Jeff Heerema
Jeff Heerema | |||
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![]() Heerema with the Binghamton Senators during the 2006-07 season | |||
Born |
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | January 17, 1980||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
KHL Medveščak Nottingham Panthers | ||
NHL draft |
11th overall, 1998 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
Playing career | 2000–2012 |
Jeffrey Heerema (
Playing career
After playing three full seasons in the
Heerema spent the entire
A free agent to start the 2009–10 season, Heerema signed with Croatian-based
Heerema returned for a second season with the Nottingham Panthers. He suffered a concussion and broken nose following a collision with teammate Matt Francis in Dundee where Panthers won the game 4-1. Due to his injury, he missed the most of October. During the first leg of the Challenge Cup Semi Final in Braehead, Heerema suffered another broken nose and concussion on February 22, 2012. A week later, he returned to Canada to rest and rehabilitate.[5]
Personal
Heerema is the cousin of Eric, Marc, Jordan and Jared Staal, all of whom have played professional hockey, and are of Dutch descent.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1996–97 | Thunder Bay Kings AAA | Midget | 54 | 42 | 39 | 71 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 63 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 88 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
1998–99 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 62 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 113 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
1999–2000 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 67 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 62 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||
2000–01 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL
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73 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | Lowell Lock Monsters
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AHL | 76 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 90 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
2002–03 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 36 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 41 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
2004–05 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 80 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 67 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | ||
2005–06 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 77 | 27 | 47 | 74 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 78 | 36 | 31 | 67 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 50 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
2008–09 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 48 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | KHL Medveščak
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EBEL
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28 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | ||
2010–11 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 32 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 31 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 389 | 137 | 177 | 314 | 353 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | ||||
NHL totals | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "Frankfurt Lions re-sign Canadian talent" (in German). Hockeyweb.de. 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Medveščak Zagreb sign NHL player Jeff Heerema" (in Croatian). hrhokej.net. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ^ "The new season of stronger attack, weaker defense". hrhokej.net (in Croatian). 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "GMB Panthers Sign NHLer - Christmas comes early for Panthers fans". panthers.co.uk. 2010-11-29. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ BBC News (February 28, 2012). "Nottingham Panthers forward Heerema to return to Canada". BBCnews.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ "Hurricanes agree to terms with C Staal". ESPN.com. October 6, 2003. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
His cousin, winger Jeff Heerema, was Carolina's 1998 first-round pick.
External links
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database