Heat Head into Season-Long Road Trip With Momentum
March 21, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Stockton Heat News Release
Records Last Week's Record: 1-2-0-0, 2 points Overall Record: 27-25-4-1, 0.518 Points Percentage, 5th in the Pacific Division
Last Week's Results Mar. 15 - Stockton Heat 2 at San Diego 3 Mar. 17 - Stockton Heat 7 at San Jose 4 Mar. 18 - Stockton Heat 1 vs. San Jose 3
This Week's Schedule Fri. Mar. 24 - Stockton Heat at Texas Stars - H-E-B Center (5:30 p.m. PST) Sat. Mar. 25 - Stockton Heat at Texas Stars - H-E-B Center (5:00 p.m. PST)
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 15: Jon Gillies #32 of the Calgary Flames skates in the warmup before an NHL game against the Boston Bruins on March 15, 2017 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Gillies served as Chad Johnson's backup for his first appearance in an NHL game (PHOTO BY GERRY THOMAS/NHLI VIA GETTY IMAGES). Recent Transactions 3/21 - Adam Ollas Mattsson signed to AHL Amateur Tryout 3/21 - Garnet Hathaway recalled to Calgary from Stockton 3/18 - Jon Gillies returned to Stockton from Calgary from emergency recall 3/18 - Colin Zulianello released from Pro Tryout 3/17 - Keegan Kanzig recalled to Stockton from Adirondack by Calgary 3/17 - Mason McDonald recalled to Stockton from Adirondack by Calgary 3/17 - Ryan Culkin assigned to Adirondack from Stockton by Calgary 3/15 - Colin Zulianello signed to Pro Tryout 3/15 - Jon Gillies recalled to Calgary from Stockton on emergency recall
Team Leaders Goals: Mark Jankowski with 24 Assists: Linden Vey with 29 Points: Mark Jankowski with 46 PIMs: Ryan Lomberg with 115 PIMS Wins: Jon Gillies with 14 Losses: Jon Gillies with 14 GAA: David Rittich with 2.25 (Among Heat Goalies who've played 1200 minutes or more) SV%: David Rittich with 0.924 (Among Heat Goalies who've played 1200 minutes or more)
Team Stats Goals For: Week: 10 | Overall: 171 Goals Against: Week: 10 | Overall: 160 Power Play: 36-234 (15.4%), T-24th in AHL Penalty Kill: 209-256 (81.6%), 17th in AHL
Records vs. Opponents Pacific Division Bakersfield (4-6-1-0) Ontario (3-3-1-0) San Antonio (1-1-0-0) San Diego (6-2-0-1) San Jose (4-5-1-0) Texas (3-0-0-0) Tucson (2-4-1-0) TOTALS vs. PACIFIC: (23-21-4-1)
Central Division: Charlotte (2-2-0-0) - SERIES COMPLETED Grand Rapids (1-1-0-0) - SERIES COMPLETED Milwaukee (1-1-0-0) - SERIES COMPLETED TOTALS vs. CENTRAL: (4-4-0-0) - SERIES COMPLETED
Calgary Flames (NHL) Record Last Week: 3-1-0, 6 points Record Overall: 41-27-4, 86 points, 3rd in Pacific Division This Week's Schedule: Tue. Mar. 21 - Flames at Washington (4:00 p.m. PST) Thr. Mar. 23 - Flames at Nashville (5:00 p.m. PST) Sat. Mar. 25 - Flames at St. Louis (4:00 p.m. PST)
Adirondack Thunder (ECHL) Record Last Week: 2-1-0, 4 points Record Overall: 33-20-10, 76 points, 3rd in East Division This Week's Schedule: Tue. Mar. 21 - Thunder vs. Orlando (4:00 p.m. PST) Fri. Mar. 24 - Thunder at Reading (4:00 p.m. PST) Sat. Mar. 25 - Thunder at Reading (4:00 p.m. PST)
News and Notes
Mark Jankowski (24-22-42) leads all rookies with 24 goals and is third in the AHL with 46 points Jankowski is the fifth rookie player to reach the 20-goal mark for the Calgary Flames AHL affiliate since 2005-06 and has scored the third most goals for the Flames AHL affiliate since 05-06 Dustin Boyd - Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (2006-07) had 27 goals in 66 games Markus Granlund - Abbotsford Heat (2013-14) had 25 goals in 52 games MARK JANKOWSKI - STOCKTON HEAT (2016-17) HAS 24 GOALS IN 54 GAMES David Moss - Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (2005-06) had 21 goals in 63 games David Wolf - Adirondack Flames (2014-15) had 20 goals in 59 games Jankowski is currently on a four-game point streak (2-3-5) He also surpassed 50 career AHL points on Friday night against the San Jose Barracuda The Heat are 7-1-1-0 all-time vs. Texas including a 2-1-0-0 record at the H-E-B Center. The Heat are 5-2-0-1 against San Antonio all-time including a 1-1-0-1 record at the AT&T Center. The Heat play three-straight in Texas before playing a pair of games in San Antonio This five-game road trip matches the longest stretch away from home in Heat history which also occurred from March 19 through March 26 during the 2015-16 season. The Heat posted a 1-4-0 record during last year's five-game road trip Mike Kostka tied a team record by registering 4 points on Friday's game against San Jose (1-3-4) It's the 10th time a Heat player has scored 4 points in a game and sixth time this season First since Mark Jankowski (3-1-4) and Hunter Shinkaruk (0-4-4) did this on January 20, 2017 vs. Bakersfield David Rittich ranks seventh among goalies who've played 1200 minutes or more in the AHL with a 2.25 goals-against average He's tied third among qualified goalies with a 0.924 save-percentage He's second in the league in shutouts with 5 (most all-time in Heat team history and in one season) Rittich leads all qualified rookie goaltenders in goals-against-average and save-percentage Andrew Mangiapane is tied third in the AHL among rookies with 7 power-play goals Ryan Lomberg is second in penalty minutes among rookie skaters with 115 PIMS His nine major penalties (all for fighting) are the most among rookies and among skaters league wide Lomberg also signed his first NHL contract on Sunday, March 19 as he inked a two-year deal with the Calgary Flames, which begins in the 2017-18 season
