The Stockton Heat may be relocating to Calgary next season, but they aren’t in Canada yet.
The Heat franchise’s last year in California has also been its most successful. After sweeping the Bakersfield Condors in the second round of the playoffs (they earned a bye past the first round), the Heat have advanced to face the Colorado Eagles in the Pacific Division Final.
We don’t know what the Heat franchise will be called in Calgary. We don’t even know where the team will play (although the Saddledome certainly makes the most sense). What we do know is this: Stockton is giving Calgary one heck of a hockey team.