Stockton Heat

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Stockton Heat
Stockton Heat logo.svg
City Stockton, California
League American Hockey League
ConferenceWestern
DivisionPacific
Founded 1977
Operated 2015–2022
Home arena Stockton Arena
Colors    
Owner(s) Calgary Sports and Entertainment
(N. Murray Edwards, chairman)
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
2015–2022Stockton Heat
2022–present Calgary Wranglers
Championships
Division titles1 (2021–22)

The Stockton Heat were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2015 to 2022. The team was based in Stockton, California, and was affiliated with the National Hockey League (NHL) Calgary Flames. The Heat played its home games at Stockton Arena. It was a relocation of the Adirondack Flames, joining four other relocated AHL franchises in California that formed the basis for a Pacific Division following the 2014–15 season.

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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. After the 2021–22 season, the Heat would be relocated to Calgary, Alberta, and would become the Calgary Wranglers. The team had played the entire 2020-21 season in Calgary due to the Covid-19 pandemic restricting cross-border travel.

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]

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. [4] 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, Scotiabank Saddledome and played only against other Canadian-based AHL teams. [5]

On May 23, 2022, the Calgary Flames announced the relocation of the Heat, to Calgary, starting in the 2022-23 season. [6] On June 14, 2022, the Heat played their final game, losing to the Chicago Wolves in game six of the Western Conference Finals of the 2022 Calder Cup playoffs. [7]

Season-by-season results

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonGPWLOTLSOLPtsPCTGFGAStandingYearPrelims1st round2nd round3rd roundFinals
2015–16 6832322268.5001942246th, Pacific 2016 Did not qualify
2016–17 6834257277.5662121924th, Pacific 2017 —L, 2–3, SJ ———
2017–18 6834282474.5442112046th, Pacific 2018 Did not qualify
2018–19 6831314268.5002352526th, Pacific 2019 Did not qualify
2019–20 5530174468.6181941703rd, Pacific2020Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 3011172024.40079955th, Canadian2021No playoffs were held
2021–22 6845165297.7132421851st, Pacific 2022 —W, 3–0, BAK W, 3–1, COL L, 2–4, CHI —

Players

Team captains

Team records and leaders

Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers for the Stockton Heat during their tenure in the AHL. [8]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;

Points
PlayerPosGPGAPtsP/G
Matthew Phillips RW1996794161.81
Glenn Gawdin C20146102148.74
Ryan Lomberg LW2194960109.50
Andrew Mangiapane LW1205054104.87
Morgan Klimchuk LW2004456100.50
Alan Quine C793365981.24
Luke Philp C148484492.62
Oliver Kylington D190286391.48
Byron Froese C116434184.72
Justin Kirkland LW135335083.61

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References

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    2. ↑ "Finalist Names Revealed for Stockton". Stockton Thunder. February 24, 2015. Archived from the original on February 25, 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. ↑ Linesburgh, Scott (February 19, 2020). "Heat, city of Stockton agree to 1-year contract extension". The Record . Archived from the original on February 20, 2020.
    5. ↑ Weiss, Brandon (January 28, 2021). "Heat to Play in Calgary for 2020-21 Season". Stockton Heat.
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