Dany Heatley

Canadian ice hockey player

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
Heatley during his time with the Sharks
Born (1981-01-21) January 21, 1981 (age 43)
Freiburg, West Germany
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

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  1. Glier, Ray (5 February 2005). "Heatley Sentenced to 3 Years' Probation". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  2. "Veteran Heatley glad to get chance with Ducks". NHL.

Other websites

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Awards and achievements
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