Chase Heat
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| 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 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.
The Heat joined the league in 2011 as an expansion team.
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.
