Dany Heatley
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| Position | Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Heater |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg/15 st 5 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Ottawa Senators Atlanta Thrashers |
| Nationality |  Canada & Germany |
| Born | January 21, 1981 , Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany |
| NHL Draft | 2nd overall, 2000 Atlanta Thrashers |
| Pro career | 2001 – present |
Daniel "Dany" James Heatley (born January 21, 1981, in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany) is a Canadian professional hockey player who currently plays for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. As one of the Senators' leading scorers for several seasons, Heatley has set franchise records for single-season goals and points. Internationally, Heatley has played in five World Championships, one Olympics and one World Cup of Hockey at the senior level, as well as two World Junior Championships for Team Canada. In 2008, he surpassed Marcel Dionne as Canada's all-time leader in goals and Steve Yzerman as the all-time leader in points for the World Championships.
He usually plays left wing on one of the league's most productive lines, with teammates Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson. The line, named by fans, is known as the 'CASH' (referring to Captain Alfredsson, Spezza, Heatley)[1] line or 'Pizza'[2] line, referring to a Pizza Pizza 'free slice' promotion on nights the Senators score six or more goals at home.
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[edit] Personal life
Heatley was born in Germany to Murray and Karin Heatley as his Canadian father, Murray Heatley, was then playing in a German hockey league. Because his mother is German, Dany holds a dual Canadian and German citizenship but plays for the Canadian national team. When Murray retired from hockey, the family settled in Calgary, where Dany was raised
[edit] Ferrari collision
On September 29, 2003, Heatley was seriously injured after he lost control of the Ferrari 360 Modena he was driving. The car struck a wall, splitting the car in half and ejecting him and his passenger, teammate Dan Snyder. Heatley suffered a broken jaw, a minor concussion, a bruised lung, bruised kidney, and tore three ligaments in his right knee; Snyder was critically injured with a skull fracture, fell into a coma, and died six days later on October 5 of an infection. Despite forgiveness from Dan Snyder's family, Heatley was charged with vehicular homicide; he pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular homicide, driving too fast for conditions, failure to maintain a lane, and speeding. At the time, his blood-alcohol content was the legal limit. He was sentenced to three years probation, and the judge required the court to approve Heatley's vehicle, which could not have more than six cylinders and would not surpass 70mph (112km/h).[3]
[edit] Endorsements
Heatley was selected as the cover player for the EA Sports NHL video game franchise in 2003. However, due to the fallout from Heatley's accident shortly afterwards, EA switched the cover photo to Joe Sakic, although many copies of the game were shipped with his photo on them.
He has recently received a sponsorship deal from Easton Hockey. He now plays with their all new equipment which include: S17 Hockey stick, S17 Skates and new Easton helmet.
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Atlanta Thrashers (2001–2004)
Before entering the NHL, Dany Heatley played at the University of Wisconsin. He was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft behind goaltender Rick DiPietro. After a second year of college hockey, Heatley played his first NHL year in 2001–02 in which he led all rookies in points (67) and assists (41) and was second in goal-scoring (26) behind teammate Ilya Kovalchuk. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year.
In the 2002-03 season, Heatley emerged as an NHL superstar. Finishing ninth in overall league scoring, Heatley tallied 41 goals and 89 points in 77 games, his best statistical season with the Thrashers. He went to the 2003 NHL All-Star Game where he scored four goals, tying a single-game All-Star record (held by four other players, including Wayne Gretzky.[4] The game went to a shootout where Heatley scored the only goal for the Eastern Conference in a 6–5 loss. The shootout goal did not count towards his regulation total of four, leaving him tied for the record. Also adding an assists for a game-high 5 points, Heatley was named the All-Star Game MVP. In response to Heatley's impressive performance in just his second NHL season, Eastern Conference teammate Jeremy Roenick commented, "Twenty-two years old? You're not supposed to be able to pull moves like that at 22. My goodness."[5] After Heatley scored another goal off a feed from Jaromír Jágr and Olli Jokinen, noticing Heatley's missing tooth, Roenick said to Heatley in relation to his smile,
"The good thing is that you're gonna win that truck. The bad thing is you're gonna be smiling all day on TV and I don't really think that that's pretty."
For the second year in a row, Heatley represented Canada at the 2003 World Championships in Finland, where he led the team in scoring en route to a gold medal.
Because of injuries he suffered form the car accident Heatley's next season started in January 2004 and he appeared in only 31 games. A disappointing season ended with an early elimination in the race for a playoff spot and just 25 points. Having missed the playoffs, Heatley participated in the 2004 World Championships in the Czech Republic, where he dominated the tournament, leading all players in goals and points, earning his second straight MVP award and gold medal. A few months later, Heatley again won gold with Canada at the 2004 World Cup.
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Heatley initially played for the Swiss team SC Bern. He played consistently well, scoring more than a point per game, until being injured in November when he required surgery for a broken orbital bone after being struck in the left eye with a puck. The pupil in his left eye became permanently dilated as a result. He finished the year with the All-Star laden AK Bars Kazan in the Russian Superleague, joining former Thrashers teammate and friend Ilya Kovalchuk, among others, but had an unimpressive stint.
