There's ever more expectation for Heat defenceman Brian Connelly to lend the team some healthy speed after being clocked as the fastest skater during the AHL All-Star competition in Atlantic City on Sunday with a time of 13.851. Connolly's trade in exchange for Brendon Morrison was announced by Flames management on Saturday.
K yle Grewal (men's basketball) and Celeste Dyck, (women's basketball) were the UFV Cascades/Abbotsford Heat Athletes of the Week, week ending January 22
Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association-member minor hockey associations voted 123-39 in favour of eliminating bodychecking at C hockey levels, effective the 2012-2013 season.
Campus for Care hosts a pair of curling-based fundraisers this month. The first is a dance Jan. 29 at the Abbotsford Curling Club (no minors) in the upstairs viewing lounge. Local classic rock band Topaz will perform.
The Abbotsford Heat will have to wait until the weekend in their pursuit of top spot in the West Division after dropping a 2-1 decision on Monday afternoon in San Antonio.