Abbotsford Heat

Abbotsford Heat
City Abbotsford, British Columbia
League American Hockey League
Conference Western Conference
Division West Division
Founded 2009
Home arena Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre
Colors

White, Red, Black, Silver

                   
Head coach Troy Ward
Affiliates Calgary Flames (NHL)
Utah Grizzlies (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–present Abbotsford Heat

The Abbotsford Heat are a professional ice hockey team based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The Heat began play during 2009-10 season, and are the affiliate of the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames. Home games are played in the 7,044 seat Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre.

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History

The Flames moved their affiliate to the Fraser Valley after playing two seasons in Moline, Illinois as the Quad City Flames. The team's transfer was approved on April 28, 2009,[1] and as a result, Abbotsford became the westernmost city in the AHL. The team closest to the Heat in distance, the Oklahoma City Barons, is 1,583 mi (2,548 km) away in Oklahoma City, and the Heat are the only AHL team west of the Central Time Zone or the Rocky Mountains. As such, to reduce travel costs, road teams play two consecutive road games in Abbotsford, and in some cases, the Heat play consecutive road games at the same arena.

The team hosted a "Name the Team" contest and on May 14, 2009, the Heat was announced as the team's new name.[2]

On June 5, 2009, the Calgary Herald reported that Jim Playfair would debut as head coach of the Abbotsford Heat after spending 2 seasons with the Calgary Flames.[3]

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season Games Won Lost OTL SOL Points Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Standing
2009–10 80 39 29 5 7 90 217 231 3rd, North
2010–11 80 38 32 4 6 86 186 212 4th, North

Playoffs

Season 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals
2009–10 W, 4-3, RCH L, 2-4, HAM — —
2010–11 Out of playoffs

Current roster

Updated December 23, 2011.[4]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
34 Bancks, CarterCarter Bancks LW L 22 2010 Marysville, British Columbia Flames
10 Bouma, LanceLance Bouma C L 21 2010 Provost, Alberta Flames
6 Breen, ChrisChris Breen D L 22 2010 Uxbridge, Ontario Flames
21 Carson, BrettBrett Carson D R 26 2011 Regina, Saskatchewan Flames
23 Dale, JasonJason Dale RW R 23 2011 Toronto, Ontario PTO
41 Desbiens, GuillaumeGuillaume Desbiens (A) RW L 26 2011 Alma, Quebec Flames
39 Dowling, JustinJustin Dowling C L 21 2011 Cochrane, Alberta Heat
25 Henry, JordanJordan Henry D R 26 2011 Milo, Alberta Flames
27 Howse, RyanRyan Howse LW L 20 2011 Prince George, British Columbia Flames
42 Ivanans, RaitisRaitis Ivanans LW L 33 2011 Riga, Soviet Union Flames
8 Kolanos, KrysKrys Kolanos C R 30 2011 Calgary, Alberta Heat
11 Laing, QuintinQuintin Laing (C) LW L 32 2010 Harris, Saskatchewan Heat
36 Letourneau-Leblond, Pierre-LucPierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond LW L 26 2011 Lévis, Quebec Flames
18 Lewicki, AaronAaron Lewicki LW L 24 2011 Livonia, Michigan PTO
3 Martin, JamesJames Martin D L 20 2011 Winnipeg, Mantioba Flames
9 Mikkelson, BrendanBrendan Mikkelson D L 24 2011 Regina, Saskatchewan Flames
4 Negrin, JohnJohn Negrin D L 22 2009 West Vancouver, British Columbia Flames
31 Ortio, JoniJoni Ortio G L 20 2011 Turku, Finland Flames
32 Patterson, GaelanGaelan Patterson C L 21 2010 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Flames
26 Rheault, JonJon Rheault RW R 25 2010 Arlington, Texas Heat
46 Robins, BobbyBobby Robins C R 30 2011 Peshtigo, Wisconsin PTO
2 Sinkewich, RussRuss Sinkewich D R 26 2011 Westlake, Ohio PTO
19 Sylvester, DustinDustin Sylvester C L 23 2011 Red Deer, Alberta Heat
30 Taylor, DanDan Taylor G L 25 2010 Plymouth, England Heat
17 Walter, BenBen Walter C R 27 2011 Beaconsfield, Quebec Flames
5 Wilson, ClayClay Wilson D L 28 2011 Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota Flames

References

  1. ^ Millican, Joe (2009-04-28). "Yes! Abbotsford gets AHL hockey". Abbotsford News. http://www.bclocalnews.com/fraser_valley/abbynews/news/43887252.html. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  2. ^ "The HEAT is on for 2009-10 AHL season". Fraser Valley Sports & Entertainment Ltd.. 2009-05-14. http://www.fraservalleyahl.com/2009-05-14-news.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-14. 
  3. ^ "Playfair to get Heat post". Calgary Herald. 2009-06-05. http://vyous.com/sports/nhl/flames/2009/06/05/playfair-to-get-heat-post---calgary-herald. Retrieved 2009-06-05. 
  4. ^ "Abbotsford Heat - Team Roster". American Hockey League. 2011-12-23. http://theahl.com/stats/roster.php. Retrieved 2011-12-05. 

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