The Stockton Heat are back in action today and will look to rebound after a lopsided opening-day loss to the Toronto Marlies on Sunday.
Despite falling 7-1 to the Marlies two days ago, the Heat out-shot their opponents by a count of 32-30 and are coming off a year in which they finished five points ahead of Toronto in the AHL standings in six fewer games.
Now, the Heat (0-1-0) have some catching up to do. The Marlies (3-2-0) sit in second in the AHL’s Canadian Division and already have five times as much game experience as Stockton/Calgary does in 2020-21.