The Stockton Heat returned to home ice for the first time since March of 2020 to open their season against the Tucson Roadrunners on Friday night. A game that felt like a fresh start with their return to the Pacific Division and a new face leading the charge behind the bench in Mitch Love. Stockton kicked things off on a high note and showed a lot of good things after having about a five month break. They played a scoreless 60 minutes and took the game to overtime, ultimately falling 1-0 to the Roadrunners.
Right where they left off
The players looked just as excited to play in this game as we were to watch it.