Dillon Heatherington
Heatherington with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2016
Born (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Belleville Senators (AHL)
Dallas Stars
Barys Nur-Sultan
NHL Draft 50th overall, 2013
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2015–present

Dillon Heatherington (born May 9, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Heatherington was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second-round (50th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Heatherington began his major junior hockey career with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL) during the 2011–12 season. After two years, he developed into one of the league's best defensive defencemen, tasked with shutting down the opposing team's top forwards, playing alongside Reece Scarlett.[1] During the 2012–13 season, he played with Team Canada[2] to win a gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships.[3] Leading up to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Heatherington was lauded as a top prospect.[1] He played his entire junior career with Swift Current, scoring 13 goals and 84 points in 237 games.[4]

Heatherington was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second round, 50th overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. On March 1, 2015, Heatherington's signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets.[4] In his first full professional season in 2015–16, Heatherington was assigned to the Blue Jackets new American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. As a staple of the Monsters defense corps, Heatherington appeared in 63 games adding 19 points. In the post-season, he collected 3 assists in 15 games as he helped contribute to the Monsters claiming the Calder Cup in his rookie season. During the following 2016–17 season, Heatherington battled injury and collected 6 points in 38 games with the renamed Cleveland Monsters before he was dealt at the NHL trade deadline by the Blue Jackets to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Lauri Korpikoski on March 1, 2017. He was subsequently sent down to the Stars AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars.[5]

Heatherington was called up by the Stars on January 13, 2018, to replace Marc Methot, who was placed on injured reserve (IR).[6] He played his first career NHL game against the team that drafted him, the Columbus Blue Jackets, on January 18, 2018.[7] He recorded his first NHL point in a shootout win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on February 9, 2018, by assisting on Tyler Seguin's first period goal.[8] He appeared in six games with Dallas before being sent back to the AHL.[9] That season he narrowly missed winning his second Calder Cup after the Texas Stars were defeated by the Toronto Marlies in seven games.[10] He re-signed with Dallas in the offseason on July 16, 2018 to a one-year two-way contract.[11] In the 2018–19 season, Heatherington played in five games with the Stars registering one point.[12]

Having left the Stars organization as a free agent after four seasons, Heatherington signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract with Kazakh club, Barys Nur-Sultan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on November 2, 2020.[13] He played in 41 games with Barys scoring two goals and seven points.[14]

After a lone season in the KHL with Barys, Heatherington returned to North America and the NHL in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on July 29, 2021.[14] During the 2021–22 season Heatherington appeared in nine games with the Senators without registering a point.[15] With Belleville, Heatherington has two goals and thirteen points in 45 games. In the offseason, Heatherington signed a two-year two-way extension with the Senators.[16] He was named captain of the Belleville Senators on October 11, 2022.[17] During the 2022–23 season he was recalled on December 7, 2022 after Artyom Zub and Jacob Bernard-Docker missed time due to injury.[15] He played in one game before being returned to Belleville. He was recalled again on December 27[18] and then in the new year on February 19, 2023.[19]

Heatherington attended Ottawa's 2023 training camp, but failed to make the team. He was placed on waivers[20] and after going unclaimed, was assigned to Belleville to start the 2023–24 season.[21]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Calgary Flames Midget AMHL 310111144 40002
2010–11 Swift Current Broncos WHL 10000 —————
2011–12 Swift Current Broncos WHL 57281063 —————
2012–13 Swift Current Broncos WHL 714232780 50330
2013–14 Swift Current Broncos WHL 706293563 60118
2014–15 Swift Current Broncos WHL 481141548 40004
2014–15 Springfield Falcons AHL 30110 —————
2015–16 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 633161950 150336
2016–17 Cleveland Monsters AHL 3815630 —————
2016–17 Texas Stars AHL 2226821 —————
2017–18 Texas Stars AHL 553141747 2103318
2017–18 Dallas Stars NHL 601126 —————
2018–19 Texas Stars AHL 732222475 —————
2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL 50110 10000
2019–20 Texas Stars AHL 592121455 —————
2020–21 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 4125740 60002
2021–22 Belleville Senators AHL 452111322 21010
2021–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 90007 —————
2022–23 Belleville Senators AHL 604111563 —————
2022–23 Ottawa Senators NHL 30000 —————
NHL totals 2302233 10000
KHL totals 4125740 60002
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sochi
IIHF World U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Canada

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Canada U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 0 1 4
2015 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 14 1 0 1 6

Awards and honours

Awards Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) 2016 [22]
International
IIHF World U18 Championships Gold Medal 2013 [23]
IIHF World U20 Championships Gold Medal 2015

References

  1. 1 2 Friesen, Kelly (June 5, 2013). "NHL draft tracker: Dillon Heatherington, Swift Current Broncos". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Heatherington earns long overdue recognition". Prairie Post. February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ Kerr, Ben (June 2, 2013). "Dillon Heatherington: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #51". Last Word On Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Blue Jackets sign 2013 second-round draft pick Dillon Heatherington". Columbus Blue Jackets. March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Stars acquire Heatherington from CBJ for Korpikoski". Dallas Stars. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Stars' Dillon Heatherington: Called up to highest level". CBS Sports. January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ Helka, Mike (January 18, 2018). "Stars' Dillon Heatherington wanted to 'stick it to' the Columbus Blue Jackets in his NHL debut". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Lehtonen, Seguin lead Stars over Penguins in SO". TSN. The Canadian Press. February 9, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Stars reassign Heatherington, McKenna to Texas". Dallas Stars. April 8, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Toronto Marlies beat Texas Stars 6-1 to win AHL Calder Cup final in seven games". CTV News. The Canadian Press. June 14, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Stars sign defenseman Dillon Heatherington to one-year, two-way contract". Dallas Stars. July 16, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Stars reassign Gurianov, Heatherington to Texas". Dallas Stars. November 11, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  13. ↑ "ДИЛЛОН ХЕТЕРИНГТОН ПЕРЕШЁЛ В "БАРЫС"" [Dillon Heatherington Moved to Barys] (in Russian). Barys Nur-Sultan. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Sens agree to terms with Heatherington and Sherwood". Ottawa Senators. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  15. 1 2 "Senators recall defenceman Dillon Heatherington from Belleville". CityNews. December 7, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Senators sign defenceman Dillon Heatherington to a two-year, two-way contract extension". Belleville Senators. July 7, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Belleville Sens announce Dillon Heatherington as fifth captain in club history". Belleville Senators. October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Senators recall D Heatherington, F Lucchini from Belleville". Sportsnet. December 27, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Tim Stutzle extends point streak to power Senators past Blues 7-2". CTV News. The Canadian Press. February 19, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Senators' Dillon Heatherington: Lands on waivers". CBS Sports. September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  21. ↑ Warne, Steve (September 30, 2023). "Cutdown Day: Senators Place 2019 First-Rounder Lassi Thomson on Waivers". The Hockey News. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  22. ↑ Brown, Tony (June 12, 2016). "Bjorkstrand's OT goal clinches Monsters' first-ever Calder Cup championship". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team wins gold medal at 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship". Hockey Canada. June 2, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
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