Pat Heim
Encyclopedia
Patrick Heim is a professional lacrosse
player who plays for the Boston Cannons
in Major League Lacrosse
and the Philadelphia Wings
in the National Lacrosse League
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First Team three times during his Nittany Lion career.
Major League Lacrosse first overall collegiate draft choice
by the Chicago Machine
. Heim made an immediate impact and won MLL Rookie of the Week honors for his performance in his first professional game.
Heim went undrafted in the National Lacrosse League entry draft, and was signed as a free agent by Philadelphia Wings. A Philadelphia area native, he made Wings team and scored in his first game of the 2008 NLL season
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Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
player who plays for the Boston Cannons
Boston Cannons
The Boston Cannons are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They have played in the MLL since the 2001 season. From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Eastern Conference. From the league's inception in 2001 through 2005, they were in the...
in Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...
and the Philadelphia Wings
Philadelphia Wings
The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
in the National Lacrosse League
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
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High school career
Heim attended Conestoga High School in Berwyn, PA where he played football, wrestling, and lacrosse. In his senior year at Conestoga, Heim was ranked the #1 wrestler at 189 lbs in Southeastern Pennsylvania.College career
Heim attended Penn State University where he was named to the All-ECACEastern College Athletic Conference
The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois...
First Team three times during his Nittany Lion career.
Professional career
Heim was the 20072007 MLL season
2007 Major League Lacrosse season was the 7th season of the league. The season began on May 12 and concluded with the championship game on August 26, 2007.-General information:...
Major League Lacrosse first overall collegiate draft choice
Major League Lacrosse first overall collegiate draft choice
This is a list of Major League Lacrosse college draft first overall picks, by year:...
by the Chicago Machine
Chicago Machine
The Chicago Machine is a mens field lacrosse team that plays in Major League Lacrosse that was based in Chicago, Illinois until the franchise left after the 2009 season to be a travel team in 2010. The team then transferred its roster to the reborn Rochester Rattlers on November 23, 2010 when it...
. Heim made an immediate impact and won MLL Rookie of the Week honors for his performance in his first professional game.
Heim went undrafted in the National Lacrosse League entry draft, and was signed as a free agent by Philadelphia Wings. A Philadelphia area native, he made Wings team and scored in his first game of the 2008 NLL season
2008 NLL season
The 2008 National Lacrosse League season, the 22nd in the history of the NLL, began on December 29, 2007 and concluded with the Buffalo Bandits winning the championship game over the Portland LumberJax on May 17, 2008....
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MLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2007 | Chicago | 11 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 2.5 | |||||||||
| 2008 | Chicago | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 0.5 | |||||||||
| MLL Totals | 23 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2008 | Philadelphia | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Philadelphia | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NLL Totals | 29 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 90 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Penn State University
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.93 | 17 | |
| 2005 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 2.20 | 24 | |
| 2006 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 1.69 | 28 | |
| 2007 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1.39 | 24 | |
| Totals | 54 | 58 | 27 | 93 | 1.57 | 93 |
See also
- Lacrosse in PennsylvaniaLacrosse in PennsylvaniaLacrosse has been played in Pennsylvania since the 19th century. Today, there are many respected amateur programs at the club, college and high school level, as well as several respected past and present professional teams at the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse ...