The Heat headed into last weekend with a 10-10-1 record and, while sitting in a playoff spot in points, they are really in the cellar based on the number of games played. Stockton was the only team to have played more than 20 games in Pacific Division. They started a six-game homestand by welcoming the Ontario Reign, followed by the San Jose Barracuda.
As previously documented, the Heat have made several moves over the past week. Andrew Mangiapane and Dalton Prout were recalled to Calgary, Morgan Klimchuk was sent to Toronto in exchange for Andrew Nielsen, and Dillon Dube was assigned to Stockton.