Chase Heat
Canadian junior ice hockey team
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The Chase Heat are a Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Chase, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at the Art Holding Memorial Arena. Darryl Adamson is the team's president, and Kyle Evans is the head coach and general manager of the franchise.
| Chase Heat | |
|---|---|
| City | Chase, British Columbia |
| League | Kootenay International Junior Hockey League |
| Conference | Okanagan/Shuswap |
| Division | Doug Birks |
| Founded | 2011–12 |
| Home arena | Art Holding Memorial Arena |
| Colours | White, Red and Black |
| President | Darryl Adamson |
| General manager | Nick Deschenes |
| Head coach | Nick Deschenes |
| Website | chaseheat.com |
| Franchise history | |
| 2007–2010 | Chase Chiefs |
| 2011–present | Chase Heat |
The Heat joined the league in 2011 as an expansion team.
History
The 2011–12 Chase Heat entered their first season as a member of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), as an expansion team. Before the Heat, Chase also had a KIJHL team named the Chase Chiefs, before relocating to Kelowna, British Columbia prior to the 2010–11 KIJHL season to become the Kelowna Chiefs.
The 2016–17 season saw the Heat earn their first Doug Birks Division title. Not only did they win their division in the regular season, but also in the playoffs against the Kamloops Storm. The Heat also claimed the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference title after defeating the Osoyoos Coyotes in a best of 5 series, 3–2. The Heat lost to the eventual KIJHL Champion Beaver Valley Nitehawks in a best of 5 series, 0–3.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Records as of February 17, 2024.[1][2]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2011–12 | 52 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 123 | 319 | 5th, Doug Birks | Did not qualify |
| 2012–13 | 52 | 11 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 124 | 242 | 5th, Doug Birks | Did not qualify |
| 2013–14 | 52 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 198 | 181 | 2nd, Doug Birks | Lost div. semi-finals, 1–4 (Wranglers) |
| 2014–15 | 52 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 174 | 172 | 2nd, Doug Birks | Lost div. semi-finals, 2–4 (Wranglers) |
| 2015–16 | 52 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 176 | 135 | 3rd, Doug Birks | Lost division finals, 2–4 (Wranglers) |
| 2016–17 | 47 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 188 | 131 | 1st of 5 Doug Birks 3rd of 10 – Conf. 6th of 20 – KIJHL | Lost League Finals, 0–3 (Nitehawks) |
| 2017–18 | 47 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 182 | 157 | 2nd of 5 Doug Birks 6th of 10 – Conf. 11th of 20 – KIJHL | Lost div. semi-finals, 0–4 (Wranglers) |
| 2018–19 | 49 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 146 | 218 | 5th of 5 Doug Birks 10th of 10 – Conf. 18th of 20 – KIJHL | Did not qualify for playoffs |
| 2019–20 | 49 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 182 | 139 | 2nd of 5 Doug Birks 3rd of 10 – Conf. 7th of 20 – KIJHL | Lost div. semi-finals, 1–4 (Wranglers) |
| 2020–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | Remaining season cancelled due to COVID-19 | |
| 2021–22 | 42 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 152 | 13 | 3rd of 5 Doug Birks 6th of 10 – Conf. 10th of 19 – KIJHL | Lost div. semi-finals, 3–4 (Kamloops) |
| 2022–23 | 44 | 10 | 30 | – | 4 | 24 | 93 | 194 | 5th of 5 Doug Birks | Did not qualify for playoffs |
| 2023–24 | 44 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 123 | 192 | 4rd of 5 Doug Birks 8th of 10 – Conf. 16th of 19 – KIJHL | Lost div. semi-finals, 0–4 (Grizzlies) |
| 2024–25 | 44 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 112 | 178 | 5th of 5 Doug Birks 11th of 11 – O/S Conf. 20th of 21 – KIJHL | Did not qualify for playoffs |
Playoffs
Records as of February 28, 2024.[3][4][5]
| Season | Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | KIJHL Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2012–13 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2013–14 | L, 1–4, 100 Mile House | ― | ― | ― |
| 2014–15 | L, 2–4, 100 Mile House | ― | ― | ― |
| 2015–16 | W, 4–1, Kamloops | L, 2–4, 100 Mile House | ― | ― |
| 2016–17 | W, 4–1, Revelstoke | W, 4–1, Kamloops | W, 3–2, Osoyoos | L, 0–3 Beaver Valley |
| 2018–19 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2019–20 | L, 1–4, 100 Mile House | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | |||
| 2021–22 | L, 3–4, Kamloops | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2023–24 | L, 0–4, Revelstoke | — | — | — |
| 2024–25 | Did not qualify | |||
