The Stockton Heat will take fans back to the mid-2000s when they hit the ice in special throwback jerseys during Saturday’s game against the Ontario Reign.
Before the Heat relocated to Stockton from Glens Falls, NY, the ECHL’s Stockton Thunder played out of the Stockton Arena from 2005 to 2015. (When the Adirondack Flames became the Stockton Heat, the Stockton Thunder became the Adirondack Thunder).
The Thunder were very popular in Stockton and still have many fans in the city to this day. On Saturday only, the Heat will ditch their usual red-and-black colour scheme for special Thunder-inspired throwback uniforms — in a similar vein to the NHL’s “Reverse Retro” jerseys — for “Turn Back the Clock” night.