Shaun Heshka
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Shaun Heshka is a Canadian
professional ice hockey
defenceman
currently playing for the Peoria Rivermen
of the American Hockey League
.
of the Western Hockey League (WHL)
. Upon completing his time with the Silvertips, Heshka was signed by the Vancouver Canucks
to a three-year entry level contract on July 24, 2006. In his professional debut season in 2006–07, Heska played with the Canucks affiliates, the Manitoba Moose
and the Victoria Salmon Kings
. Following two strong and productive seasons with the Moose in the American Hockey League
, Heska's rights were traded by the Canucks to the Phoenix Coyotes
at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft
on June 27, 2009.
On July 3, 2010, Heska signed a one-year contract to remain with the Coyotes. Shaun was initially assigned to the Coyotes AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage
to start the 2009–10 season.
After leading the Rampage defense in scoring, Heshka received his first recall from the Coyotes on November 6, 2009. He made his NHL debut the following night, in a tight game with the Anaheim Ducks
on November 7. On November 12, Heshka brought home his first career NHL point, an critical assist on a Paul Bissonnette
goal, in a 4-2 defeat to the Montreal Canadiens
. After 8 games and 2 assists with the Coyotes, he was then re-assigned to the Rampage after a number of Coyotes players returned from injuries.
Unable to reach an agreement or be traded, the restricted North American was forced to play overseas. He signed with EC Red Bull Salzburg team on September 6, 2010. The 25 year old will remain restricted throughout the 2010/2011 season to the Phoenix Coyotes. He went on to play a critical defensive roll in the Red Bulls spectacular 2011 season, securing his position as a team leader in the overtime championship win in game 7 of the series final.
Shaun is married to his long time Canadian girlfriend Laura Hudson.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
currently playing for the Peoria Rivermen
Peoria Rivermen
The Peoria Rivermen are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena.-History:...
of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
.
Playing career
Heshka played his junior years for the Everett SilvertipsEverett Silvertips
The Everett Silvertips are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League that plays in Everett, Washington. They joined the league as an expansion team for the 2003–04 WHL season. The team name comes from the silvertip bear...
of the Western Hockey League (WHL)
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
. Upon completing his time with the Silvertips, Heshka was signed by the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
to a three-year entry level contract on July 24, 2006. In his professional debut season in 2006–07, Heska played with the Canucks affiliates, the Manitoba Moose
Manitoba Moose
The Manitoba Moose were a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba that played in the International Hockey League from 1996 to 2001 and American Hockey League from 2001 to 2011. The team moved to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011 to become the St...
and the Victoria Salmon Kings
Victoria Salmon Kings
The Victoria Salmon Kings were a professional ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL, debuting in the 2004–05 ECHL season and folding after the 2010–11 ECHL season as the Chilliwack Bruins WHL franchise...
. Following two strong and productive seasons with the Moose in the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
, Heska's rights were traded by the Canucks to the Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....
at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...
on June 27, 2009.
On July 3, 2010, Heska signed a one-year contract to remain with the Coyotes. Shaun was initially assigned to the Coyotes AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage
San Antonio Rampage
The San Antonio Rampage are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. They are the top affiliate of the Florida Panthers of the NHL. Their home arena is the AT&T Center.-History:...
to start the 2009–10 season.
After leading the Rampage defense in scoring, Heshka received his first recall from the Coyotes on November 6, 2009. He made his NHL debut the following night, in a tight game with the Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
on November 7. On November 12, Heshka brought home his first career NHL point, an critical assist on a Paul Bissonnette
Paul Bissonnette
Paul Albert "BizNasty" Bissonnette is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently with the Phoenix Coyotes organization.-Playing career:...
goal, in a 4-2 defeat to the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. After 8 games and 2 assists with the Coyotes, he was then re-assigned to the Rampage after a number of Coyotes players returned from injuries.
Unable to reach an agreement or be traded, the restricted North American was forced to play overseas. He signed with EC Red Bull Salzburg team on September 6, 2010. The 25 year old will remain restricted throughout the 2010/2011 season to the Phoenix Coyotes. He went on to play a critical defensive roll in the Red Bulls spectacular 2011 season, securing his position as a team leader in the overtime championship win in game 7 of the series final.
Shaun is married to his long time Canadian girlfriend Laura Hudson.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Melville Millionaires Melville Millionaires The Melville Millionaires are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based out of Melville, Saskatchewan. They play out of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. They play their home games in the Melville Stadium which has a seating capacity of 2,100. The Melville Millionaires and the Yorkton Terriers are... |
SJHL Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Open to North American-born players 20 years of age or younger, the SJHL's 12 teams play in two divisions: the Bauer and Sherwood conferences... |
53 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 2003-04 WHL season The 2003–04 WHL season was the 38th season for the Western Hockey League. Twenty teams completed a 72 game season. The Medicine Hat Tigers won the President's Cup, while the host Kelowna Rockets won the Memorial Cup.-League notes:... |
Everett Silvertips Everett Silvertips The Everett Silvertips are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League that plays in Everett, Washington. They joined the league as an expansion team for the 2003–04 WHL season. The team name comes from the silvertip bear... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
66 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 2004-05 WHL season The 2004–05 WHL season was the 39th season for the Western Hockey League. Twenty teams completed a 72 game schedule. The Kelowna Rockets won the President's Cup.-Eastern Conference:-Western Conference:-Scoring leaders:... |
Everett Silvertips | WHL | 72 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 2005-06 WHL season The 2005–06 WHL season was the 40th season for the Western Hockey League. Twenty teams completed a 72 game schedule. The Vancouver Giants won the President's Cup.-League notes:... |
Everett Silvertips | WHL | 66 | 10 | 49 | 59 | 91 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Manitoba Moose Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose were a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba that played in the International Hockey League from 1996 to 2001 and American Hockey League from 2001 to 2011. The team moved to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011 to become the St... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
57 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 2006-07 ECHL season The 2006–07 ECHL season was the 19th season of the ECHL. Two teams returned to the ECHL after suspensions: the Texas Wildcatters and the Cincinnati Cyclones The 2006–07 ECHL season was the 19th season of the ECHL. Two teams returned to the ECHL after suspensions: the Texas Wildcatters (who had... |
Victoria Salmon Kings Victoria Salmon Kings The Victoria Salmon Kings were a professional ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL, debuting in the 2004–05 ECHL season and folding after the 2010–11 ECHL season as the Chilliwack Bruins WHL franchise... |
ECHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 77 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 77 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | San Antonio Rampage San Antonio Rampage The San Antonio Rampage are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. They are the top affiliate of the Florida Panthers of the NHL. Their home arena is the AT&T Center.-History:... |
AHL | 73 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena.... |
NHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||