Even with a reinforced lineup, the Stockton Heat still lost to the Belleville Senators on Saturday afternoon by a 4-1 score.
Adam Ruzicka, Dominik Simon, and Alex Petrovic all played for the Heat on Saturday after being assigned to the AHL by the Flames earlier in the day.
Yan Kuznetsov made his AHL debut, skating on a defensive pairing with veteran professional Zac Leslie. Tyler Parsons also returned to the Heat lineup but spent the entire game on the bench as the backup for Garret Sparks.
Giorgio Estephan scored the lone goal for Stockton (10-14-1), which fell to fifth place in the Canadian Division with the loss.