Heatley also represented Canada at the 2005 World Championships in Austria, but was less dominant as his team lost to Czech Republic in the final.
[edit] Ottawa Senators (2005–present)
Prior to the end of the lockout, Heatley asked to be traded from Atlanta in hopes of leaving reminders of the tragic accident behind. Understanding Heatley's situation, on August 23, 2005, the Thrashers sent him to the Ottawa Senators for established Slovak star Marian Hossa and veteran defenceman Greg de Vries. Hossa, popular in Ottawa, was traded by Ottawa GM John Muckler due to his high salary demands.
Heatley made a spectacular start with his new team, registering points in the first 22 games of the 2005–06 NHL season. Among players with new teams, this was behind only Wayne Gretzky's 23–game streak upon joining the Los Angeles Kings during the 1988–89 NHL season. Incidentally, Heatley's scoring streak surpassed Marian Hossa's previous franchise record.
In his first game for the Senators, playing against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 5, 2005, Heatley was playing with Jason Spezza and Brandon Bochenski, but when the Senators were down with five minutes to go, Daniel Alfredsson replaced Bochenski, scored the tying goal and the 'CASH line' was born. As 2005-06 was the first year that the NHL implemented the shootout, Heatley and Alfredsson became the first players to score goals in an NHL shootout, scoring against Leafs goalie Ed Belfour. Their sticks are now in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
In his first game back in Atlanta as a Senator, he was frequently booed, indicating that Thrashers fans felt snubbed by Heatley's previous trade request.[6] Despite scoring, Heatley and the Senators suffered an 8–3 defeat to his former Thrashers teammates.
On October 29, 2005, still in his first season with Ottawa, Heatley scored 4 consecutive goals in a 8–0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, marking a career-high for goals in a game. This effort still marks his personal record for goals in a game and ties it for points in a game during regular season or playoffs (as of 2007-08).
Heatley eventually finished the 2005-06 season with 50 goals and 103 points (4th in the NHL). Incidentally, Heatley's first 50-goal season also marked the first time any Senators player had achieved that mark, setting a franchise record for goals in a season (previously held by Marian Hossa, who scored 45 goals in 2002-03). Heatley's 103 points also tied Daniel Alfredsson for the team lead, together surpassing Alexei Yashin's franchise record of 94 points in a season (achieved in 1998-99). Catalyzed by the Senators' rejuvenated offense, Ottawa had the best record in the Eastern Conference and the second best in the league but would lose to the Buffalo Sabres in the second round of the playoffs despite Heatley's 12 points in 10 games. At the end of the season, Heatley was selected, along with Alfreddson to the Second NHL All-Star Team.
After a slow start to the 2006-07 season, Heatley recorded 50 goals once more, behind only Vincent Lecavalier's 52 goals in the league. By reaching the 50-goal plateau for the second straight season, he became the first NHL player to do so since Pavel Bure in 1999-00. In addition, Heatley tallied 55 assists, good for 105 points (fifth in the league), breaking the previous franchise record he shared with Alfredsson. Heatley's performance earned him a spot on the First NHL All-Star Team. Heatley also participated in the 2007 NHL All-Star Game, where he played on a line with former SC Bern teammates Daniel Briere and Marian Hossa and got a goal and two assists in a 12–9 loss to the Western Conference. Heatley and the Senators followed up another strong regular season going all the way to the Stanley Cup finals but finished short in 5 games against the Anaheim Ducks. The CASH Line was dominant, with Alfredsson, Spezza and Heatley leading the NHL in playoffs points all tied at 22.
Fresh off the heels of a Stanley Cup finals apperance, Heatley began the 2007–08 season with a new 6—year contract extension with the Senators worth $45 million,[7] prior to the season opener against the Maple Leafs. Since arriving in Ottawa from the Marian Hossa trade, Heatley had appeared in 208 consecutive Senators games, until suffering a separated shoulder on January 12, 2008, in a collision with Detroit Red Wings forward Dallas Drake, sidelining him for 11 games.[8] In his first game, Heatley posted 2 goals and an assist in a 5–4 win over the Florida Panthers. He completed the season with 41 goals and 41 assists for 82 points in 71 games.
In addition to Heatley's injury, Ottawa was plagued with injuries to its superstars all season. Seeding seventh overall in the East, Ottawa met Pittsburgh in the playoffs, coincidentally the same first round match-up of the previous year. However, Heatley and the Senators would not make a second run for a Cup and was swept in four games. Heatley managed just one point.
As Ottawa was eliminated, Heatley and teammate Jason Spezza were added to Team Canada's roster for the 2008 World Championships. In the tournament's first two games, Heatley became Team Canada's all-time goal-scorer[9] and then all-time point leader for the World Championships,[10] passing Marcel Dionne and Steve Yzerman, accordingly.
