Abbotsford Heat

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Abbotsford Heat
Abbotsford Heat.svg
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 that plays in the American Hockey League. The team is 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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[edit] 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]


[edit] Season-by-season results

[edit] 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

[edit] Playoffs

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

[edit] Current roster

Updated January 20, 2011.[4]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
28 Canada Aliu, AkimAkim Aliu RW R 22 2011 Okene, Nigeria Jets
34 Canada Bancks, CarterCarter Bancks LW L 22 2010 Marysville, British Columbia Flames
49 Canada Blackwater, JuddJudd Blackwater C L 24 2011 Lethbridge, Alberta PTO
6 Canada Breen, ChrisChris Breen D L 22 2010 Uxbridge, Ontario Flames
12 Canada Byron, PaulPaul Byron C L 22 2011 Ottawa, Ontario Flames
21 Canada Carson, BrettBrett Carson D R 26 2011 Regina, Saskatchewan Flames
41 Canada Desbiens, GuillaumeGuillaume Desbiens (A) RW L 26 2011 Alma, Quebec Flames
39 Canada Dowling, JustinJustin Dowling C L 21 2011 Cochrane, Alberta Heat
25 Canada Henry, JordanJordan Henry D R 25 2011 Milo, Alberta Flames
27 Canada Howse, RyanRyan Howse LW L 20 2011 Prince George, British Columbia Flames
42 Latvia Ivanans, RaitisRaitis Ivanans LW L 33 2011 Riga, Latvian SSR Flames
8 Canada Kolanos, KrysKrys Kolanos C R 30 2011 Calgary, Alberta Heat
11 Canada Laing, QuintinQuintin Laing (C) LW L 32 2010 Harris, Saskatchewan Heat
36 Canada Leblond, Pierre-LucPierre-Luc Leblond LW L 26 2011 Lévis, Quebec Flames
3 Canada Martin, JamesJames Martin D L 20 2011 Winnipeg, Mantioba Flames
4 Canada Negrin, JohnJohn Negrin D L 22 2009 West Vancouver, British Columbia Flames
15 Canada Nemisz, GregGreg Nemisz RW R 21 2010 Courtice, Ontario Flames
31 Finland Ortio, JoniJoni Ortio G L 20 2011 Turku, Finland Flames
32 Canada Patterson, GaelanGaelan Patterson C L 21 2010 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Flames
43 United States Piskula, JoeJoe Piskula (A) D L 27 2010 Antigo, Wisconsin Flames
26 United States Rheault, JonJon Rheault RW R 25 2010 Arlington, Texas Heat
2 United States Sinkewich, RussRuss Sinkewich D R 26 2011 Westlake, Ohio PTO
19 Canada Sylvester, DustinDustin Sylvester C L 23 2011 Red Deer, Alberta Heat
30 Canada Taylor, DannyDanny Taylor G L 25 2010 Plymouth, England Heat
17 Canada Walter, BenBen Walter C R 27 2011 Beaconsfield, Quebec Flames
5 United States Wilson, ClayClay Wilson D L 28 2011 Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota Flames


[edit] 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. [dead link]
  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. [dead link]
  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. http://theahl.com/stats/roster.php. Retrieved 2012-01-20. 

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