2016-17 Stockton Heat (and ADK Thunder) Thread [PLAYOFF BOUND!]

[Lunatik]

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Training Camp Roster
Goaltenders

-- # -- | --- --- --- Player --- --- --- | -- -- Contract Status -- -- | ----- ----- ----- ----- 2015-16 Club(s) ----- ----- ----- ----- | ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Notes ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
32 | Jon Gillies | NHL Contract | Stockton Heat (AHL) |
39 | David Rittich | NHL Contract | BK Mlada Boleslav (CZE) |

Defensemen

-- # -- | --- --- --- Player --- --- --- | -- -- Contract Status -- -- | ----- ----- ----- ----- 2015-16 Club(s) ----- ----- ----- ----- | ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Notes ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
14 | Rasmus Andersson | NHL Contract | Barrie Colts (AHL) |
3 | Ryan Culkin | NHL Contract | Adirondack Thunder (ECHL), Stockton Heat (AHL) |
48 | Kayle Doetzel | AHL Contract | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
8 | Keegan Kanzig | NHL Contract | Calgary Hitmen (WHL), Stockton Heat (AHL) |
4 | Oliver Kylington | NHL Contract | Stockton Heat (AHL), Calgary Flames (NHL) |
7 | Kenney Morrison | NHL Contract | Stockton Heat (AHL) |
43 | Colby Robak | Tryout | Rochester Americans (AHL) |
5 | Tyler Wotherspoon | NHL Contract | Stockton Heat (AHL), Calgary Flames (NHL) |

Forwards

-- # -- | --- --- --- Player --- --- --- | -- -- Contract Status -- -- | ----- ----- ----- ----- 2015-16 Club(s) ----- ----- ----- ----- | ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Notes ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
10 | Mike Angelidis | AHL Contract | Syracuse Crunch (AHL), Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) |
22 | Matt Bailey | AHL Contract | San Diego Gulls (AHL) |
25 | Brandon Bollig | NHL Contract | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
20 | Austin Carroll | NHL Contract | Stockton Heat (AHL) |
27 | Jamie Devane | AHL Contract | Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) |
19 | Matt Frattin | AHL Contract | Toronto Marlies (AHL) |
9 | Garnet Hathaway | NHL Contract | Stockton Heat (AHL), Calgary Flames (NHL) |
17 | Mark Jankowski | NHL Contract | Providence College (NCAA), Stockton Heat (AHL) |
18 | Morgan Klimchuk | NHL Contract | Stockton Heat (AHL) |
41 | Ryan Lomberg | AHL Contract | Adirondack Thunder (ECHL), Stockton Heat (AHL) |
26 | Andrew Mangiapane | NHL Contract | Barrie Colts (AHL) |
21 | Emile Poirier | NHL Contract | Stockton Heat (AHL), Calgary Flames (NHL) |
47 | Daniel Pribyl | NHL Contract | HC Sparta Praha (CZE) |
16 | Hunter Shinkaruk | NHL Contract | Comets (AHL), Heat (AHL), Canucks (NHL), Flames (NHL) |
34 | Hunter Smith | NHL Contract | Stockton Heat (AHL) |
15 | Linden Vey | NHL Contract | Utica Comets (AHL), Vancouver Canucks (NHL) |

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[Lunatik]

2016-17 Stockton Heat Schedule

--- --- --- Date --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- Road --- --- --- --- | -- -- Time -- -- | --- --- --- --- Home --- --- --- ---
Sat, Oct 15, 2016 | San Jose Barracuda | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Wed, Oct 19, 2016 | Texas Stars | 8:00 MT | Stockton Heat
Fri, Oct 21, 2016 | Tucson Roadrunners | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Wed, Oct 26, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 8:00 MT | San Diego Gulls
Fri, Oct 28, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 7:05 MT | Tucson Roadrunners
Sun, Oct 30, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 4:05 MT | Tucson Roadrunners
Fri, Nov 4, 2016 | San Diego Gulls | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Sat, Nov 5, 2016 | San Diego Gulls | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Fri, Nov 11, 2016 | San Antonio Rampage | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Sat, Nov 12, 2016 | San Antonio Rampage | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Fri, Nov 18, 2016 | Ontario Reign | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Sat, Nov 19, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 7:00 MT | Bakersfield Condors
Wed, Nov 23, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 8:00 MT | Ontario Reign
Sat, Nov 26, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 7:05 MT | Tucson Roadrunners
Sun, Nov 27, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 4:05 MT | Tucson Roadrunners
Wed, Nov 30, 2016 | Charlotte Checkers | 8:00 MT | Stockton Heat
Fri, Dec 2, 2016 | San Diego Gulls | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Sat, Dec 3, 2016 | San Diego Gulls | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Wed, Dec 7, 2016 | Charlotte Checkers | 8:00 MT | Stockton Heat
Thu, Dec 8, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 8:00 MT | San Jose Barracuda
Sat, Dec 10, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 7:00 MT | Bakersfield Condors
Wed, Dec 14, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 8:00 MT | Ontario Reign
Fri, Dec 16, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 8:00 MT | San Diego Gulls
Sat, Dec 17, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 8:00 MT | San Diego Gulls
Tue, Dec 20, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 2:15 MT | San Jose Barracuda
Mon, Dec 26, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 6:00 MT | San Jose Barracuda
Wed, Dec 28, 2016 | Tucson Roadrunners | 8:00 MT | Stockton Heat
Fri, Dec 30, 2016 | Ontario Reign | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Sat, Dec 31, 2016 | Stockton Heat | 7:00 MT | Ontario Reign
Fri, Jan 6, 2017 | Tucson Roadrunners | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Sat, Jan 7, 2017 | Milwaukee Admirals | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Wed, Jan 11, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 8:00 MT | San Diego Gulls
Fri, Jan 13, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 8:00 MT | Bakersfield Condors
Sat, Jan 14, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 2:30 MT | San Jose Barracuda
Fri, Jan 20, 2017 | Bakersfield Condors | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Sat, Jan 21, 2017 | Bakersfield Condors | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Wed, Jan 25, 2017 | San Jose Barracuda | 8:00 MT | Stockton Heat
Fri, Jan 27, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 6:00 MT | Milwaukee Admirals
Sat, Jan 28, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 5:00MT | Grand Rapids Griffins
Fri, Feb 3, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 8:00 MT | Bakersfield Condors
Sat, Feb 4, 2017 | Bakersfield Condors | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Fri, Feb 10, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 5:15 MT | Charlotte Checkers
Sat, Feb 11, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 4:00 MT | Charlotte Checkers
Fri, Feb 17, 2017 | San Jose Barracuda | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Sat, Feb 18, 2017 | Bakersfield Condors | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Wed, Feb 22, 2017 | Texas Stars | 8:00 MT | Stockton Heat
Sat, Feb 25, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 7:00 MT | Bakersfield Condors
Sun, Feb 26, 2017 | Texas Stars | 5:00 MT | Stockton Heat
Wed, Mar 1, 2017 | Ontario Reign | 8:00 MT | Stockton Heat
Fri, Mar 3, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 8:00 MT | Ontario Reign
Sat, Mar 4, 2017 | San Jose Barracuda | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Wed, Mar 8, 2017 | Bakersfield Condors | 8:00 MT | Stockton Heat
Sat, Mar 11, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 7:00 MT | Bakersfield Condors
Sun, Mar 12, 2017 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 5:00 MT | Stockton Heat
Wed, Mar 15, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 8:00 MT | San Diego Gulls
Fri, Mar 17, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 8:00 MT | San Jose Barracuda
Sat, Mar 18, 2017 | San Jose Barracuda | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Fri, Mar 24, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 6:30 MT | Texas Stars
Sat, Mar 25, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 6:00 MT | Texas Stars
Tue, Mar 28, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 6:30 MT | Texas Stars
Fri, Mar 31, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 6:30 MT | San Antonio Rampage
Sat, Apr 1, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 6:00 MT | San Antonio Rampage
Wed, Apr 5, 2017 | San Diego Gulls | 8:00 MT | Stockton Heat
Sat, Apr 8, 2017 | San Jose Barracuda | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Sun, Apr 9, 2017 | Stockton Heat | 4:00 MT | San Jose Barracuda
Wed, Apr 12, 2017 | Ontario Reign | 8:00 MT | Stockton Heat
Fri, Apr 14, 2017 | Bakersfield Condors | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat
Sat, Apr 15, 2017 | Tucson Roadrunners | 8:30 MT | Stockton Heat

 

[Lunatik]

standings to come

 

[Lunatik]

schedule to come​

 

[Lunatik]

mods could this please replace last year's thread

 

[Bouma Fett*]

Nice, thanks for getting this up

 

[Otzelor]

Please don´t see this as critique, but you´ve switched up Kylington and Wotherspoon contract wise (can be deleted after corrected)

 

[Lunatik]

Please don´t see this as critique, but you´ve switched up Kylington and Wotherspoon contract wise (can be deleted after corrected)

thanks for noticing, I am prone to make the odd little mistake like that especially when I am not wearing my glasses and can't actually read what I am doing

 

[Lunatik]

I feel it has been too long since we saw this,

 

[Lunatik]

I added a list of now former Heat players to the OP that have either retired or signed elsewhere.