Tyler Wotherspoon is tied third in the AHL and third among all defenseman with a plus-26 rating
Stockton averages the most penalty minutes per game with 17.14 minutes in the box Stockton has been whistled for a total of 977 PIMS but opposing teams have been whistled for a total of 976 PIMS when playing the Heat Saturday's game against the Barracuda saw a total of 138 combined minutes given to the sides. That's the second most combined minutes in the AHL this season behind December 28th's meeting with the Tucson Roadrunners which saw 162 minutes given out. The five major penalties given out to the Heat on Saturday is tied for the most in a single game to an AHL team this season San Jose was whistled for 18 infractions on Saturday, the most this season in a single game for an opposing team against the Heat The Heat average 3.00 goals for and 2.81 goals against per game The Heat tied their highest offensive output in a single game on Friday with 7 goals which has now occurred three times this season and three times last season On Friday in San Jose, the Heat went 3 for 5 on the power play, their eighth game scoring more than one power-play goal in Stockton is 8 for 40 (20%) in the month of March (nine games) Stockton has 11 games remaining on the schedule, five of which are home games while six come away from Stockton Arena 1 game remaining against Bakersfield (@ STK) 1 game remaining against Ontario (@ STK) 2 games remaining against San Antonio (@ SA, @ SA) 1 game remaining against San Diego (@ STK) 2 games remaining against San Jose (@ STK, @ SJ) 3 games remaining against Texas (@ TEX, @ TEX, @ TEX) 1 game remaining against Tucson (@ STK)
Approaching Milestones
Tyler Wotherspoon is an assist shy of 50 in his AHL career Oliver Kylington is 2 games away from playing in his 100th AHL game Matt Frattin is 3 goals shy of his 100th professional goal (AHL + NHL) He's 9 assists shy of his 100th pro assist and 12 points shy of 200 pro points (AHL + NHL) David Rittich is 4 games shy of playing in his 100th professional game (AHL + Czech 1) Brandon Bollig is 5 games away from playing in his 200th AHL game Head Coach Ryan Huska is 6 wins away from 100 in his AHL career Morgan Klimchuk is 7 points away from 50 in his AHL career Mike Kostka is 8 games away from playing in his 600th pro game (AHL + NHL) Hunter Shinkaruk is 8 games away from playing in his 200th pro game (AHL + NHL) Emile Poirier is 8 points away from 100 in his AHL career Brett Kulak is 9 points away from 50 in his AHL career Recently Accomplished Milestones
Head Coach Ryan Huska coached his 200th AHL game on Friday in San Jose in a 7-4 win on the road Mark Jankowski recorded his 50th career AHL point on Friday in San Jose by scoring the team's first goal of the game Mike Kostka scored his 50th career AHL goal on Friday in San Jose
American Hockey League Stories from March 21, 2017
- Monsters Snap Wolves Point Streak at 13 Games - Chicago Wolves
- Wolf Pack Still Winless Against the Penguins with 5-2 Loss - Hartford Wolf Pack
- McCollum Blanks Iowa to Give Checkers 1-0 Win - Charlotte Checkers
- Checkers Blank Wild 1-0, Inch Closer in Playoff Race - Iowa Wild
- IceCaps Drop 5-4 Heartbreaker to Phantoms - St. John's IceCaps
- Street Assigned to Grand Rapids by Detroit - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Heat Head into Season-Long Road Trip With Momentum - Stockton Heat
- Flyers Sign D Mark Friedman to Entry-Level Contract - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Condors Host San Diego Friday for Team Flag Giveaway - Bakersfield Condors
- Rampage Reassign Forward Julien Nantel to Colorado Eagles - San Antonio Rampage
- Tampa Bay Lightning Sign Defenseman Libor Hajek to Entry-Level - Syracuse Crunch
- Adam Ollas Mattsson Added to Roster on AHL Amateur Tryout - Stockton Heat
- Coyotes Recall Fischer, Assign Dauphin to Tucson - Tucson Roadrunners
- Manitoba Moose Moose Sign Pair of Forwards - Manitoba Moose
- The Sound Tigers Report: Week 23 - Bridgeport Islanders
- Division-Leading Griffins Face Three-Game Weekend - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Red Wings Recall Ben Street - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Flames Recall Garnet Hathaway From Stockton - Stockton Heat
- IceCaps to Celebrate Champions this Week - St. John's IceCaps
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