The Stockton Heat are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) which will begin play for the 2015–16 season . Based in Stockton , California , and affiliated with the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Calgary Flames , the team will play its home games at Stockton Arena . It is a relocation of the existing Adirondack Flames AHL franchise, 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 are now 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.
Players
Current roster
Updated October 6, 2015. [ 3]
#
Nat
Player
Pos
S /G
Age
Acquired
Birthplace
Contract
15
United States !
Agostino, Kenny Kenny Agostino
6.0 ! LW
L
23
2015
Flanders, New Jersey
Flames
46
United States !
Arnold, Bill Bill Arnold
4.0 ! C
R
23
2015
Needham, Massachusetts
Flames
3
Canada !
Culkin, Ryan Ryan Culkin
2.0 ! D
L
21
2015
Montreal, Quebec
Flames
13
Canada !
Elson, Turner Turner Elson
6.0 ! LW
L
23
2015
St. Albert, Alberta
Flames
36
United States !
Gillies, Jon Jon Gillies
1.0 ! G
L
21
2015
Concord, New Hampshire
Flames
26
Finland !
Granlund, Markus Markus Granlund
4.0 ! C
L
22
2015
Oulu, Finland
Flames
Canada !
Hamilton, Freddie Freddie Hamilton
4.0 ! C
R
23
2015
Toronto, Ontario
Flames
9
United States !
Hathaway, Garnet Garnet Hathaway
7.0 ! RW
R
23
2015
Naples, Florida
Flames
22
Canada !
Heard, Mitchell Mitchell Heard
4.0 ! C
L
23
2015
Bowmanville, Ontario
Heat
45
Canada !
Johnson, Aaron Aaron Johnson
2.0 ! D
L
32
2015
Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
Heat
8
Canada !
Kanzig, Keegan Keegan Kanzig
2.0 ! D
L
20
2015
Athabasca, Alberta
Flames
4
Sweden !
Kylington, Oliver Oliver Kylington
2.0 ! D
L
18
2015
Stockholm, Sweden
Flames
32
Canada !
Lomberg, Ryan Ryan Lomberg
6.0 ! LW
L
20
2015
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Heat
21
Canada !
Poirier, Emile Emile Poirier
7.0 ! RW
L
20
2015
Montreal, Quebec
Flames
25
Canada !
Riley, Blair Blair Riley
7.0 ! RW
R
29
2015
Kamloops, British Columbia
Heat
23
United States !
Shore, Drew Drew Shore
4.0 ! C
R
26
2015
Denver, Colorado
Flames
10
United States !
Sieloff, Patrick Patrick Sieloff
2.0 ! D
L
21
2015
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Flames
30
Canada !
Simpson, Kent Kent Simpson
1.0 ! G
L
23
2015
Edmonton , Alberta
Heat
6
Canada !
Stevenson, Dustin Dustin Stevenson
2.0 ! D
L
26
2015
Gull Lake, Saskatchewan
Heat
48
Canada !
Van Brabant, Bryce Bryce Van Brabant
4.0 ! C
L
23
2015
Edmonton, Alberta
Flames
5
Canada !
Wotherspoon, Tyler Tyler Wotherspoon
2.0 ! D
L
22
2015
Surrey, British Columbia
Flames
References
External links
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