Dany Heatley | |||
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Heatley during his tenure with the San Jose Sharks
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Born |
Freiburg, West Germany |
January 21, 1981 ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
team Former teams |
Free agent Atlanta Thrashers SC Bern Ak Bars Kazan Ottawa Senators San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild Anaheim Ducks Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers |
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National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft | 2nd overall, 2000 Atlanta Thrashers |
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Playing career | 2001–present |
Daniel James "Dany" Heatley (born January 21, 1981) is a German-born Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract to the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the top NHL rookie in 2002. However, after being responsible for a car crash in September 2003 that killed teammate and close friend Dan Snyder, he requested a trade and was subsequently dealt to the Ottawa Senators.
One of the Senators' perennial leading scorers during his tenure with Ottawa, Heatley set franchise records for single-season goals (50), which he achieved in back-to-back seasons in 2005–06 and 2006–07, and points (105), during the 2006–07 season. He played on the left wing with line mates Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson. The line was consistently among the highest scoring in the NHL after its formation in the 2005–06 season, with the trio combining for a total of 296 points that season.
Heatley has represented Team Canada in six World Championships, two Olympics and one World Cup of Hockey, as well as two World Junior Championships. 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.