HEATHeat Announce 2016-17 Regular Season Schedule
August 22, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Stockton Heat News Release
Stockton, Calif. - The Stockton Heat, proudly owned by the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, announce, in conjunction with the American Hockey League, the 2016-17 regular season schedule.
The 68-game schedule features 34 home dates at Stockton Arena beginning with Opening Night on Saturday, October 15 against the San Jose Barracuda at 7:30 p.m., and concluding in April with a regular-season home finale against the Tucson Roadrunners on Saturday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m.
The Heat play the majority of the schedule within the Pacific Division, playing Bakersfield and San Jose 12 times each (six at home, six on the road), San Diego 10 times (five at home, five on the road), Ontario and Tucson eight times (four at home, four on the road), Texas six times (three at home, three on the road) and San Antonio four times (two at home, two on the road).
The remainder of the Heat's schedule sees them play a total of eight games against the Central Division's Charlotte Checkers, Grand Rapids Griffins and Milwaukee Admirals with all three teams making at least one appearance at Stockton Arena.
Stockton's busiest months are December and March with both months having the Heat play a total of 13 games, five of which will take place at Stockton Arena. The Heat play their most home games during the month of November with six games taking place at Stockton Arena; however, the Heat will play five home games each of the following five months until the conclusion of the season.
The Heat only play home games at Stockton Arena on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The team plays 10 games at home on Wednesdays and Fridays, 12 home games on Saturdays and two home contests on Sundays. All home games will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, 4:00 p.m. on Sundays and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. While Stockton plays at least at least once on the road on every day of the week, the bulk of the road schedule takes place on Fridays and Saturdays.
The longest homestand of the season begins during Hot Pink 2, starting on Friday, November 5 and carrying through Friday, November 18 as the team plays five-straight at Stockton Arena. The Heat will be on the road for seven-straight in December starting on Thursday, December 8 through Monday, December 26. The team also has another long road trip at the end of March through April when the team takes to the road for five in-a-row.
The complete promotional schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. Current highlights for the season schedule include:
- Opening Night (Sat., October 15) vs. San Jose at 7:30 p.m. - Stockton Arena
- First game vs. the Tucson Roadrunners (Fri., October 21) at 7:30 p.m. - Stockton Arena
- Hot Pink 2 (Fri., November 4 & Sat., November 5) vs. San Diego at 7:30 p.m. - Stockton Arena
- First game vs. the Charlotte Checkers (Wed., November 30) at 7:00 p.m. - Stockton Arena
- Frankie the Firebird Bobblehead Night (Sat., December 3) vs. San Diego at 7:30 p.m. - Stockton Arena
- Lone home game vs. the Milwaukee Admirals (Sat., January 7) at 7:30 p.m. - Stockton Arena
- Teddy Bear Toss (Sat., January 21) vs. Bakersfield at 7:30 p.m. - Stockton Arena
- Safety Night (Sat., February 4) vs. Bakersfield at 7:30 p.m. - Stockton Arena
- Lone home game vs. the Grand Rapids Griffins (Sun., March 12) at 4:00 p.m. - Stockton Arena
- Regular Season Finale (Sat., April 15) vs. Tucson at 7:30 p.m. - Stockton Arena
The complete schedule is as follows (Home in BOLD; all times PST):
Saturday, October 15 vs. San Jose (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Wednesday, October 19 vs. Texas (7:00) - Stockton Arena
Friday, October 21 vs. Tucson (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Wednesday, October 26 at San Diego (7:00) - Valley View Casino Center
Friday, October 28 at Tucson (7:05) - Tucson Convention Center
Sunday, October 30 at Tucson (4:05) - Tucson Convention Center
