The Heat hosted their Central Valley neighbors to the south (and Battle of Alberta AHL rival), the Bakersfield Condors, for a weekend tilt of games.
The Heat came into the weekend third in the Western Division and looking to build some momentum before heading on the road for the month of December.
Friday night game notes
The lines for Friday’s game:
| Mangiapane | Findlay | Hathaway |
| Klimchuk | Hrivik | Poirier |
| Gazdic | Lomberg | Cramarossa |
| Shinkaruk | Pollock | Glass |
| Wotherspoon | Andersson | |
| Kylington | Goloubef | |
| Ollas-Mattsson | Healey | |
| Rittich |
I knew David Rittich would get the start, as Jon Gillies had just returned from his relief appearance in Detroit on Wednesday.