2013–14 Abbotsford Heat season

2013–14 Abbotsford Heat
League5th AHL
Division2nd West Division
Conference5th Western Conference
2013–14 record43–25–5–3 (94 pts)
Home record20–11–4–3
Road record23–14–1–0
Goals for237
Goals against215
Team information
General managerRyan Walter
CoachTroy Ward
Assistant coachRobbie Ftorek
CaptainDean Arsene
ArenaAbbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre
Average attendance3,007
Team leaders
GoalsBen Street (28)
AssistsMax Reinhart (42)
PointsMax Reinhart (63)
Penalty minutesJosh Jooris (67)
Plus/minusTyler Wotherspoon (+12)
WinsJoni Ortio (27)
Goals against averageDoug Carr (1.92)

The 2013–14 Abbotsford Heat season was the American Hockey League franchise's fifth and final season in the city of Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Off-season

After a year in the North Division, the Abbotsford Heat was moved to the newly renamed West Division, formerly the South Division, under an AHL realignment in the summer of 2013.[1] The team lost their top leading scorers from the previous season in centres Ben Walter and Krys Kolanos, as well as forwards Dustin Sylvester,[2] Roman Horák[3] and Tyler Ruegsegger;[4] defenseman Mike Matczak,[5] and goaltender Leland Irving.[6] Fourteen players from the previous season returned to the Abbotsford lineup for 2013–14, but the new roster also included several new young players.[2][7] Newcomers included forwards Steve Begin, Markus Granlund, Josh Jooris,[8] Micheal Ferland, Corban Knight[9] and Ben Hanowski;[10] goaltenders Laurent Brossoit and Joni Ortio;[10] and defencemen Chad Billins, John Ramage, Tyler Wotherspoon[8] Dean Arsene,[11] and Pat Sieloff, who at age 19 was youngest player in AHL at that time.[7] Head coach Troy Ward felt the team had good enthusiasm, pacing, discipline and puck management, and that with few veteran players, the entire team would have to put forward an equal effort.[7]

Defenceman Mark Cundari and centers Greg Nemisz and Paul Byron were re-signed in the off-season,[11] but winger Ryan Howse was suspended by the Calgary Flames organization for failing to report to training camp.[12] The ECHL's Alaska Aces signed a one-year contract affiliating themselves with Calgary and Abbotsford during the off-season,[13] and Brandon Astle named the Heat's new play-by-play broadcaster and media relations coordinator after having spent five seasons with the Langley Rivermen of the British Columbia Hockey League.[14] After starting their training camp on September 20,[15] Abbotsford played a single preseason game on October 22, winning 5–2 against the Utica Comets after Brett Olson opened the scoring in the first 94 seconds. Hanowski scored two goals and an assist, while Olson also recorded two assists. The game included seven fights and 104 total penalty minutes distributed.[16][17]

2013–14 Preseason Game Log: 0–1–0–0
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record
1 September 27 Utica 2–5 Abbotsford Ortio 0–1–0–0

Regular season

October

The Heat opened the season by splitting a pair of games against the Lake Erie Monsters on October 4 and 5, winning the first game after scoring three goals in seven minutes. Hanowski scored twice, and goaltender Reto Berra stopped 31 shots in his North American debut.[18][19] Abbotsford lost the second match-up 3–2 in a game that included four fights and 74 penalty minutes.[7] The Heat next split a pair of home games against the Milwaukee Admirals, winning their home opener in overtime on October 11,[20] and losing the next day in a shootout where no Abbotsford skaters scored and Berra gave up two of four Milwaukee shots.[21] The Heat started a three-game road trip with a 4–3 loss to the Oklahoma City Barons on October 18 after giving up a 4–0 lead in the first 24 minutes of the game.[22] Abbotsford played the Barons again the next day, winning 2–1 in a shootout after Berra made 29 saves and Byron tied the game with 37 seconds left in regulation and the goaltender pulled.[23]

The Heat suffered their worst loss of the season to date with a 9–3 loss to the Texas Stars after giving up eight unanswered goals, including six in the third period. Dallas winger Colton Sceviour scored a hat-trick against them.[23] After splitting two games against Lake Erie on October 25 and 26,[24] Abbotsford next went on a seven-game winning streak, tying a franchise record for consecutive wins,[25] starting with a 5–4 win against Utica on October 30 after Knight scored 3:30 into overtime.[26] After allowing three goals in nine shots in the first period, Berra was pulled from the net for Ortio, who stopped 17 of 18 shots.[27] Blair Jones' assist on the game-winner started a six-game point streak for the centre.[28][29] Billins, who led the Heat in goal-scoring at five, was called up to Calgary after the month was out.[30]

