Dany Heatley
Daniel James Heatley (born January 21, 1981) was a German-born Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played parts of thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Ottawa Senators, San Jose Sharks, Minnesota Wild, and Anaheim Ducks. He also played for SC Bern of the National League A (NLA) and for Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian Superleague (RSL), and the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
Dany Heatley | |||
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Born |
Freiburg, West Germany | January 21, 1981||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 221 lb (100 kg; 15 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Anaheim Ducks Atlanta Thrashers Ottawa Senators San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft |
2nd overall, 2000 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
Playing career | 2001–2016 |
Heatley was born in Freiburg and raised in Calgary.
Heatley won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 2002. He won the trophy when he was playing for the Atlanta Thrashers. In 2005 Heatley asked to be traded because of his involvement in a car accident that killed teammate and close friend Dan Snyder.[1] He was traded to Ottawa Senators. Heatley then later traded to San Jose Sharks in 2009. Olympic champion in ice hockey with team Canada in Vancouver 2010.
On July 9, 2014, he signed a one-year, $1 million contract as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks.[2]
He last played professional ice hockey in 2016.
References
change- ↑ Glier, Ray (5 February 2005). "Heatley Sentenced to 3 Years' Probation". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
- ↑ "Veteran Heatley glad to get chance with Ducks". NHL.
Other websites
change- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Patrik Štefan |
Atlanta Thrashers first round draft pick 2000 |
Succeeded by Ilya Kovalchuk |
Preceded by Evgeni Nabokov |
Calder Trophy 2002 |
Succeeded by Barret Jackman |
Preceded by Jarome Iginla |
EA Sports NHL Cover Athlete (with Joe Sakic) NHL 2004 |
Succeeded by Markus Näslund |