Chase Heat

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Chase Heat
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City Chase, British Columbia
League Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
ConferenceOkanagan/Shuswap
DivisionDoug Birks
Founded2011 (2011)–12
Home arenaArt Holding Memorial Arena
ColoursWhite, Red and Black
   
PresidentDarryl Adamson
General managerKyle Evans
Head coachKyle Evans
CaptainKaleb Preymak
Website chaseheat.com
Franchise history
2007-10Chase Chiefs
2011-presentChase Heat

The Chase Heat are a Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Chase, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The Heat play their home games at the Art Holding Memorial Arena. Darryl Adamson is the team's president, and Kyle Evans is the head coach of the franchise.

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The Heat joined the league in 2011 as an expansion team.

History

The 2011-12 Chase Heat entered their first season as a member of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), as an expansion team. Before the Heat, Chase also had a KIJHL team named the Chase Chiefs, before relocating to Kelowna, British Columbia prior to the 2010–11 KIJHL season to become the Kelowna Chiefs.

The 2016-17 season saw the Heat earn their first Doug Birks Division title. Not only did they win their division in the regular season, but also in the playoffs against the Kamloops Storm. The Heat also claimed the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference title after defeating the Osoyoos Coyotes in a best of 5 series, 3-2. The Heat eventually lost to the KIJHL Champion Beaver Valley Nitehawks in a best of 5 series, 0-3.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Records as of February 17, 2024. [1] [2]

SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
2011-125254511121233195th, Doug BirksDid not qualify
2012-1352113533281242425th, Doug BirksDid not qualify
2013-1452272302561981812nd, Doug BirksLost div. semi-finals, 1-4 (Wranglers)
2014-1552251926581741722nd, Doug BirksLost div. semi-finals, 2-4 (Wranglers)
2015-1652311632671761353rd, Doug BirksLost division finals, 2-4 (Wranglers)
2016-174731122266188131 1st of 5 Doug Birks
3rd of 10 - Conf.
6th of 20 - KIJHL		Lost League Finals, 0-3 (Nitehawks)
2017-1847241802541821572nd of 5 Doug Birks
6th of 10 - Conf.
11th of 20 - KIJHL		Lost div. semi-finals, 0-4 (Wranglers)
2018-1949143122321462185th of 5 Doug Birks
10th of 10 - Conf.
18th of 20 - KIJHL		Did not qualify for playoffs
2019-2049301612631821392nd of 5 Doug Birks
3rd of 10 - Conf.
7th of 20 - KIJHL		Lost div. semi-finals, 1-4 (Wranglers)
2020-213200131511Remaining season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021-224220150747152133rd of 5 Doug Birks
6th of 10 - Conf.
10th of 19 - KIJHL		Lost div. semi-finals, 3-4 (Kamloops)
2022-23441030-424931945th of 5 Doug BirksDid not qualify for playoffs
2023-2444122903271231924rd of 5 Doug Birks
8th of 10 - Conf.
16th of 19 - KIJHL		Lost div. semi-finals, 0-4 (Grizzlies)

Playoffs

Records as of February 28, 2024. [3] [4] [5]

SeasonDivision SemifinalsDivision FinalsConference FinalsKIJHL Championship
2011-12Did not qualify
2012-13Did not qualify
2013–14L, 1-4, 100 Mile House ―――
2014-15L, 2-4, 100 Mile House ―――
2015–16W, 4-1, Kamloops L, 2-4, 100 Mile House ――
2016-17W, 4-1, Revelstoke W, 4-1, Kamloops W, 3-2, Osoyoos L, 0-3 Beaver Valley
2018-19Did not qualify
2019-20L, 1-4, 100 Mile House ———
2020-21Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
2021-22L, 3-4, Kamloops ———
2022-23Did not qualify
2023-24L, 0-4, Revelstoke ———

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References

  1. ↑ KIJHL.ca, Final 2013-14 regular season standings. Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "KIJHL.ca – Year end standings". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  3. ↑ KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket. Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "KIJHL.ca – 2013-14 playoff standings". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
  5. ↑ KIJHL.ca, League champions. Archived 2013-02-09 at the Wayback Machine


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