment (N. Murray Edwards, chairman) |
General manager | Brad Pascall |
Head coach | Cail MacLean |
Media | The Record 1280 AM KWSX AHL.TV (Internet) |
Affiliates | Calgary Flames (NHL) Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) |
Franchise history | |
1977–1987 | Maine Mariners |
1987–1993 | Utica Devils |
1993–2003 | Saint John Flames |
2005–2007 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights |
2007–2009 | Quad City Flames |
2009–2014 | Abbotsford Heat |
2014–2015 | Adirondack Flames |
2015–present | Stockton Heat |
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[1] and announced the five finalists as the Blaze, Fire, Heat, Inferno and Scorch on February 24, 2015.[2] 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.[3]
Season-by-season results
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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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 COVID-19 |
Players
Current roster
Updated July 12, 2020.[4]
# | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace | Contract |
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49 | Terrance Amorosa | D | L | 25 | 2019 | Kirkland, Quebec | Heat | |
20 | Alex Gallant | LW | L | 27 | 2019 | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | Heat | |
40 | Matt Gaudreau | RW | L | 25 | 2019 | Carneys Point Township, New Jersey | Heat | |
42 | Rob Hamilton | D | L | 26 | 2018 | Calgary, Alberta | Heat | |
16 | Mitch Hults | C | L | 25 | 2019 | Stoughton, Wisconsin | Heat | |
– | Noah King | D | L | 21 | 2020 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Heat | |
23 | Justin Kirkland | LW | L | 24 | 2019 | Camrose, Alberta | Flames | |
12 | Sam Kurker | RW | R | 26 | 2020 | Boston, Massachusetts | Heat | |
8 | Zac Leslie | D | L | 26 | 2019 | Ottawa, Ontario | Heat | |
41 | Ryan Lomberg |
LW | L | 25 | 2015 | Richmond Hill, Ontario | Flames | |
15 | Matt Marcinew | C | R | 26 | 2020 | Calgary, Alberta | Heat | |
43 | John McCarron | RW | R | 28 | 2020 | Macomb, Michigan | Heat | |
13 | Mason Morelli | LW | L | 24 | 2019 | Minot, North Dakota | Heat | |
– | Greg Moro | D | R | 24 | 2020 | Edmonton, Alberta | Heat | |
6 | Andrew Nielsen | D | L | 23 | 2018 | Red Deer, Alberta | Flames | |
2 | Zach Osburn | D | R | 23 | 2019 | Plymouth, Michigan | Heat | |
1 | Tyler Parsons | G | L | 22 | 2017 | Chesterfield Township, Michigan | Flames | |
39 | Luke Philp | C | R | 24 | 2019 | Canmore, Alberta | Flames | |
24 | Martin Pospisil | C | L | 20 | 2019 | Zvolen, Slovakia | Flames | |
30 | Nick Schneider | G | L | 23 | 2018 | Leduc, Alberta | Flames | |
25 | Eetu Tuulola | RW | R | 22 | 2019 | Hämeenlinna, Finland | Flames | |
37 | Rinat Valiev | D | L | 25 | 2018 | Nizhnekamsk, Russia | Flames | |
– | Koletrane Wilson | D | R | 20 | 2020 | Edmonton, Alberta | Heat |
Team captains
- Aaron Johnson, 2015–16
- Mike Angelidis, 2016–17
- Rod Pelly, 2017–18
- Byron Froese, 2019–present
Franchise 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.[5]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; = current Heat player
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
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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 |
Oliver Kylington | D | 190 | 28 | 63 | 91 | .48 |
Glenn Gawdin | C | 117 | 27 | 58 | 85 | .73 |
Hunter Shinkaruk | LW | 132 | 38 | 41 | 79 | .60 |
Spencer Foo | RW | 129 | 37 | 40 | 77 | .60 |
Emile Poirier | RW | 168 | 25 | 52 | 77 | .46 |
Buddy Robinson | RW | 110 | 32 | 42 | 74 | .67 |
References
- "Flames Unveil Plans for Future". Stockton Thunder. January 30, 2015. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- "Finalist Names Revealed for Stockton". Stockton Thunder. February 24, 2015. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015.
- "Grant, Kylington and Shore Lead Heat to 3–2 Win at Raley Field". Stockton Heat. December 19, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- "Stockton Heat Roster 2019-20 Regular Season". American Hockey League. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- "Stockton Heat - All Time AHL leaders". hockeydb.com. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.