Dillon Heatherington

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Dillon Heatherington
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Heatherington with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2016
Born (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995 (age 26)
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
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
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. He is currently playing for 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[]

During the 2012–13 season, he played with Team Canada[1] to win a gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships.[2] Leading up to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Heatherington was lauded as a top prospect.[3]

On March 1, 2015, Heatherington's progression to the professional stage was enhanced in signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.[4]

In his first full professional season in 2015–16, Heatherington was assigned to the Blue Jackets new 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 assist 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.[5] He was subsequently sent down to the Stars AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars.

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]

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.[9]

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.[10]

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 31 0 11 11 44 4 0 0 0 2
2010–11 Swift Current Broncos WHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Swift Current Broncos WHL 57 2 8 10 63 — — — — —
2012–13 Swift Current Broncos WHL 71 4 23 27 80 5 0 3 3 0
2013–14 Swift Current Broncos WHL 70 6 29 35 63 6 0 1 1 8
2014–15 Swift Current Broncos WHL 48 1 14 15 48 4 0 0 0 4
2014–15 Springfield Falcons AHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 63 3 16 19 50 15 0 3 3 6
2016–17 Cleveland Monsters AHL 38 1 5 6 30 — — — — —
2016–17 Texas Stars AHL 22 2 6 8 21 — — — — —
2017–18 Texas Stars AHL 55 3 14 17 47 21 0 3 3 18
2017–18 Dallas Stars NHL 6 0 1 1 26 — — — — —
2018–19 Texas Stars AHL 73 2 22 24 75 — — — — —
2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Texas Stars AHL 59 2 12 14 55 — — — — —
2020–21 Barys Nur-Sultan KHL 41 2 5 7 40 6 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 11 0 2 2 26 1 0 0 0 0
KHL totals 41 2 5 7 40 6 0 0 0 2
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 WJC18 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 honors[]

Awards Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) 2016 [11]
International
IIHF World U18 Championships Gold Medal 2013 [12]
IIHF World U20 Championships Gold Medal 2015

References[]

  1. ^ "Heatherington earns long overdue recognition". Prairie Post. February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Dillon Heatherington: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #51". Last Word On Sports. June 2, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "NHL draft tracker: Dillon Heatherington, Swift Current Broncos". Yahoo! Sports. June 25, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "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". CBSsports. January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  7. ^ Helka, Mike (January 18, 2018). "Stars' Dillon Heatherington wanted to 'stick it to' the Colombus Blue Jackets in his NHL debut". sportsday.dallasnews.com. Columbus, OH. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "Lehtonen, Seguin lead Stars over Penguins in SO". tsn.ca. February 9, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  9. ^ "Dillon Heatherington joins Barys" (in Russian). Barys Nur-Sultan. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "Sens agree to terms with Heatherington and Sherwood". Ottawa Senators. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  11. ^ Brown, Tony (June 12, 2016). "Bjorkstrand's OT goal clinches Monsters' first-ever Calder Cup championship". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  12. ^ "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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