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Weekly News and Notes of the Stockton Heat

April 5, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Stockton Heat News Release


News and Notes

Stockton is 15-3-1-0 at home since January 2

The Heat have outscored teams 96-73 at home during that stretch (23 goal diff.)

Stockton continues to lead the league in average shots for per game with 34.31

The Heat have now won 10 road games on the year, having won two-straight road games, one in Ontario and one in San Diego

The two-game win streak on the road matches the longest for the season with a chance to extend it on April 12 at Bakersfield

Stockton has the following matchup's remaining this season

Two against San Diego (at Stockton Arena)

Two against San Jose (one at Stockton Arena and one on the road)

One against Ontario (at Stockton Arena)

One against Bakersfield (on the road)

TOTALS: 6 games remaining (four at Stockton Arena, two on the road)

Stockton has gone 0 for 27 on the power play dating back to March 19 at Bakersfield

Stockton has gone perfect on the penalty kill in just 4 of their last 15 games dating back to the beginning of March

The Heat outshoot opponents by 53 shots in the first, 27 shots in the second and 103 shots in the third

The Heat outscore opponents by 13 in the third period but are outscored by 3 in the first and by 32 in the second

Stockton's win on Sunday in San Diego was the 14th overtime game the Heat have played this year. The Heat have won 10 of those games, six in overtime and four in the shootout to give them a .714 winning-percentage in overtime

Amazingly, the Heat have six different goal scorers in OT as Aaron Johnson, Derek Grant, Mason Raymond, Emile Poirier, Hunter Shinkaruk and now Kenny Agostino have won games for the Heat in the extra five minutes

If you count shootout winners Kenny Agostino and Derek Grant would have the most game winners after the game goes past 60-minutes with two. Freddie Hamilton and Turner Elson were the other two players who've won games in the shootout for the Heat

Turner Elson scored his third shorthanded goal of the season, which leads the team and sees him tied for the fourth most shorthanded markers in the AHL

Tyler Wotherspoon scored his first goal for the Heat on Friday, which happened to be the game winner

It was his first game winning goal since October 25, 2014 @ Rochester

He scored on Sunday too, marking the first time the defender had points in back to back efforts

Kenny Agostino already surpassed his previous high accomplished last season in goals and points but he also surpassed his career high in assists with his 29th assist last week, one better than his previous high

Stockton has used the second most goaltenders in the league (7) behind only Toronto (8)

Jon Gillies, Karri Ramo, Kent Simpson, Eric Hartzell, Kevin Poulin, Joni Ortio and Nick Schneider have all appeared in a game for Stockton

Every team in the Pacific except for the Ontario Reign have used four or more goaltenders this season

Bakersfield - 6

San Diego - 6

San Antonio - 4

San Jose - 4

Texas - 4

Ontario - 3

Approaching Milestones

Drew Shore is 2 assists from his 100th career AHL assist

Pat Sieloff is 3 games away from playing his 100th AHL game

Kenny Agostino is 8 points away from 100 in his AHL career

Recently Reached Milestones

Nick Schneider made his pro debut stopping 34 of 37 in a losing effort to the San Diego Gulls at Stockton Arena on Wednesday

He won his first pro game on Friday stopping 31 of 33 at home against the Ontario Reign

He followed that up with a 29 of 30 save performance for his first road win at San Diego on Sunday

Mark Jankowski made his pro debut on Friday, April 1 vs. Ontario and picked up his first pro point, an assist, in that game

Drew Shore played in his 200th career AHL game on Wednesday at home against the San Diego Gulls

He scored a goal in his 200th game to boot!

Vote for the 2015-16 Fan Favorite Award

Make your voice heard now for who should win the inaugural Fan Favorite award for the Stockton Heat's first season. The award winner will be announced on April 16 along with the other award winners! Vote as many times as you like from now until Noon on Friday, April 8!

To cast your vote, click here.

Impressive Teen Between the Pipes

After his Medicine Hat Tigers were knocked out in a "win to get in" game in a one-game playoff, Nick Schneider joined the Stockton Heat and saw the bench in his first game, however he didn't expect that goalie Kevin Poulin would be hurt in a road game in Ontario.

Since then it's been the Nick Schneider show for the Stockton Heat, as the club is riding the excitement and youth of their teenage goaltender, who went 2-1 in his first three games, posted a 2.02 goals-against-average and a .940 save-percentage.

To contrast, Jon Gillies, who's widely considered one of the top prospects the Calgary Flames have, also went 2-1 in his first three games, but Gillies posted a 1.34 goals-against-average and a .950 save-percentage along with two shutouts.

