Dillon Heatherington
Dillon Heatherington | |
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Born | Calgary, AB, CAN | May 9, 1995
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) |
Position | Defence |
Shoots | Left |
NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Columbus Blue Jackets Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
NHL Draft | 50th overall, 2013 Columbus Blue Jackets |
Playing career | TBD–present |
Dillon Heatherington (born May 9, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Swift Current Broncos in the Western Hockey League (WHL) as a prospect for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Heatherington was selected by the Blue Jackets in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
During the 2012-13 season he played with Team Canada[1] to win a gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships.[2] Leading up to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Heatherington was lauded as a top prospect.[3]
On March 1, 2015, Heatherington's progression to the professional stage was enhanced in signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2010–11 | Calgary Flames Midget | AMHL | 31 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2010–11 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 57 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 71 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 70 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
WHL totals | 199 | 12 | 60 | 72 | 206 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Medal record | ||
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Competitor for ![]() | ||
Ice hockey | ||
IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
Gold | 2013 Sochi | |
IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
Gold | 2015 Canada |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2013 | Canada | WJC18 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
2015 | Canada | WJC | |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Awards and honours
Awards | Year | |
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IIHF World U18 Championships Gold Medal | 2013 | [5] |
IIHF World U20 Championships Gold Medal | 2015 |
References
- ↑ "Heatherington earns long overdue recognition". Prairie Post. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ↑ "Dillon Heatherington: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #51". Last Word On Sports. 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ↑ "NHL draft tracker: Dillon Heatherington, Swift Current Broncos". Yahoo! Sports. 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ↑ "Blue Jackets sign 2013 second-round draft pick Dillon Heatherington". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
- ↑ "Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team wins gold medal at 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship". Hockey Canada. 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
External links
- Dillon Heatherington's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Dillon Heatherington's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database