The Chase Heat are a junior 'B'

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team based in

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, Canada. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the

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(KIJHL). The Heat play their home games at the Art Holding Memorial Arena. Darryl Adamson is the team's president, Brad Fox is the general manager and the

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. The Heat joined the league in 2011 as an

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History

The 2011-12 Chase Heat entered their first season as a member of the

(KIJHL), as an

. Before the Heat,

also had a KIJHL team named the Chase Chiefs, before relocating to

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prior to the

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to become the Kelowna Chiefs. The 2016-17 season saw the Heat earn their first Doug Birks Division title.

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 27, 2023.

Playoffs

KIJHL.ca
League champions.

References

External links

Official website of the Chase Heat
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