Steve Heinze
Born (1970-01-30) January 30, 1970
Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Boston Bruins
Columbus Blue Jackets
Buffalo Sabres
Los Angeles Kings
National team  United States
NHL Draft 60th overall, 1988
Boston Bruins
Playing career 19922003

Stephen Herbert Heinze (born January 30, 1970) is an American former National Hockey League right winger. He played for the Boston Bruins, Columbus Blue Jackets, Buffalo Sabres, and Los Angeles Kings between 1992 and 2003. He was drafted in the third round, 60th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally Heinze played for the American national team at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 2000 World Championships. Heinze was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, but grew up in North Andover, Massachusetts.

Playing career

Heinze played three seasons for Boston College earning All Hockey East Rookie Team, All Hockey East Team, All Hockey East Tournament Team, All New England and All American honors. He was inducted into the Boston College Hall of Fame in 2010. Heinze went on to play for the 1992 U.S. Olympic hockey team in Albertville, France. In March of that year, following the Olympic Games, he signed a multiyear contract with the Boston Bruins. After nine seasons with the Bruins, he joined the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2000–01 season. The Blue Jackets traded him to the Buffalo Sabres at that season's trade deadline. He then joined the Los Angeles Kings as a free agent before the 2001–02 season, and played the final two seasons of his career there.

Because of his last name, Heinze requested to wear #57 (as in Heinz 57 ketchup) with the Bruins. However, the Bruins general manager Harry Sinden denied his request, stating that only Ray Bourque (#77) could wear an unorthodox number.[1] Instead, Heinze wore #23 in Boston. He was granted #57 when he joined the Blue Jackets and he wore it for the remainder of his NHL career.

In his NHL career, Heinze appeared in 694 games. He scored 178 goals and added 158 assists. He also appeared in 69 NHL playoff games, scoring 11 goals and adding 15 assists.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1986–87 Lawrence Academy HS-Prep 23262450
1987–88 Lawrence Academy HS-Prep 23302555
1988–89 Boston College HE 3626234926
1989–90 Boston College HE 4027366341
1990–91 Boston College HE 3521264735
1991–92 United States National Team Intl 4918153338
1991–92 Boston Bruins NHL 143476 703317
1992–93 Boston Bruins NHL 7318133124 41122
1993–94 Boston Bruins NHL 7710112132 132357
1994–95 Boston Bruins NHL 36791623 50000
1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL 7616122843 51124
1996–97 Boston Bruins NHL 301782527
1997–98 Boston Bruins NHL 6126204654 60006
1998–99 Boston Bruins NHL 7322184030 124370
1999–00 Boston Bruins NHL 7512132536
2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 6522204238
2000–01 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1457128 1334710
2001–02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7315163146 40002
2002–03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 27571212
2002–03 Manchester Monarchs AHL 18891712
NHL totals 694178158336379 6911152648

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1989 United States WJC 72132
1992 United States OLY 81348
2000 United States WC 70338
Junior totals 72132
Senior totals 1424610

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1988–89 [2]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1989 [3]
All-Hockey East First Team 1989–90 [4]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1989–90

References

  1. Catching Up With Steve Heinze
  2. "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  4. "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.