For the past several weeks whenever the Stockton Heat play the most common question I’ve received on Twitter has been some variant of “Where’s Emile Poirier?”
Poirier last played for the Heat on Feb. 18, but has been absent from their lineup for 12 consecutive games. During an appearance on Sportsnet 960 The Fan with Rob Kerr, Calgary Flames assistant general manager Brad Pascall revealed the reason behind Poirier’s absence from the lineup: he’s on personal leave from the team. No further information was given, aside from there being no timeline for Poirier’s return to the AHL club.