The Sports Corner

Heat will see how resilient they really are

The Abbotsford Heat will take on the Hamilton Bulldogs in Game 6 of the North Division final beginning at 4:30 p.m. PDT. The Heat trail 3-2 in the series and need to win tonight to force a Game 7.

John Lammers was the picture of despair at the end of Saturday night.
The Abbotsford Heat forward looked [...]

Penalty kill will be huge for Heat in Game 5

If there is one part of the Abbotsford Heat game that has needed the most improvement throughout the course of both the regular season and playoffs, it is, without question, the penalty kill.
Ranked towards the bottom of the American Hockey League since the first game of the season, it’s also the most crucial part of [...]

Heat don’t consider themselves underdogs against Bulldogs

There was a positive vibe and loud music surrounding the Abbotsford Heat following the team’s optional skate at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre.
Less than 24 hours after they evened the North Division final at 2-2 with a resounding 4-1 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Heat locker room was full of guys patting each [...]

My night in the broadcast booth

Walking up the steps of the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre, the last thing I expected on Friday was to step into the broadcast booth to do colour commentary for the Abbotsford Heat.
Sure, I had thought about it once or twice beforehand.
But lets get real here. Heat play-by-play man Dave Sheldon already had the savvy [...]

AHL Game Day: Jaffray in for Heat, need to win to force a Game 6

The Abbotsford Heat will look for a spark tonight with the insertion of Jason Jaffray into lineup in Game 5 of the AHL North Division semifinal against the Rochester Americans at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre.
Jaffray, the Heat’s leading scorer this year with 25 goals and 54 points, missed with the last seven games [...]

AHL Game Day preview: Heat need big guns to step up as they look to draw even with Rochester Americans

It’s an overused cliché in the hockey world, but the best players need to be the best players.
This directly affects the Abbotsford Heat as they look to even their best-of-seven North Division semifinal against the Rochester Americans in Game 4 tonight at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre.
So far in this series, the best of [...]

Putting it behind them; Heat look to rebound in Game 4 of AHL North Division semifinal against Rochester

It’s time to move on and focus on what’s ahead.
That was the mantra of the Abbotsford Heat on Tuesday morning following an optional skate at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre less than 24 hours after they were spanked by the Rochester Americans by a score of 8-4 in Game 3 of the AHL North [...]

The great debate: Fighting in hockey

With the all-star break supposedly taking precedent over all other hockey matter this weekend, there is another issue which should come first.
An issue that has been building up steam over the past couple months and an issue that is being debated by hockey fans, players, and personnel all over the world.
Does fighting belong in hockey?
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