[edit] All-Star Games
Heatley has been voted into the NHL All-Star Game three times, and played in two of them, most recently 2007. His first appearance in the All-Star Game was in 2003, where he scored four goals and one assist, as well as a goal in a shootout, earning MVP honours.[11] The next appearance for Heatley was in 2007, where he had a goal and assist. Heatley was selected for the 2008, but had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury he suffered in an earlier game against the Detroit Red Wings .[12]
[edit] Awards and achievements
Junior
- Air Canada Cup MVP - 2007
- AJHL Player of the Year - 1999
- Canadian Junior A Hockey League Player of the Year - 1999
- WCHA First All-Star Team - 2000
- WCHA Rookie of the Year - 2000
- NCAA West Second All-American Team - 2000
- WCHA Second All-Star Team - 2001
- NCAA West First All-American Team - 2001
NHL
- Calder Memorial Trophy - 2002
- NHL All-Rookie Team - 2002
- National Hockey League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player - 2003
- Second NHL All-Star Team - 2006
- First NHL All-Star Team - 2007
- NHL All-Star Game – 2003, 2007, 2008(named, did not play)
International
- World Championships All-Star Team - 2004,
- World Championships Best Forward - 2004, 2008
- World Championships MVP - 2004, 2008
[edit] Records and milestones
NHL
- All-Star Game record for most goals in a game (4, tied)
- First NHL game-winning shootout goal
Team
- Atlanta Thrashers franchise record for most points by rookie (67)
- Ottawa Senators franchise record for most goals in a season (50)
- Ottawa Senators franchise record for most points in a season (105)
- Ottawa Senators franchise record for longest point-scoring streak (22)
- Ottawa Senators franchise record for most points in one post-season (22, tied with Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson)
- First Ottawa Senator in franchise history to score 50 goals
- First Ottawa Senator in franchise history to score back to back 50 goal seasons
International'
- Team Canada's all-time leading goal-scorer - 32 (as of 2008 WC)
- Team Canada's all-time leading point-scorer - 52 (as of 2008 WC)
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | UW–Madison | NCAA | 38 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000–01 | UW–Madison | NCAA | 39 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 74 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 82 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 77 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 31 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Bern | NLA | 16 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Ak Bars Kazan | RSL | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 82 | 50 | 53 | 103 | 86 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 82 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 74 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 71 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NHL Totals | 425 | 221 | 250 | 471 | 368 | 34 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 31 | ||||
[edit] International statistics
| Year | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
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| 2000 | WJC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 2001 | WJC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||
| 2002 | WC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 2003 | WC | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| 2004 | WC | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||
| 2004 | WCH | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 2005 | WC | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |||||
| 2006 | Oly | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| 2008 | WC | 9 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 | |||||
| Senior Int'l Totals | 55 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 47 | ||||||
[edit] NHL All-Star Games
| Year | Location | G | A | Pts | |
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| 2003 | Sunrise | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2007 | Dallas | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Atlanta | -- | -- | -- | |
| All-Star Totals | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
[edit] International play
| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for Canada |
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| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2003 Finland | Ice Hockey | |
| Gold | 2004 Czech Republic | Ice Hockey | |
| Silver | 2005 Austria | Ice Hockey | |
| Silver | 2008 Canada | Ice Hockey | |
| Canada Cup / World Cup | |||
| Gold | 2004 World Cup of Hockey | Ice Hockey | |
| World Junior Championships | |||
| Bronze | 2000 Sweden | Ice Hockey | |
| Bronze | 2001 Russia | Ice Hockey | |
Played for Canada in:
- 2000 World Junior Championships (bronze medal)
- 2001 World Junior Championships (bronze medal)
- 2002 World Championships
- 2003 World Championships (gold medal)
- 2004 World Championships (gold medal)
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey (gold medal)
- 2005 World Championships (silver medal)
- 2006 Winter Olympics
- 2008 World Championships (silver medal)
[edit] References
- ^ Lefebvre, Jean (December 5, 2005), “What's my line?: Naming Sens trio as hard as stopping 'em”, Calgary Herald: F5
- ^ Garrioch, Bruce (October 2, 2007), “Pizza Line Ordered Up”, Ottawa Sun
- ^ "Heatley gets three years of probation", TSN.ca, Canadian Press, 2005-02-04. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- ^ Atlanta's Heatley named MVP after record-tying effort. CNNSI.com (2003-02-03). Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
- ^ Snow, Chris. "Rebuilding a life", Minneapolis Star-Tribune, February 5, 2004.
- ^ Garrioch, Bruce. Thrasher fans blast 'jerk' Heatley. CANOE Sports. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.
- ^ Bulletin: Senators and Heatley Reach Agreement.
- ^ "Heatley out 4–6 weeks with shoulder injury", January 13, 2008.
- ^ "Heatley scores three as Canada dominates Slovenia 5-1", May 2, 2008.
- ^ "Hockey Canada: Heatley moves past Yzerman to become all-time points leader for Canada", May 4, 2008.
- ^ Legends of Hockey (2007). Dany Heatley Page. Legends of Hockey. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ Associated Press (2008). Bruins' Savard chosen to replace injured Heatley in All-Star Game. ESPN. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Dany Heatley's NHL player profile
- Dany Heatley's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Dany Heatley's biography at Legends of Hockey
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| NAME | Heatley, Dany |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Ice Hockey Player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg, Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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