Stockton 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.

Stockton Heat
2021–22 AHL season
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
Championships
Division Championships1 (2021–22)

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
SeasonGPWLOTLSOLPtsPCTGFGAStandingYear1st round2nd round3rd roundFinals
2015–166832322268.5001942246th, Pacific2016Did not qualify
2016–176834257277.5662121924th, Pacific2017L, 2–3, SJ———
2017–186834282474.5442112046th, Pacific2018Did not qualify
2018–196831314268.5002352526th, Pacific2019Did not qualify
2019–205530174468.6181941703rd, Pacific2020Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–213011172024.40079955th, Canadian2021No playoffs were held

Players

Current roster

Updated May 3, 2022.[7]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
19 Jack Beck (ATO) LW L 19 2022 Richmond Hill, Ontario Heat
50 Daniil Chechelev G R 21 2021 Khabarovsk, Russia Heat
7 Nick DeSimone D R 27 2021 East Amherst, New York Flames
34 Walker Duehr RW R 24 2021 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Flames
18 Byron Froese (C) C R 31 2019 Winkler, Manitoba Flames
20 Alex Gallant LW L 29 2019 Summerside, Prince Edward Island Heat
21 Glenn Gawdin C L 25 2018 Richmond, British Columbia Flames
36 Tyrell Goulbourne LW L 28 2022 Edmonton, Alberta Heat
4 Kevin Gravel D L 30 2021 Kingsford, Michigan Flames
28 Johannes Kinnvall D R 24 2021 Gävle, Sweden Flames
23 Justin Kirkland LW L 25 2019 Camrose, Alberta Flames
33 Jack McNeely D R 25 2022 Lakeville, Minnesota Heat
3 Greg Moro D R 26 2020 Edmonton, Alberta Heat
42 Nick Pastujov LW L 24 2022 Bradenton, Florida Heat
49 Jakob Pelletier LW L 21 2021 Quebec, Quebec Flames
26 Reid Perepeluk RW R 22 2021 Yorkton, Saskatchewan Heat
46 Emilio Pettersen C L 22 2021 Manglerud, Norway Flames
11 Matthew Phillips RW R 24 2018 Calgary, Alberta Flames
39 Luke Philp C R 26 2019 Canmore, Alberta Flames
5 Colton Poolman D L 26 2021 East Grand Forks, Minnesota Flames
24 Martin Pospisil C L 22 2019 Zvolen, Slovakia Flames
31 Andrew Shortridge G L 27 2020 Anchorage, Alaska Heat
16 Mark Simpson C L 27 2020 Rothesay, New Brunswick Heat
6 Ilya Solovyov D L 21 2021 Mogilev, Belarus Flames
25 Eetu Tuulola RW R 24 2019 Hämeenlinna, Finland Flames
8 Juuso Valimaki D L 23 2018 Tampere, Finland Flames
45 Andy Welinski D R 29 2021 Duluth, Minnesota Flames
43 Koletrane Wilson D R 22 2020 Edmonton, Alberta Heat
32 Dustin Wolf G L 21 2021 Gilroy, California Flames
47 Connor Zary C L 20 2021 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Flames
17 Dmitry Zavgorodniy RW R 21 2021 Omsk, Russia Flames

Team captains

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
PlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Ryan LombergLW2194960109.50
Andrew MangiapaneLW1205054104.87
Morgan KlimchukLW2004456100.50
Alan QuineC793365981.24
Glenn GawdinC139316798.71
Matthew PhillipsRW134365793.69
Oliver KylingtonD190286391.48
Hunter ShinkarukLW132384179.60
Spencer FooRW129374077.60
Emile PoirierRW168255277.46

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 2021-22 Regular Season". American Hockey League. 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
    8. "Stockton Heat - All Time AHL leaders". hockeydb.com. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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