That being said, pretty impressive from undrafted Nick Schneider, who's trying to show how his game can translate to the pros. So far Schneider has allowed 6 goals in his first 100 shots against and has kept Stockton afloat in the hunt for the final playoff spot in the Pacific Division.

Speaking of the Playoffs

The Heat are in a battle for their playoff lives right now, needing to continue to win and hope to get a little help along the way.

While Stockton has pulled within a virtual tie of the Bakersfield Condors, the Heat still remain in the sixth placed spot in the Pacific with a .516 points-percentage. The teams to keep an eye on are the Charlotte Checkers, who occupy the fifth spot in the Central which could crossover and compete in the Pacific Division playoffs (Central has one more team than the Pacific) are at a .557 points-percentage with six games remaining.

Right behind them are the San Jose Barracuda with a .540 points-percentage and five games remaining, sitting in fourth in the Pacific followed by the Condors and Heat at .516 with six games remaining.

If the Heat win every game left on the schedule, the team can get as high as .559 points-percentage, which could get them in, however the other teams listed above need to do a bit of losing. Charlotte's magic number is 10 points, which goes down every time they win and teams chasing them lose.

Stockton's magic number is 17, with 12 points up for grabs, however the games against San Jose could prove to be the biggest ones for Stockton if the Checkers stumble down the stretch.

Charlotte plays two games against Rockford and two against Milwaukee this week while San Jose plays one in San Antonio and a pair in Texas. Bakersfield plays in San Diego and then a pair of games against Ontario.

Friar Turns Pro

The much anticipated 2012 first round draft pick of the Calgary Flames, Mark Jankowski, joined the Heat after signing an entry level deal with the Flames and signing an Amateur Tryout on March 30 with the Heat through the remainder of this season.

Jankowski, 21, was selected 21st overall in 2012 out of a prep school in Canada before committing to play with Providence College in September 2012. Four years later, the forward improved every year, leading his team in points with 40 in 38 games played and sharing the team lead in goals with 15.

The St. Catharines, Ontario native joined the Heat after Providence was knocked out of the NCAA tournament and made his pro debut on Friday, April 1 against the Ontario Reign. He looked good standing between Turner Elson and Drew Shore and started the play that eventually would stand as the game winning goal from Tyler Wotherspoon in the third period.

That came after nearly setting up two other tally's for the Stockton Heat except for a goal that was waved off after review and a terrific save by Peter Budaj, but Jankowski could have easily tacked on a few more points in his first game.

Players & Their Career Highs

Below is a look of players who've eclipsed their career high, met their career high or are nearing their career high in points

Players Who've Established a New Career High in Points

Kenney Morrison (New Career High: 40GP 3-9-12 | Previous High: 2014-15 - 10GP 2-4-6)

Pat Sieloff (New Career High: 47GP 2-9-11 | Previous High: 2014-15 - 48GP 2-3-5)

Hunter Shinkaruk (New Career High: 59GP 26-23-49 | Previous High: 2014-15 - 74GP 16-15-31)

Kenny Agostino (This Season's Stats: 59GP 20-29-49| Career High: 2014-15 - 67GP 15-28-43)

Derek Grant (This Season's Stats: 36GP 27-18-45 | Career High: 2014-15 - 73GP 21-17-38)

Brett Kulak (This Season's Stats: 55GP 3-11-14| Career High: 2014-15 - 26GP 4-9-13)

Players Nearing their Career High in Points

Bryce Van Brabant (This Season's Stats: 57GP 7-7-14| Career High: 2014-15 - 52GP 8-7-15) - 1 point away

Turner Elson (This Season's Stats: 58GP 13-16-29| Career High: 2014-15 - 59GP 17-13-30) - 1 point away

Drew Shore (This Season's Stats: 56GP 10-25-35| Career High: 2014-15 - 47GP 12-25-37) - 2 points away

Freddie Hamilton (This Season's Stats: 56GP 16-23-39| Career High: 2013-14 - 64GP 22-21-43) - 4 points away

Purchase or Renew Your Season Tickets for a Chance to Win Heat and Flames Jerseys!

For fans who purchase full-season tickets or renew their season tickets for the 2016-17 season, they will be entered into a drawing to win one of four very cool jerseys!

During the game on Saturday, April 9, a Heat Team-Signed jersey will be up for grabs and the final in-game drawing will be held on April 16 where a Derek Grant Heat jersey will be given to a lucky winner. There will be one more drawing after the regular season ends where an autographed jersey from Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano will be given to a lucky winner!

To qualify, either purchase your new full-season tickets or if you're renewing, just make sure you've made at least one payment towards next season's seats. Each seat in your account will give you one entry into winning the jerseys!

