Stockton Heat

Stockton Heat
2016–17 AHL season
City Stockton, California
League American Hockey League (AHL)
Conference Western
Division Pacific
Founded 1977
Operated 2015–present
Home arena Stockton Arena
Colors Black, red, gold, and white
                   
Owner(s) Calgary Sports and Entertainment
(N. Murray Edwards, chairman)
Head coach Ryan Huska
Media The Record
1280 AM KWSX
Affiliates Calgary Flames (NHL)
Adirondack Thunder (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 Stockton Heat is 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 several other AHL franchises to form a new AHL Pacific Division in California.

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

Players

Current roster

Updated December 12, 2016.[4]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
14 Sweden Andersson, RasmusRasmus Andersson D R 20 2016 Malmö, Sweden Flames
10 Canada Angelidis, MikeMike Angelidis (C) C L 31 2016 Woodbridge, Ontario Heat
43 Canada Aulie, KeithKeith Aulie D L 27 2016 Rouleau, Saskatchewan Heat
22 Canada Bailey, MattMatt Bailey LW L 25 2016 Oakbank, Manitoba Heat
25 United States Bollig, BrandonBrandon Bollig LW L 29 2016 St. Charles, Missouri Flames
20 United States Carroll, AustinAustin Carroll RW R 22 2015 Scottsdale, Arizona Flames
3 Canada Culkin, RyanRyan Culkin D L 22 2015 Montreal, Quebec Flames
27 Canada Devane, JamieJamie Devane LW L 25 2016 Mississauga, Ontario Heat
48 Canada Doetzel, KayleKayle Doetzel D R 21 2016 Rosetown, Saskatchewan Heat
19 Canada Frattin, MattMatt Frattin (A) RW R 28 2016 Edmonton, Alberta Heat
32 United States Gillies, JonJon Gillies G L 22 2015 Concord, New Hampshire Flames
17 Canada Jankowski, MarkMark Jankowski C L 22 2016 Hamilton, Ontario Flames
18 Canada Klimchuk, MorganMorgan Klimchuk LW L 21 2015 Regina, Saskatchewan Flames
2 Canada Kulak, BrettBrett Kulak D L 22 2015 Stony Plain, Alberta Flames
4 Sweden Kylington, OliverOliver Kylington D L 19 2015 Stockholm, Sweden Flames
41 Canada Lomberg, RyanRyan Lomberg LW L 22 2015 Richmond Hill, Ontario Heat
26 Canada Mangiapane, AndrewAndrew Mangiapane LW L 20 2016 Bolton, Ontario Flames
30 United States McCollum, TomTom McCollum G L 27 2016 Amherst, New York Flames
7 Canada Morrison, KenneyKenney Morrison D R 24 2015 Lloydminster, Alberta Flames
21 Canada Poirier, EmileEmile Poirier RW L 22 2015 Montreal, Quebec Flames
47 Czech Republic Pribyl, DanielDaniel Pribyl C L 23 2016 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Flames
39 Czech Republic Rittich, DavidDavid Rittich G L 24 2016 Jihlava, Czechoslovakia Flames
16 Canada Shinkaruk, HunterHunter Shinkaruk LW L 22 2016 Calgary, Alberta Flames
34 Canada Smith, HunterHunter Smith RW R 21 2015 Windsor, Ontario Flames
15 Canada Vey, LindenLinden Vey RW R 25 2016 Wakaw, Saskatchewan Flames

References

  1. ↑ "Flames Unveil Plans for Future". Stockton Thunder. January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Finalist Names Revealed for Stockton". Stockton Thunder. February 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Grant, Kylington and Shore Lead Heat to 3-2 Win at Raley Field". Stockton Heat. December 19, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Stockton Heat roster". Stockton Heat. 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-16.


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