Friday, November 4 vs. San Diego (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Saturday, November 5 vs. San Diego (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Friday, November 11 vs. San Antonio (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Saturday, November 12 vs. San Antonio (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Friday, November 18 vs. Ontario (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Saturday, November 19 at Bakersfield (6:00) - Rabobank Arena
Wednesday, November 23 at Ontario (7:00) - Citizens Business Bank Arena
Saturday, November 26 at Tucson (6:05) - Tucson Convention Center
Sunday, November 27 at Tucson (3:05) - Tucson Convention Center
Wednesday, November 30 vs. Charlotte (7:00) - Stockton Arena
Friday, December 2 vs. San Diego (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Saturday, December 3 vs. San Diego (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Wednesday, December 7 vs. Charlotte (7:00) - Stockton Arena
Thursday, December 8 at San Jose (7:00) - SAP Center
Saturday, December 10 at Bakersfield (6:00) - Rabobank Arena
Wednesday, December 14 at Ontario (7:00) - Citizens Business Bank Arena
Friday, December 16 at San Diego (7:00) - Valley View Casino Center
Saturday, December 17 at San Diego (7:00) - Valley View Casino Center
Tuesday, December 20 at San Jose (1:15) - SAP Center
Monday, December 26 at San Jose (5:00) - SAP Center
Wednesday, December 28 vs. Tucson (7:00) - Stockton Arena
Friday, December 30 vs. Ontario (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Saturday, December 31 vs. Ontario (6:00) - Citizens Business Bank Arena
Friday, January 6 vs. Tucson (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Saturday, January 7 vs. Milwaukee (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Wednesday, January 11 at San Diego (7:00) - Valley View Casino Center
Friday, January 13 at Bakersfield (7:00) - Rabobank Arena
Saturday, January 14 at San Jose (1:30) - SAP Center
Friday, January 20 vs. Bakersfield (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Saturday, January 21 vs. Bakersfield (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Wednesday, January 25 vs. San Jose (7:00) - Stockton Arena
Friday, January 27 at Milwaukee (5:00) - UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Saturday, January 28 at Grand Rapids (4:00) - Van Andel Arena
Friday, February 3 at Bakersfield (7:00) - Rabobank Arena
Saturday, February 4 vs. Bakersfield (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Friday, February 10 at Charlotte (4:15) - Bojangles' Coliseum
Saturday, February 11 at Charlotte (3:00) - Bojangles' Coliseum
Friday, February 17 vs. San Jose (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Saturday, February 18 vs. Bakersfield (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Wednesday, February 22 vs. Texas (7:00) - Stockton Arena
Saturday, February 25 at Bakersfield (6:00) - Rabobank Arena
Sunday, February 26 vs. Texas (4:00) - Stockton Arena
Wednesday, March 1 vs. Ontario (7:00) - Stockton Arena
Friday, March 3 at Ontario (7:00) - Citizens Business Bank Arena
Saturday, March 4 vs. San Jose (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Wednesday, March 8 vs. Bakersfield (7:00) - Stockton Arena
Saturday, March 11 at Bakersfield (6:00) - Rabobank Arena
Sunday, March 12 vs. Grand Rapids (4:00) - Stockton Arena
Wednesday, March 15 at San Diego (7:00) - Valley View Casino Center
Friday, March 17 at San Jose (7:00) - SAP Center
Saturday, March 18 vs. San Jose (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Friday, March 24 at Texas (5:30) - Cedar Park Center
Saturday, March 25 at Texas (5:00) - Cedar Park Center
Tuesday, March 28 at Texas (5:30) - Cedar Park Center
Friday, March 31 at San Antonio (5:30) - AT&T Center
Saturday, April 1 at San Antonio (5:00) - AT&T Center
Wednesday, April 5 vs. San Diego (7:00) - Stockton Arena
Saturday, April 8 vs. San Jose (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Sunday, April 9 at San Jose (3:00) - SAP Center
Wednesday, April 12 vs. Ontario (7:00) - Stockton Arena
Friday, April 14 vs. Bakersfield (7:30) - Stockton Arena
Saturday, April 15 vs. Tucson (7:30) - Stockton Arena
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