| Jochen Hecht | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 21, 1977 Mannheim, FRG |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres Adler Mannheim St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers |
| National team | Germany |
| NHL Draft | 49th overall, 1995 St. Louis Blues |
| Playing career | 1994–present |
Jochen Hecht (born June 21, 1977) is a German professional ice hockey player for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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The St. Louis Blues selected Hecht in the second round, 49th overall, of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft from Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Hecht played two full seasons for the Blues, compiling 32 goals and 46 assists before being dealt, along with Marty Reasoner and Jan Horáček, to the Edmonton Oilers for Doug Weight and Michel Riesen on July 1, 2001.
After appearing in a full season with the Oilers, Hecht was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for the 31st and 36th picks in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. As a Sabre, Hecht had his most successful NHL season, in terms of points scored, in 2006–2007 with 56 points (19 goals, 37 assists).
Hecht was chosen as the captain for the month of October 2007 and later during February 2008. He is the second German-born player to captain an NHL team. Walt Tkaczuk was the first. The C was rotated monthly during the 2007–08 season. On October 16, 2007, Hecht agreed to a four-year $14.1 million dollar contract, which will keep him in Buffalo until the 2011–12 season.
Hecht scored his 300th career point on October 26, 2007 when he scored against Florida Panthers' goaltender Tomáš Vokoun.
Hecht returned to Mannheim with the Sabres to play against Adler in an exhibition game on October 4, 2011. Hecht, who was recovering from an injury and did not play, received a standing ovation upon skating onto the ice in pregame practice.[1]
Hecht appeared in four games with Team Germany at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. He scored a goal and an assist as Germany finished eighth. He had been named to the team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. However, he was injured in his last NHL game before the Olympic break and was unable to play.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 43 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 68 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 44 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 68 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 46 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1997–98 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 45 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1998–99 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 74 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 63 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 72 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 82 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 49 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 64 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 48 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 151 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 64 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 76 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 75 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 70 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 67 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 764 | 177 | 264 | 441 | 434 | 59 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 24 | ||||
| Preceded by Danny Briere Chris Drury |
Buffalo Sabres captain October 2007 |
Succeeded by Toni Lydman |
| Preceded by Jaroslav Spacek |
Buffalo Sabres captain February 2008 |
Succeeded by Jason Pominville |