| Dany Heatley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Heatley with the San Jose Sharks in 2010 | |||
| Born |
January 21, 1981 Freiburg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Atlanta Thrashers SC Bern Ak Bars Kazan Ottawa Senators San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild Anaheim Ducks Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
2nd overall, 2000 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2016 | ||
Daniel James Heatley (born January 21, 1981) is a German-born Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the National Hockey League (NHL) rookie of the year in 2002. However, Heatley's time with the Thrashers was derailed when he was at the wheel in a car crash in September 2003 that killed teammate Dan Snyder. Heatley, who was also seriously injured but eventually made a full recovery, pled guilty to second-degree vehicular homicide and received probation.
Traded to the Ottawa Senators, Heatley became one of the team's leading scorers, setting franchise records for single-season goals (50) in 2005–06, and points (105) in 2006–07. He played on the left wing with linemates Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson. The line was consistently among the highest scoring in the NHL after its formation in 2005–06, with the trio combining for 296 points that season.
Heatley represented Team Canada in six World Championships, two Olympics,[1] 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.
Heatley later played for the San Jose Sharks,[2] Minnesota Wild and the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL, and last played with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in 2015–16.[3]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dany Heatley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ Pollak, David | Bay Area News (December 2, 2010) [December 2, 2010]. "Ottawa fans boo Dany Heatley, then the home team as San Jose Sharks post 4-0 shutout of Senators". The East Bay Times. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ "Dany Heatley heads to Germany, signs 1-year deal with Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers". Yahoo! Sports. 2015-09-17. Retrieved 2015-09-17.