On Thursday, the Stockton Heat will be looking to get back into the win column after their eight-game winning streak was snapped by the Manitoba Moose on Mar. 13. The Laval Rocket will be their opponents, having arrived in Calgary for a four-game series against the Heat.
These two Canadian Division heavyweights have yet to meet this season—or ever, for that matter. The AHL’s previous divisional alignment prevented the Heat and Rocket from ever playing against each other.
While this season’s arrangement is expected to be temporary, it will, nevertheless, allow these two competitive clubs to square off for divisional supremacy.