November

Abbotsford started the month with a 4–3 win over Utica, with Jones scoring the game-winning breakaway goal with less than five minutes left in the game.[31] Berra was called up to the Flames on October 2, forcing the Heat to take the unusual step of signing David Harris, the forty-year-old goaltending coach of Ontario Junior Hockey League's Newmarket Hurricanes, to an emergency contract to serve as the Heat's back-up goalie for their game that night. Abbotsford won that game 3–2 against the Hamilton Bulldogs after Ortio made 35 saves and stopped all three shootout attempts. The Heat scored all three of their shootout shots from Granlund, Knight and Jones, who had also scored two regulation goals.[32] Afterward, Joey MacDonald, a veteran goaltender with experience in 129 NHL games, cleared waivers and joined the Abbotsford roster.[33] Abbotsford started a four-game homestead with a 2–1 win over the San Antonio Rampage on November 5, with Ortio earning his fourth straight win and Granlund scoring his third goal in four games.[34]

The Heat beat San Antonio again the next day, but the Rampage forced overtime after fighting back from a 2–0 deficit in the final six minutes of regulation. MacDonald, in his first start with the Heat, made 29 saves and stopped all four shootout shots, while Street and Jones scored in the shootout for Abbotsford.[33] Billins was returned to the Heat on November 9,[35] and recorded points in two consecutive wins over the Toronto Marlies on November 9 and 10.[25][36] Winger Micheal Ferland scored his first two professional goals in the first game, a 4–3 victory,[36] and the Heat won the second game 6–3 after scoring three unanswered goals in the final period,[25] including a successful penalty shot by Granlund.[37]

Relocation

The 2013–14 season was the last season for the franchise to play in the British Columbia, as Abbotsford's city council announced that they had bought out the remaining years of the city's lease with the Flames for $5.5 million. With 3,007 fans per game, the Heat finished second-last in AHL attendance, and owing to a deal that guaranteed the Flames a minimum level of income, the team's attendance struggles cost the city $12 million total since the arrival of the Heat in 2009.[38]

On April 15, 2014, the city of Abbotsford terminated the contract with the Heat,[39] and on May 5, 2014 The AHL's board of governors announced its approval to relocate the team to Glens Falls, New York, for the 2014–15 season to play as the Adirondack Flames.[40]