 

[Lunatik]

As per his agent the Heat signed defenseman Roman Dyukov to a 1 year AHL deal.

 

[SaintMorose]

As per his agent the Heat signed defenseman Roman Dyukov to a 1 year AHL deal.

Seems strange they'd import someone with the number of Dmen already expected to play for the team
Kulak/Wotherspoon (whichever doesn't make the big club or maybe both start in the AHL) Morrisson
Kanzig Kylington
Culkin Andersson

are the guys I assume they will be trying to get minutes to, surprised they wouldnt go with more local vets for the 7th and 8th rotation spots.

 

[Lunatik]

Seems strange they'd import someone with the number of Dmen already expected to play for the team
Kulak/Wotherspoon (whichever doesn't make the big club or maybe both start in the AHL) Morrisson
Kanzig Kylington
Culkin Andersson

are the guys I assume they will be trying to get minutes to, surprised they wouldnt go with more local vets for the 7th and 8th rotation spots.

Most players (especially unknowns) on AHL deals split time between the AHL and ECHL

Also a few things, Morrison was not good enough to be a 3rd pairing defenseman last season, his defense makes Justin Schultz look like Nik Lidstrom. Culkin was poor in his AHL time last year and was unimpressive (at least statistically) in the ECHL last year. Andersson and Kanzig have 3 combined pro games between them. Even Culkin and Wotherspoon weren't the teams top 2 defenseman last year and both did not live up to expectations during their AHL time. IMO the Heat have zero top pairing defenseman but will likely use one or both of Kulak and Wotherspoon in that role.

 

[SaintMorose]

Most players (especially unknowns) on AHL deals split time between the AHL and ECHL

Also a few things, Morrison was not good enough to be a 3rd pairing defenseman last season, his defense makes Justin Schultz look like Nik Lidstrom. Culkin was poor in his AHL time last year and was unimpressive (at least statistically) in the ECHL last year. Andersson and Kanzig have 3 combined pro games between them. Even Culkin and Wotherspoon weren't the teams top 2 defenseman last year and both did not live up to expectations during their AHL time. IMO the Heat have zero top pairing defenseman but will likely use one or both of Kulak and Wotherspoon in that role.

That's why I expect them to go out and get a veteran to come in, I see 6 guys that need development minutes but outside of Kulak there isn't a lot of consistency on that roster that you can put in; seems like they've just added a 7th meh prospect-type player (based on the age and where he scores at on his team's depth charts) rather than getting an Aaron Johnson replacement.

Though I probably worded that poorly as obviously the vets don't play 7/8th D minutes unless the kids step up in a big way. But I can't see this guy being top 4 on the depth chart so why not get a North American guy to sit a bunch of games.

 

[Lunatik]

That's why I expect them to go out and get a veteran to come in, I see 6 guys that need development minutes but outside of Kulak there isn't a lot of consistency on that roster that you can put in; seems like they've just added a 7th meh prospect-type player (based on the age and where he scores at on his team's depth chFlames offered this da rightarts) rather than getting an Aaron Johnson replacement.

CThough I probably worded that poorly as obviously the vets don't play 7/8th D minutes unless the kids step up in a big way. But I can't see this guy being top 4 on the depth chart so why not get a North American guy to sit a bunch of games.

I think it's as simple as he impressed someone at rookie camp. In artlilinked n the tweet f you translate it, it sounds a if the Flames offered this deal immediately after rookie camp but he'd committed to going to the Hawks rookie camp as well. Also with Falkovsky potentially playing pro, it could be to give him a countryman one team.

