Jamie Heward

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Jamie Heward
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Born (1971-03-30) March 30, 1971 (age 52)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Nashville Predators
New York Islanders
Columbus Blue Jackets
Washington Capitals
Los Angeles Kings
Tampa Bay Lightning
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 16th overall, 1989
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1991–2009
Jamie Heward
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Sweden Ice hockey
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Finland Ice hockey
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Czech Republic Ice hockey
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Austria Ice hockey

James Heward (born March 30, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, who currently serves as an associate coach for the Henderson Silver Knights.

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Playing career

Heward was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round, 16th overall, of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. After several seasons in the Penguins organization without getting called up to the NHL, Heward became an unrestricted free agent and spent the 1994–95 season with the Canadian National Team scoring 5 assists in 8 games at the 1995 World Championships.

After the World Championships ended, Heward signed a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 4, 1995. Heward spent most of the 1995–96 season with Toronto's AHL affiliate the St. John's Maple Leafs before spending 5 games with the parent club in February 1996. Heward made his NHL debut against the Montreal Canadiens on February 3, 1996, recording 4 shots. [1] Heward again spent the majority of the 1996–97 season in the AHL, however during 20 games with the Maple Leafs, Heward scored his first career NHL goal (and point) on November 2, 1996, against Mike Vernon and the Detroit Red Wings. [2]

On July 31, 1997, Heward signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Flyers but spent the entire season with their AHL affiliate the Philadelphia Phantoms.

In 1998–99, Heward finally found a regular NHL job scoring 18 points in 63 games with the expansion Nashville Predators. [3] After the Predators declined to make Heward a qualifying offer, he signed a two-way free agent deal with the New York Islanders in July 1999. He spent the 1999–2000 season with the team, then was claimed on waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets on May 26, 2000. Heward played 97 games with Columbus during the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons, scoring 30 points, but was not re-signed.

After 3 seasons in Switzerland, Heward signed a 1-year free-agent contract with the Washington Capitals at the end of the 2004-05 NHL lockout, and recorded a career-high 28 points for Washington. The 1-year contract was extended on February 22, 2006, for the 2006–07 season. On February 27, 2007, the Capitals traded Heward to the Los Angeles Kings for a conditional fifth round pick in the 2007 NHL draft. After the season ended, Heward signed a deal with SKA St. Petersburg of the Russian League on August 13, 2007. On September 16, 2008, the Tampa Bay Lightning invited Heward to training camp and signed him to a 1-year deal on October 3, 2008.

On March 4, 2009, in an attempt to dump salary, the Lightning traded goaltender Olaf Kolzig, Heward, prospect Andy Rogers and a fourth round draft pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs for prospect Richard Petiot. [4] At the date of his trade to the Maple Leafs, he had been sidelined indefinitely with a concussion.

In 2010, Heward was inducted into the Regina Sports Hall of Fame. [5]

Coaching career

On August 23, 2012, Heward was named the Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL). [6] After six years with the Broncos, Heward was named the associate coach for the Vancouver Giants of the WHL on July 23, 2018. [7]

Internationally, Heward has served as an Assistant Coach for Team Canada for the World U-17 Hockey Challenge tournaments in 2015 and 2016. [8]

Personal life

Heward and his family currently reside in Vancouver, British Columbia. [7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Regina Pats WHL 681017271741122
1988–89 Regina PatsWHL5231285929—————
1989–90 Regina PatsWHL72144458421122410
1990–91 Regina PatsWHL7123618441829116
1991–92 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 546212737141454
1992–93 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL589182764—————
1993–94 Cleveland LumberjacksIHL738162472—————
1994–95 Canada Intl5111354632—————
1995–96 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 732234563331126
1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 50000—————
1996–97 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL27819272691346
1996–97 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL201456—————
1997–98 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL7217486554203161910
1998–99 Nashville Predators NHL636121844—————
1999–2000 New York Islanders NHL546111726—————
2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL6911162733—————
2001–02 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL281237—————
2001–02 Syracuse Crunch AHL14310136100446
2002–03 Genève–Servette HC NLA 398233160611222
2003–04 ZSC Lions NLA25591457601124
2004–05 SCL Tigers NLA443141783—————
2005–06 Washington Capitals NHL717212854—————
2006–07 Washington CapitalsNHL524121627—————
2006–07 Los Angeles Kings NHL1926820—————
2007–08 SKA St. Petersburg RSL 532151798920210
2008–09 Norfolk Admirals AHL20681425—————
2008–09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL130224—————
IHL totals185235578173141454
AHL totals20656119175144425242928
NHL totals3943886124221—————

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1995 Canada WC 80556
2003 CanadaWC90002
2004 CanadaWCDNP————
2005 CanadaWCDNP————
Senior totals170558

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs Box Score, February 3, 1996". Hockey-Reference.com. 1996-02-03. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  2. ↑ "Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs Box Score, November 2, 1996". Hockey-Reference.com. 1996-11-02. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  3. ↑ "1998-99 Nashville Predators Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  4. ↑ "Leafs trade Antropov and Moore for 2nd-round picks; claim Gerber off waivers". cp24.com. March 4, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ Vanstone, Rob (September 10, 2010). "Pup Line honoured by inductions". Regina Leader Post. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Broncos Name Jamie Heward Assistant Coach". scbroncos.com. August 23, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Vancouver Giants name Jamie Heward as associate coach". whl.ca. July 23, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ Harder, Greg (April 10, 2017). "Regina's Heward has found a hockey home in Swift Current" . Retrieved December 11, 2018. Heward's experience in Swift Current also helped him land an assistant role with Team Canada at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in 2015 and 2016. H
Preceded by Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick
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