Jamie Heward

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Jamie Heward
Date of birth March 30, 1971
place of birth Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 94 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1989 , 1st lap, 16th position
Pittsburgh Penguins
Career stations
1987-1991 Regina Pats
1991-1992 Muskegon Lumberjacks
1992-1994 Cleveland Lumberjacks
1994-1995 Hockey Canada
1995-1997 Toronto Maple Leafs
1997-1998 Philadelphia Phantoms
1998-1999 Nashville Predators
1999-2000 New York Islanders
2000-2002 Columbus Blue Jackets
2002-2003 HC Servette Genève
2003-2004 ZSC Lions
2004-2005 SCL Tigers
2005-2007 Washington Capitals
2007-2008 SKA St. Petersburg
2008-2009 Tampa Bay Lightning
2009 Toronto Maple Leafs

James "Jamie" Heward (born March 30, 1971 in Regina , Saskatchewan ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and current coach and functionary who played 394 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs , Nashville, between 1987 and 2009 Predators , New York Islanders , Columbus Blue Jackets , Washington Capitals , Los Angeles Kings and Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . In addition, he spent a considerable part of his career in the European top leagues. Heward celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the Canadian national team by winning gold medals at the world championships in 2003 and 2004 .

Career

Jamie Heward began his career as a hockey player with the Regina Pats , for whom he played in the Western Hockey League from 1987 to 1991 . During this time he was selected during the NHL Entry Draft 1989 in the first round as a total of 16th player by the Pittsburgh Penguins , for which he never played. Initially, the Canadian was on the ice for a total of three years in the International Hockey League for the Muskegon Lumberjacks and the Cleveland Lumberjacks from 1991 to 1994 . After the 1994/95 season, in which Heward had played for Team Canada , the defender was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs , for which he was active for two years.

On July 31, 1997, Heward was hired as a free agent by the Philadelphia Phantoms from the American Hockey League , with whom he won the Calder Cup at the end of the season. After a season, Heward left the Phantoms again and signed a contract with the Nashville Predators from the NHL, where he also played a season, as then with the New York Islanders . From 2000 to 2002 Heward was a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets squad , while from 2002 to 2005 he played for one season each in the Swiss National League A at HC Servette Genève , the ZSC Lions and the SCL Tigers .

After his time in Switzerland, Heward returned to the NHL in the summer of 2005, where he received a contract with the Washington Capitals , for which he was active in the following two seasons. However , he ended the 2006/07 season with the Los Angeles Kings . Before the following season, the defender moved to Europe for the second time in his career , where he was on the ice for SKA Saint Petersburg in the Russian Super League . After a season of Canadians returned to the NHL, where he signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning signed that it immediately before the end of the exchange period duties to the Toronto Maple Leafs, as the financially troubled club was able to save his remaining salary until June. After the season, Heward ended his active career.

After a break of several years, Heward was hired by the Swift Current Broncos from the Western Hockey League as assistant coach and director of player development in the summer of 2012 . Before the 2018/19 season, he moved within the league as an assistant coach to the Vancouver Giants . In addition, he supervised Canadian U17 junior selections at the World U-17 Hockey Challenges 2016 and 2017 as the main coach.

International

For the Canadian national team , Heward took part in the 1995 , 2003 , 2004 and 2005 World Championships . He won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal. In 2004 and 2005, however, he remained without minutes.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1987/88 Regina Pats WHL 68 10 17th 27 17th 4th 1 1 2 2
1988/89 Regina Pats WHL 52 31 28 59 29 - - - - -
1989/90 Regina Pats WHL 72 14th 44 58 42 11 2 2 4th 10
1990/91 Regina Pats WHL 71 23 61 84 41 8th 2 9 11 6th
1991/92 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 54 6th 21st 27 37 14th 1 4th 5 4th
1992/93 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 58 9 18th 27 64 - - - - -
1993/94 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 73 8th 16 24 72 - - - - -
1994/95 Hockey Canada International 51 11 35 46 32
1995/96 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 73 22nd 34 56 33 3 1 1 2 6th
1995/96 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1996/97 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 27 8th 19th 27 26th 9 1 3 4th 6th
1996/97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20th 1 4th 5 6th - - - - -
1997/98 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 72 17th 48 65 54 20th 3 16 19th 10
1998/99 Nashville Predators NHL 63 6th 12 18th 44 - - - - -
1999/00 New York Islanders NHL 54 6th 11 17th 26th - - - - -
2000/01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 69 11 16 27 33 - - - - -
2001/02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 28 1 2 3 7th - - - - -
2001/02 Syracuse crunch AHL 14th 3 10 13 6th 10 0 4th 4th 6th
2002/03 Genève-Servette HC NLA 39 8th 23 31 60 - - - - -
2003/04 ZSC Lions NLA 25th 5 9 14th 57 6th 0 1 1 24
2004/05 SCL Tigers NLA 44 3 14th 17th 83 - - - - -
2005/06 Washington Capitals NHL 71 7th 21st 28 54 - - - - -
2006/07 Washington Capitals NHL 52 4th 12 16 27 - - - - -
2006/07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 19th 2 6th 8th 20th - - - - -
2007/08 SKA Saint Petersburg Super league 53 2 15th 17th 98 9 2 0 2 10
2008/09 Norfolk Admirals AHL 20th 6th 8th 14th 25th - - - - -
2008/09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 13 0 2 2 4th - - - - -
WHL overall 263 78 150 228 129 23 5 12 17th 18th
IHL total 185 23 55 78 173 14th 1 4th 5 4th
AHL total 206 56 119 175 144 42 5 24 29 28
NHL overall 394 38 86 124 221 - - - - -
NLA total 108 16 46 62 200 17th 1 2 3 86

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1995 Canada WM 3rd place, bronze 8th 0 5 5 6th
2003 Canada WM 1st place, gold 9 0 0 0 2
2004 Canada WM 1st place, gold Without any effort
2005 Canada WM 2nd place, silver Without any effort
Men overall 17th 0 5 5 8th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Heward, Jamie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heward, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player, coach and official
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Regina , Saskatchewan