Leland Irving News

Could the schedule be starting to wear down the Abbotsford Heat? Ten days ago, they ended a trip in Toronto.

The Abbotsford Heat have past the quarter point of their first American Hockey League season, so to mark this occasion, we though a report card on the team would be fitting.

I hate to say it, though I have known it since the beginning of training camp, but without some major changes the Calgary Flames are destined for another first-round exit this season.

Walking out of the American Airlines Center in a suit instead of suiting up with his teammates for the morning skate, Calgary Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff headed back to the hotel for an extremely early pre-game nap.

The Abbotsford Heat couldn't figure out Curtis Sanford in regulation. They made up for it in the shootout.

To say there is anything wrong with the 7-2-1 Calgary Flames so far this season may be like calling Nickelback a horrible band; they may be bad but they continue to be at the top of the charts.

The Abbotsford Heat would just as soon forget the first three games of a six-game road trip after it went from bad to worse, to just plain ugly.

Leland Irving, after a season of highs and lows, is once again oozing confidence as he competes for a professional hockey job within the Calgary Flames' system.

Centre Jason Jaffray scored the game-winner against his former team as the Abbotsford Heat recorded their first ever American Hockey League victory with a 4-2 win over the Manitoba Moose Tuesday night.

It's here. It is finally here! The American Hockey League officially landed in Abbotsford during the weekend with the Abbotsford Heat taking on the San Antonio Rampage.

It was deja vu all over again for the Abbotsford Heat on Saturday, as San Antonio Rampage defenceman Sean Sullivan scored the overtime winner for the second consecutive evening.

Considering the hazards of the position - " scorching slap shots, power forwards crashing the crease, and the like - " hockey goaltenders have perhaps the toughest job description in all of sports.

Its name, city and rink may be brand new but the Calgary Flames' top farm club - the Abbotsford Heat - is digging into the past to find motivation this season.