Schedule and results

2013–14 Game Log – Regular season
October: 5–4–0–1 (Home: 2–1–0–1; Road: 3–3–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet
1 October 4 Abbotsford 5–2 Lake Erie Berra 12,123 1–0–0–0 2 Gamesheet
2 October 5 Abbotsford 2–3 Lake Erie Berra 6,289 1–1–0–0 2 Gamesheet
3 October 11 Milwaukee 2–3 Abbotsford OT Berra 3,413 2–1–0–0 4 Gamesheet
4 October 12 Milwaukee 2–1 Abbotsford SO Berra 1,814 2–1–0–1 5 Gamesheet
5 October 18 Abbotsford 3–4 Oklahoma City Berra 2,680 2–2–0–1 5 Gamesheet
6 October 19 Abbotsford 2–1 Oklahoma City SO Berra 2,783 3–2–0–1 7 Gamesheet
7 October 20 Abbotsford 3–9 Texas Brossoit 5,630 3–3–0–1 7 Gamesheet
8 October 25 Lake Erie 2–4 Abbotsford Berra 1,947 4–3–0–1 9 Gamesheet
9 October 26 Lake Erie 3–1 Abbotsford Berra 2,168 4–4–0–1 9 Gamesheet
10 October 30 Abbotsford 5–4 Utica Ortio 2,500 5–4–0–1 11 Gamesheet
November: 12–2–1–0 (Home: 4–1–1–0; Road: 8–1–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet
11 November 1 Abbotsford 4–3 Utica Ortio 3,169 6–4–0–1 13 Gamesheet
12 November 2 Abbotsford 3–2 Hamilton SO Ortio 4,253 7–4–0–1 15 Gamesheet
13 November 5 San Antonio 1–2 Abbotsford Ortio 1,364 8–4–0–1 17 Gamesheet
14 November 6 San Antonio 2–3 Abbotsford SO MacDonald 1,389 9–4–0–1 19 Gamesheet
15 November 9 Toronto 3–4 Abbotsford Ortio 3,024 10–4–0–1 21 Gamesheet
16 November 10 Toronto 3–6 Abbotsford MacDonald 2,408 11–4–0–1 23 Gamesheet
17 November 13 Abbotsford 7–3 Texas Ortio 4,412 12–4–0–1 25 Gamesheet
18 November 15 Abbotsford 5–4 Oklahoma City Ortio 3,098 13–4–0–1 27 Gamesheet
19 November 16 Abbotsford 1–4 Oklahoma City MacDonald 3,163 13–5–0–1 27 Gamesheet
20 November 19 Abbotsford 4–3 Milwaukee Ortio 2,528 14–5–0–1 29 Gamesheet
21 November 20 Abbotsford 4–2 Rockford MacDonald 2,493 15–5–0–1 31 Gamesheet
22 November 23 Abbotsford 4–0 Iowa Ortio 5,326 16–5–0–1 33 Gamesheet
23 November 24 Abbotsford 2–1 Iowa MacDonald 4,022 17–5–0–1 35 Gamesheet
24 November 29 Utica 3–2 Abbotsford Ortio 4,260 17–6–0–1 35 Gamesheet
25 November 30 Utica 4–3 Abbotsford OT MacDonald 4,984 17–6–1–1 36 Gamesheet
December: 6–3–0–0 (Home: 5–1–0–0; Road: 1–2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet
26 December 6 San Antonio 2–4 Abbotsford Ortio 2,780 18–6–1–1 38 Gamesheet
27 December 7 San Antonio 2–5 Abbotsford Ortio 2,142 19–6–1–1 40 Gamesheet
28 December 11 Iowa 2–6 Abbotsford Ortio 1,409 20–6–1–1 42 Gamesheet
29 December 12 Iowa 4–2 Abbotsford MacDonald 1,536 20–7–1–1 42 Gamesheet
30 December 18 Abbotsford 2–4 Utica MacDonald 2,444 20–8–1–1 42 Gamesheet
31 December 20 Abbotsford 0–3 Utica Ortio 3,225 20–9–1–1 42 Gamesheet
32 December 22 Abbotsford 3–2 Hamilton Ortio 4,281 21–9–1–1 44 Gamesheet
33 December 27 Oklahoma City 1–5 Abbotsford Ortio 2,931 22–9–1–1 46 Gamesheet
34 December 28 Oklahoma City 2–4 Abbotsford Ortio 2,149 23–9–1–1 48 Gamesheet
January: 4–5–2–0 (Home: 1–2–2–0; Road: 3–3–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet
35 January 3 Hamilton 2–1 Abbotsford Ortio 2,638 23–10–1–1 48 Gamesheet
36 January 4 Hamilton 3–1 Abbotsford MacDonald 2,458 23–11–1–1 48 Gamesheet
37 January 7 Abbotsford 1–5 San Antonio Ortio 3,060 23–12–1–1 48 Gamesheet
38 January 10 Abbotsford 0–5 Texas MacDonald 5,628 23–13–1–1 48 Gamesheet
39 January 11 Abbotsford 3–2 San Antonio Ortio 7,461 24–13–1–1 50 Gamesheet
40 January 15 Abbotsford 4–3 Rockford OT MacDonald 2638 25–13–1–1 52 Gamesheet
41 January 17 Abbotsford 0–3 Grand Rapids MacDonald 8,098 25–14–1–1 52 Gamesheet
42 January 18 Abbotsford 3–2 Grand Rapids Ortio 9,170 26–14–1–1 54 Gamesheet
43 January 24 Utica 1–0 Abbotsford OT Ortio 4,396 26–14–2–1 55 Gamesheet
44 January 25 Utica 4–3 Abbotsford OT MacDonald 6,247 26–14–3–1 56 Gamesheet
45 January 31 Hamilton 0–6 Abbotsford Ortio 3,328 27–14–3–1 58 Gamesheet
February: 6–3–1–1 (Home: 4–1–0–1; Road: 2–2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet
46 February 1 Hamilton 1–4 Abbotsford Ortio 3,968 28–14–3–1 60 Gamesheet
47 February 4 Charlotte 1–7 Abbotsford Roy 1,790 29–14–3–1 62 Gamesheet
48 February 5 Charlotte 3–4 Abbotsford Roy 1,528 30–14–3–1 64 Gamesheet
49 February 8 Texas 2–3 Abbotsford Roy 3,273 31–14–3–1 66 Gamesheet
50 February 9 Texas 7–2 Abbotsford Roy 2,569 31–15–3–1 66 Gamesheet
51 February 14 Abbotsford 5–1 Charlotte Ortio 4,354 32–15–3–1 68 Gamesheet
52 February 16 Abbotsford 4–5 Charlotte OT Ortio 5,525 32–15–4–1 69 Gamesheet
53 February 21 Abbotsford 4–2 Milwaukee Roy 10,277 33–15–4–1 71 Gamesheet
54 February 22 Abbotsford 3–5 Chicago Roy 13,027 33–16–4–1 71 Gamesheet
55 February 23 Abbotsford 0–2 Chicago Dell 6,335 33–17–4–1 71 Gamesheet
56 February 28 Grand Rapids 4–3 Abbotsford SO Roy 3,068 33–17–4–2 72 Gamesheet
March: 4–8–1–0 (Home: 1–5–1–0; Road: 3–3–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet
57 March 1 Grand Rapids 5–2 Abbotsford MacDonald 2,774 33–18–4–2 72 Gamesheet
58 March 4 Texas 3–1 Abbotsford MacDonald 6,827 33–19–4–2 72 Gamesheet
59 March 5 Texas 4–3 Abbotsford OT Roy 2,071 33–19–5–2 73 Gamesheet
60 March 8 Chicago 7–2 Abbotsford Roy 3,281 33–20–5–2 73 Gamesheet
61 March 9 Chicago 4–1 Abbotsford Roy 2,286 33–21–5–2 73 Gamesheet
62 March 14 Utica 1–3 Abbotsford Roy 3417 34–21–5–2 75 Gamesheet
63 March 15 Utica 3–1 Abbotsford Roy 3,781 34–22–5–2 75 Gamesheet
64 March 19 Abbotsford 1–3 Hamilton Dell 2,379 34–23–5–2 75 Gamesheet
65 March 22 Abbotsford 5–1 Hamilton Dell 5,344 35–23–5–2 77 Gamesheet
66 March 23 Abbotsford 2–3 Toronto Ortio 4,992 35–24–5–2 77 Gamesheet
67 March 28 Abbotsford 2–1 Utica OT Ortio 3,815 36–24–5–2 79 Gamesheet
68 March 29 Abbotsford 7–2 Utica Ortio 3,815 37–24–5–2 81 Gamesheet
69 March 30 Abbotsford 4–6 Toronto Ortio 5,123 37–25–5–2 81 Gamesheet
April: 6–0–0–1 (Home: 3–0–0–1; Road: 3–0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet
70 April 4 Rockford 3–6 Abbotsford Ortio 3,088 38–25–5–2 83 Gamesheet
71 April 5 Rockford 3–5 Abbotsford Ortio 3,276 39–25–5–2 85 Gamesheet
72 April 11 Oklahoma City 2–3 Abbotsford Ortio 3,403 40–25–5–2 87 Gamesheet
73 April 13 Oklahoma City 5–4 Abbotsford SO Carr 5,065 40–25–5–3 88 Gamesheet
74 April 17 Abbotsford 3–1 San Antonio Ortio 9,828 41–25–5–3 90 Gamesheet
75 April 18 Abbotsford 3–0 San Antonio Carr 12,473 42–25–5–3 92 Gamesheet
76 April 19 Abbotsford 4–3 Texas Ortio 6,863 43–25–5–3 94 Gamesheet

