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Abbotsford Heat-AHL

The AHL in beautiful British Columbia

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Photos By Rick Shannon 
The American Hockey League is off to a great start in beautiful British Columbia.
Puska on Pucks supporter Rick Shannon attended an Abbotsford Head game recently when they took on the Hamilton Bulldogs. Shannon took photos of all aspects of the new state of the art Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Center. More than 155,000 fans attended games in the inaugural season of the Heat for an average of just under 3,900 per game. During this contest fans got to see what has turned out to be a much publicized incident in the media when Head Coach Jim Playfair was upset over some of the officials' calls during the contest. Below you will see the how extensive the coach's outburst was.

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This is a great pre-game shot of the arena as they get the ice ready prior to the face-off between the Heat and the Bulldogs. The Abbotsford Heat are the proud affiliate of the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames.

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Opening Faceoff at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Center as the Heat and the Bulldogs get their AHL game underway. The Heat and Bulldogs are two of four Canadian teams in the league that also include the Manitoba Moose, and the Toronto Marlies.

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One of the great features of the new arena is the beautiful scoreboard that not only show video but gets some great shots of the fans.

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Time for a break for this Abbotsford Heat goaltender. He also cooled off with a drink of water.

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Some stitch work was done to this Heat player during the game against Hamilton. The Athletic Trainers and Equipment Managers are an important part to all hockey teams.

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Head Coach Jim Playfair chats with his players during a timeout at the game against the Hamilton Bulldogs. The Heat have qualified for the Calder Cup Playoffs in their first season of play.

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Garth Murray of the Abbotsford Heat takes part in this fight during the game.

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The following are a series of shots featuring Head Coach Jiim Playfair's outburst during the Heat's game against the Hamilton Bulldogs.

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