Stockton Heat 20-game report card

As the Heat hit the 20-game mark, I want to provide a look back at the season to date, some comparisons to last year’s squad, some position grades, and a look forward in our quest for the Calder Cup.

The Heat currently reside in second place in the Pacific Division with a record of 12-6-0-2 for a .650 winning percentage (Texas and San Antonio play a 76-game schedule in comparison to the 68 games played by everyone else). After 20 games last year the Heat were 13-5-1-1. The road records are about the same as well, with the 2017 team going 4-3-0-2, as opposed to 4-4-0-0 last year.

But these two teams are different in many ways.

Last year, the team was pretty much set. Garnet Hathaway was up with…