Grant Heffernan

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Grant Heffernan
Born Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Center
Played for Providence
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1962–1968

Grant J. Heffernan is a Canadian retired ice hockey Center and coach who was an All-American for Providence. [1]

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Career

Heffernan was a star junior ice hockey and lacrosse player and was the MVP for the Hastings Legionnaires when the team won the Minto Cup in 1961. [2] While continuing to play senior lacrosse in the OLA, Heffernan received an ice hockey scholarship to Providence College. he was surprised by the offer but accepted nonetheless and began playing with the varsity team in 1962. [3] In his first season the Friars finished with a good record and were seeded 5th in the ECAC Tournament but lost their quarterfinal match. The following season Heffernantook on a more prominent role with the team and led the team in scoring with 48 points. Providence won the program's first regular season title that year and were the #1 seed in the conference tournament. After narrowly escaping an ignominious finish in the quarterfinal, the Friars marched to the title game and won their first ECAC Championship as well. Heffernan scored the game-winning goal in the title match and was selected for the ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Second Team. [4] In the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance, the team performed well and had opportunities to win both of their games, but Providence finished 4th. For his senior season, Heffernan was named team co-Captain and again led the Friars in scoring. He finished 3rd in the nation with 58 points and was named an All-American but the team didn't have nearly the same success as it did the year before. Providence squeaked into the ECAC tournament in 8th place and lost their first game to end Heffernan's college career with a loss.

After graduating, Heffernan returned to Canada and continued his education at McMaster University. He played for the ice hockey team in 1968 and retired from the game once he had used up his academic eligibility. Heffernan continued his lacrosse career until 1972, recording a total of 1,119 points in the OLA and NLA. After his playing career ended, Heffernan turned to coaching and spent time as both an ice hockey and lacrosse coach. In 1977 he led the Scarborough Saints to the Canadian Junior B Championship. The same year he was inducted into the Providence Athletic Hall of Fame. [5] He is a member of both the Ontario and Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fames and was inducted into the Peterborough Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Ice Hockey

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1962–63 Providence ECAC Hockey 2391827——————
1963–64 Providence ECAC Hockey 26183048——————
1964–65 Providence ECAC Hockey 26283058——————
1967–68 McMaster Marauders CIAU ——————————
NCAA Totals755578133——————

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1963–64 [7]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Second Team 1964 [8]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1964–65 [7]
AHCA East All-American 1964–65 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1964-1965 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ "Grant Heffernan". Peterborough Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 16, 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "Grant Heffernan: Why He Keeps Coming Back to PC". YouTube. Retrieved January 16, 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "Providence Ffiars men's hockey 2019-20 Media Guide". Providence Friars. Retrieved January 16, 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ "Grant J. Heffernan". Providence Friars. Retrieved January 16, 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ↑ "Grant Heffeman". Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 16, 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. 1 2 "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-05-12.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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