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.

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.KIJHL.ca, Final 2013–14 regular season standings.

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)2022–23441030 –424931945th of 5 Doug BirksDid 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 – KIJHstyle="background:#eee;"L Did not qualify for playoffs 2025–26 44 14 29 1 0 29 122 219 4th of 5 Doug Birks 8th of 11 – O/S Conf.17th of 21 – KIJHL Lost div. semi-finals, 0–4 (Storm)Moving to Independent Western International Junior Hockey League

Playoffs

KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket. KIJHL.ca, League champions.

SeasonDivision SemifinalsDivision FinalsConference FinalsKIJHL Championship2011–12Did not qualify2012–13Did not qualify2013–14L, 1–4, 100 Mile House―――2014–15L, 2–4, 100 Mile House―――2015–16W, 4–1, KamloopsL, 2–4, 100 Mile House――2016–17W, 4–1, RevelstokeW, 4–1, KamloopsW, 3–2, OsoyoosL, 0–3 Beaver Valley2018–19Did not qualify2019–20L, 1–4, 100 Mile House———2020–21Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic2021–22L, 3–4, Kamloops———2022–23Did not qualify2023–24L, 0–4, Revelstoke———2024–25Did not qualify

References

External links Official website of the Chase Heat