 

[Lunatik]

The Heat has reportedly signed 31 year old centrermen Mike Angelidis. Angelidis has been the captain of the Syracuse Crunch the past 4 seasons.

http://www.syracuse.com/crunch/inde...gelidis_lands_ahl_pact.html#incart_river_home

Former Syracuse Crunch captain Mike Angelidis is moving west for the next stage of his AHL career.

Angelidis said Monday morning that he has signed a 1-year, AHL deal with the Stockton Heat. Stockton is affiliated with the Calgary Flames.

Angelidis, 31, said he had some offers from Europe but didn't want to go there at this point in his career.

"I wasn't getting worried,'' Angelidis said of going so deep into the summer without a deal. "They (Stockton) had talked to us for the longest time. They had always been in play. I can look forward to playing and getting ready for the year. It seems like a good fit and we'll see how it goes.''

 

[Debrincat93]

What is your guys perception of Klimchuk? Based on the past year or two, do you feel he has the talent to still make the jump? Fully assuming this is a huge year for his development.

 

[Lunatik]

What is your guys perception of Klimchuk? Based on the past year or two, do you feel he has the talent to still make the jump? Fully assuming this is a huge year for his development.

It's been discussed to death most just stat watch and will tell you he was terrible in his first professional season. Offensively speaking that is true, he did not have a good season offensively, in no small part to playing a checking role all season. Defensively he did not look like a first year pro, by seasons end he was on the top PK unit and was playing in a shutdown role. He also had 2 stints where he was injured.

I still very much think Klimchuk will be an NHL player, I project him the same as I always have and that is a future middle 6 winger. I would compare his upside to Frolik/Backlund as he plays a similar game to them.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

What is your guys perception of Klimchuk? Based on the past year or two, do you feel he has the talent to still make the jump? Fully assuming this is a huge year for his development.

He's an okay prospect, not that far off from where you would expect a #28OA to be, but certainly not ahead of that. Getting a little bit quicker to create separation, a little bit stronger to win more offensive battles, and getting more offensive opportunity might be good for him. Am I crazy about him no, he's basically projected to be an average size third liner. But sure, he does have the talent to make the jump to that role. The role itself is just a bit redundant, but eh, you never know when a cap squeeze might force you to drop a Frolik and replace internally. He could do that. I just don't get especially excited slotting him in the way I might a Jankowski, Hickey, or Kylington.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

What is your guys perception of Klimchuk? Based on the past year or two, do you feel he has the talent to still make the jump? Fully assuming this is a huge year for his development.

Some love him. Some don't think there is much there.

He's not even a top 15 prospect for the Flames IMO.

 

[RyanCarpenter28]

Who gets sent to the Echl.

 

[Lunatik]

Who gets sent to the Echl.

Good question. I will address that by position.


Goaltenders

I think in net Mason McDonald is Adirondack bound, unless he returns for an overage season in the Q. Although if David Rittich needs time to adjust to the smaller North American rinks he may start in the ECHL for a handful of games to start the year and then flip flop with McDonald. Another possibility with the expansion draft looming would be Mason McDonald staying in the QMJHL and being moved to a contender, Rittich spending much of the year in Stockton until close to the deadline when the Flames acquire an older goaltender (someone in the vein of Poulin) to fulfill the expansion draft requirement and Rittich sent to finish the season in the ECHL.

Defense

I think Roman Dyukov will start in the ECHL assuming his AHL signing is legitimate (it has yet to be confirmed by the club), Stefan Falkovsky could also be sent to the Thunder assuming the Ottawa 67s cannot find a taker for an overagimport defenseman. Assuming there are no veteran signings I suspect the other 8 listed in the OP will start in Stockton, with the exception of Wotherspoon or Kulak who may make the big club as a #7.

Forwards

With just 13 forwards under contract and 4 or 5 of them fighting for 2 or 3 NHL jobs I do not think any of our contracted forwards will be sent to the ECHL. When the Heat start adding guys on AHL deals and PTOs, like Ryan Lomberg and Mitchell Heard were last season; those will be the guys I expect to shuffle between the AHL and ECHL.

 

[Lunatik]

Sked is out and added to post #2

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[Anglesmith]

its*

 

[Lunatik]

Heat announce the signings of 5 players to AHL contracts, some of which we already knew about.
http://stocktonheat.com/news/heat-sign-five-to-ahl-deals/

Mike Angelidis (Center), Matt Frattin (Right Wing), Jamie Devane (Left Wing), Ryan Lomberg (Left Wing), Roman Dyukov (Defenseman)