Heat Post-Game: Zary and Valimaki return, Phillips nets GWG on “Thunder Night”

A pair of recent Calgary Flames first-round draft picks returned to the lineup for the Stockton Heat in Saturday’s 2–1 win over the Ontario Reign.

The Heat added forward Connor Zary to their lineup after he missed Stockton’s previous four games with an upper-body injury. Furthermore, defenceman Juuso Valimaki returned from his five-game absence with a lower-body injury.

While Zary managed to come back mostly without incident, Valimaki’s return ended prematurely after he was assessed a game misconduct for physical abuse of officials early in the third period. As a result of this penalty, Valimaki will automatically receive a three-game suspension (pending a review by American Hockey League…