Jochen Hecht

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Position	Center
Shoots	Left
Nickname	The Mannheim Steamroller, Broken Jochen, Hechtor
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Buffalo Sabres Adler Mannheim St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers
Nationality	Germany
Born	June 21, 1977, Mannheim, W. Ger.
NHL Draft	49th overall, 1995 St. Louis Blues
Pro Career	1998 – present

Jochen Hecht (b. 21 June 1977 in Mannheim, Germany) is a forward in the National Hockey League. Along with Marco Sturm, he is one of the few German-born players in the league. In the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, the St. Louis Blues selected him in the second round, 49th overall, from Adler Mannheim of the German elite league.

[edit] Player History

Hecht spent three more seasons in Germany, before playing one season for the Blues' American Hockey League-affiliate, the Worcester IceCats. After just two full seasons in St. Louis, Hecht was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers along with Marty Reasoner and Jan Horacek for Oilers' captain Doug Weight. That same year he had the privilege of playing for Germany at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.

That summer, Hecht was dealt to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a pair of early second round draft picks, with which the Oilers selected Jarret Stoll and Jeff Deslauriers. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, he again returned to play for Adler Mannheim, becoming German vice champion with them.Jochen Hecht started his third season with the Buffalo Sabres in 2005-06. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, he finished seventh in Deutschen Eishockey Liga scoring with Adler Mannheim. In the playoffs, he scored a league-best 20 points as the team reached the playoff final. In 2003-04, he scored a career-high 52 points despite playing in just 64 games. At the international level, Jochen has represented Germany at five World Championships (1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005), two Winter Olympics (1998, 2002), two World Cups (1996, 2004), and four World Junior Championships (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997). 2005-2006 season playing for the Buffalo Sabres Played 64 games scoring 18 goals 24 assists. Buffalo Sabres made it to the Eastern Conference finals unfortunely the Sabres lost to the Carolina Hurricanes in game 7. 2006/07 Compensation: $2,350,000.00. Jochen was given the chance to play in the 2006 Torino Olympic games but due to an injury was unable to play.

[edit] Playing Career

2003-04:Posted career-high 37 assists and two four-point games… Served as alternate captain for January and February…Posted second four-point night of season (third of career) with two goals and two assists @ N.Y. Rangers (3/31)…Recorded career-high three assists vs. Pittsburgh (3/26)…Runner-up for NHL Offensive Player of the Week (3/22) after scoring eight points (4+4)…Picked up assist @ Florida to extend scoring streak to four games…Netted second-period goal @ Tampa Bay (3/18)…Scored goal and picked up assist @ Atlanta (3/17)…Tied career high with four points (2+2), all on PP, vs. Toronto (3/15)…Previously had four points (2+2) vs. Montreal, 1/06/02…Recorded two goals and assist @ Washington (3/10)…Performance marked second time in season and eighth in career with two goals…Had two assists vs. Tampa Bay (2/20)…Outing marked 16th game in career with two assists…Credited with two assists vs. Atlanta (2/16)…Netted unassisted goal in win over Los Angeles (2/13)…Scored two goals @ Carolina (1/25) for eighth multi-point game of season…Had two assists vs. Philadelphia (1/13)…Performance marked seventh time in eight games (10 assists in all with one goal) he registered a point…Picked up assist in four-straight games to tie Chris Drury for season-best streak…Recorded goal and assist @ Boston (1/12)…Assisted on J.P. Dumont’s PPG vs. Ottawa (1/09)…Assist was 100th in NHL career…Registered two assists vs. Anaheim (1/02)…Recorded two assists in 7-1 win vs. Washington (12/31)…Scored ENG @ Washington (12/27) and was +2 with season-high six shots vs. Capitals…Scored goal and recorded assist vs. Detroit (12/10)…Goal was his 60th in the NHL…Assisted on Dumont’s goal vs. Tampa Bay (12/06) for his 150th NHL point … Had two assists vs. Phoenix (12/04)…Was +2 and took three shots @ Chicago (12/03)…Had first multi-point game (1+1) of season vs. Carolina (11/21)…Returned from Injured Reserve and recorded assist @ Ottawa (11/17) in first game back…Changed number from #71…Suffered broken left arm in the preseason (vs. Columbus, 10/04).

2004-05: Played with Adler Mannheim in the German League, scoring 50 points (16+34) in 36 games...Represented Germany at 2005 World Championships in Austria, scoring three goals and one assist in six games.

2005-06: Appeared in 64 games, finishing with 42 points, including career-high 18 goals… Missed 16 games due to knee injury… Had two assists @ Washington (3/14)...Tied career-high with four points (1+3) @ Philadelphia (3/11)... Collected three points (1+2) @ Boston (3/4)... Suffered sprained knee vs. Montreal (2/9), forcing him to miss the Olympics...Scored GWG vs. Philadelphia (2/2)... Had two points (1+1) @ Toronto (1/26)... Had four points (3+1) including his first career hat trick vs. Los Angeles (1/14)... Scored EN goal and one assist vs. NY Islanders (12/26)... Had two points (1+1) @ Colorado (12/4)... Scored SH game-winning goal @ Washington (11/27)... Scored one goal and added two assists @ NY Islanders (10/29)... Scored first goal of season (OT game winner) vs. Pittsburgh (10/10)... Signed three-year deal with Sabres (8/15)… 2006 PLAYOFFS: Eight points (2+6) in 15 games... Scored one goal @ Carolina (6/1)... Two assists @ Carolina (5/20)... Earned assist vs. Ottawa (5/10)... Scored SHG that stood as the game-winning goal @ Ottawa (5/8).

2006-07: GP:33 G:9 A:12 PTS:21 +/-:7 PIM:18 PP:1 SH:0 GW:1 S:0 S%:80.