Shawn Joseph Heins (born December 24, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Atlanta Thrashers.
| Shawn Heins | |||
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| Born | December 24, 1973 Eganville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | San Jose Sharks Pittsburgh Penguins Atlanta Thrashers Eisbären Berlin Hannover Scorpions EHC Basel HC Fribourg-Gottéron | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2013 | ||
Playing career
editHeins was born in Eganville, Ontario. His style of play is that of an offensive defenceman and powerplay specialist. His slapshot, though not well known, has been measured at speeds well over 100 miles per hour. Heins held the record for the hardest recorded shot of all time with the puck going 106 miles per hour, until December 3, 2006.[citation needed] The record was surpassed by Chad Kilger of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On several occasions, Heins has been a member of Team Canada at the Spengler Cup.[citation needed] In the final stages of the 2012–13 season with Fribourg, Heins suffered a concussion and was unable to re-sign with the club, still suffering post-concussion symptoms months later.[1]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1992–93 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 53 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Mobile Mysticks | ECHL | 62 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Mobile Mysticks | ECHL | 56 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 253 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 82 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 303 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | ||
| 1998–99 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1999–00 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 69 | 11 | 52 | 63 | 238 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 44 | ||
| 2000–01 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 58 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 120 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 44 | ||
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 49 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 142 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 43 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 196 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38 | ||
| 2006–07 | EHC Basel | NLA | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 26 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 41 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 84 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 47 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 174 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 48 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 50 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 121 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 39 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | ||
| NHL totals | 125 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 154 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Canada | Spengler Cup | 2nd | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | Canada | Spengler Cup | 1st | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | Canada | Spengler Cup | 2nd | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2011 | Canada | Spengler Cup | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | Gottéron | European Trophy | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| 2012 | Gottéron | Spengler Cup | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Spengler Cup totals | 21 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 26 | |||
Awards and honors
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ex-Dragons Gamache, Heins are uncertain". laliberte.ch. 2013-07-10. Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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