Call 209.373.1500 and talk with your account representative today! For more information on 2016-17 full season tickets, and the special "season ticket holder" only perks, click here!

Best of luck!

Donate Your Unused Tickets

For mini-plan or full season ticket holders who have unused tickets, call your representative today and donate your unused seats for Military Appreciation on April 16. Your unused seats will be donated to local active, reserve and veteran soldiers as well as their families!

Don't have any unused seats but still want to donate? Call 209.373.1500 or visit StocktonHeat.com to learn more about donation plans perfect for your business, non-profit or group!

The Heat will also be wearing special Military Appreciation jerseys which were released last week. Learn more about the jerseys here.

Records:

Last Week's Record: 2-1-0-0, 4 points

Overall Record: 30-28-2-2, .516 Points Percentage, 6th in the Pacific Division

Last Week's Results:

Mar. 30- Stockton Heat 2 vs. San Diego Gulls 4

Apr. 1 - Stockton Heat 3 vs. Ontario Reign 2

Apr. 3 - Stockton Heat 2 at San Diego Gulls 1 (OT)

This Week's Schedule:

Wed. Apr. 6 - Stockton Heat vs. Ontario Reign - Stockton Arena (7:00 p.m.)

Sat. Apr. 9 - Stockton Heat vs. San Diego Gulls - Stockton Arena (7:30 p.m.)

Sun. Apr. 10 - Stockton Heat at San Diego Gulls - Stockton Arena (4:00 p.m.)

Recent Transactions

4/3 - Emile Poirier assigned to Stockton from Calgary

4/3 - Dustin Stevenson suspended 3 games

4/1 - Brett Kulak reassigned to Stockton from Calgary

3/30 - Mark Jankowski signs ATO with Stockton

3/29 - Josh Robinson signs pro tryout with Stockton

3/28 - Derek Grant reassigned to Calgaryfrom Stockton

3/28 - Brett Kulak reassigned to Calgaryon emergency basis

3/28 - Hunter Shinkaruk reassigned to Calgaryon emergency basis

3/28 - Emile Poirier reassigned to Calgaryon emergency basis

3/28 - Freddie Hamilton reassigned to Stockton from Calgary

3/28 - Garnet Hathaway reassigned to Stockton from Calgary

3/28 - Mark Owuya released from pro tryout

Team Leaders

Goals: Derek Grant with 27

Assists: Kenny Agostino with 29

Points: Hunter Shinkaruk & Kenny Agostino with 49

PIMs: Dustin Stevenson with 90

Wins: Kevin Poulin with 14

Losses: Kevin Poulin with 11

GAA (Played at least 10 games): Kevin Poulin with 2.86

SV% (Played at least 10 games): Kevin Poulin with 0.909

Team Stats

Goals For: Week: 7 | Overall: 178

Goals Against: Week: 7 | Overall: 194

Power Play: 46-278 (16.5%), 15th in AHL

Penalty Kill: 195-241 (80.9%), 21st in AHL

Records vs. Opponents

Pacific Division:

Bakersfield (5-6-0-0)

Ontario (5-6-0-0)

San Antonio (4-1-0-1) - SEASON SERIES COMPLETED

San Diego (5-4-0-1)

San Jose (2-7-1-0)

Texas (4-1-1-0) - SEASON SERIES COMPLETED

TOTALS vs. PACIFIC: (25-25-2-2)

Central Division:

Iowa (2-0-0-0) - SEASON SERIES COMPLETED

Rockford (1-1-0-0) - SEASON SERIES COMPLETED

Manitoba (2-2-0-0) - SEASON SERIES COMPLETED

TOTALS vs. CENTRAL: (5-3-0-0) - SEASON SERIES COMPLETED

Calgary Flames (NHL)

Record Last Week: 2-2-0, 4 points

Record Overall: 33-40-6, .456 Points Percentage, 5th in Pacific Division

This Week's Schedule:

Tue. Apr. 5 - Flames vs. Los Angeles (6:00 p.m. PST)

Thr. Apr. 7 - Flames vs. Vancouver (6:00 p.m. PST)

Sat. Apr. 9 - Flames at Minnesota (4:00 p.m. PST)

Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)

Record Last Week: 2-1-0, 4 points

Record Overall: 37-26-6, .580 Points Percentage, 3rd in East Division

This Week's Schedule:

Tue. Apr. 5 - Thunder vs. Elmira (4:00 PST)

Fri. Apr. 8 - Thunder at Manchester(4:00 PST)

Sat. Apr. 9 - Thunder vs. Manchester (4:00 PST)

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