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1-point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2014 Calder Cup playoffs

Game log

The Abbotsford Heat entered the Calder Cup playoffs as the 5th seed in the Western Conference. They were eliminated during the WC Quarterfinals in Game 4 against the Grand Rapids Griffins.

2014 Calder Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Grand Rapids Griffins: Grand Rapids won series 3–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 25 Grand Rapids 2–1 Abbotsford OT Ortio 2,420 0–1 Recap
2 April 26 Grand Rapids 7–2 Abbotsford Ortio 2,154 0–2 Recap
3 April 30 Abbotsford 2–1 Grand Rapids Ortio 7,193 1–2 Recap
4 May 2 Abbotsford 3–5 Grand Rapids Ortio 7,641 1–3 Recap
Legend:        = If needed        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Updated as of June 5, 2014[41]

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes
Updated as of April 20, 2014[42]

Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SV SA SV% SO G A PIM
Joni Ortio* 37 2133 27 8 83 2.33 1036 1119 0.926 2 0 0 6
Joey MacDonald 16 900 5 10 45 3.00 447 492 0.909 0 0 1 0
Olivier Roy 12 615 5 6 34 3.31 312 346 0.902 0 0 1 0
Reto Berra 9 473 4 3 21 2.66 208 229 0.908 0 0 0 0
Aaron Dell 6 262 1 2 10 2.29 118 128 0.922 0 0 0 0
Laurent Brossoit‡ 2 94 0 1 9 5.72 42 51 0.824 0 0 0 0
Doug Carr 2 125 1 0 4 1.92 49 53 0.925 1 0 0 0
Totals 4628:04 43 30 212 2.75 2212 2424 0.913 3 0 2 6
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SV SA SV% SO G A PIM
Joni Ortio 4 249:42 1 3 12 2.88 130 142 0.915 0 0 0 0
Doug Carr 1 28:41 0 0 2 4.18 13 15 0.867 0 0 0 0
Totals 279:27 1 3 15 3.22 143 158 0.905 0 0 0 0

‡Left the team mid-season
*Rookie

Milestones

Player Milestone Reached
Reto Berra 1st AHL Game
1st AHL Win		 October 4, 2013 [18]
Turner Elson 1st AHL Goal October 11, 2013 [20]
Laurent Brossoit 1st AHL Game October 18, 2013 [43]
Tyler Wotherspoon 1st AHL Goal October 20, 2013 [23]
Joni Ortio 1st AHL Win October 30, 2013 [44]

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