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Canada Shaun Heshka

#26 Sport / Liiga - 22/23
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Last 10 games
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 30, 1985
Position
D
Age
37
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Melville, SK, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Melville MHA
Contract
22/23
Highlights
1-time ICEHL Champion 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2
1-time WHL (West) First All-Star Team 1

A fairly physical defenseman, Heshka has a good shot and some nice offensive ability. Posesses good hockey sense. Competes hard.
However, there is room for improvement in his defensive game.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2009)

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Tisdale Trojans U18 AAA SMAAAHL 41 7 23 30 44 - |
2002-03 Melville Millionaires SJHL 53 6 14 20 53 - |
2003-04 Everett Silvertips WHL 66 3 7 10 25 4 | Playoffs 21 0 2 2 8 2
2004-05 Everett Silvertips WHL 72 12 26 38 21 -4 | Playoffs 11 2 0 2 6 -2
2005-06 Everett Silvertips WHL 66 10 49 59 91 -3 | Playoffs 14 3 10 13 10 5
2006-07 Manitoba Moose AHL 57 2 4 6 14 1 | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 8 -1
Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 3 0 1 1 4 1 |
2007-08 Manitoba Moose AHL 77 9 21 30 59 18 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 1
2008-09 Manitoba Moose AHL 77 3 23 26 25 17 | Playoffs 22 0 5 5 12 5
2009-10 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 8 0 2 2 4 0 |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 73 7 26 33 34 -13 |
2010-11 EC Salzburg EBEL 50 6 18 24 32 13 | Playoffs 18 3 7 10 14 6
2011-12 Binghamton Senators AHL 10 0 1 1 6 -8 |
Peoria Rivermen AHL 60 4 14 18 12 3 |
2012-13 Ässät SM-liiga 60 8 23 31 26 14 | Playoffs 16 1 7 8 6 9
2013-14 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 54 8 22 30 34 12 | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 2 0
2014-15 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 22 1 5 6 8 5 |
Admiral Vladivostok KHL 35 2 11 13 14 1 |
2015-16 MODO Hockey SHL 50 1 9 10 14 -3 | Relegation 7 0 1 1 2 2
2016-17 Kärpät Liiga 58 8 24 32 24 16 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 0
2017-18 Kärpät Liiga 52 10 18 28 57 19 | Playoffs 18 4 5 9 8 5
2018-19 Kärpät Liiga 52 8 20 28 20 29 | Playoffs 17 1 5 6 6 1
2019-20 Kärpät “A” Liiga 51 5 24 29 10 21 |
2020-21 Kärpät “A” Liiga 41 2 16 18 16 -1 | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 4 0
2021-22 Sport Liiga 58 5 26 31 20 -2 |
2022-23 Sport “A” Liiga 25 2 9 11 10 2 |
Projected Liiga 60 5 22 27 24 5 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 EC Salzburg Continental Cup 3 1 0 1 4 3 |
2016-17 Kärpät Champions HL 6 0 2 2 2 3 |
Team Canada Spengler Cup 5 0 1 1 16 3 |
2018-19 Kärpät Champions HL 8 2 3 5 2 1 |
2019-20 Kärpät Champions HL 4 0 2 2 2 7 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2022-11-26T14:00:00-0100 Sport @ SaiPa
2022-11-25T15:30:00-0100 Sport @ KooKoo
2022-11-19T14:00:00-0100 Sport @ Ilves
2022-11-18T15:30:00-0100 Sport vs SaiPa
2022-11-16T15:30:00-0100 Sport @ Pelicans
2022-11-04T15:30:00-0100 Sport vs Tappara
2022-11-03T15:30:00-0100 Sport @ Ässät
2022-10-29T15:30:00+0000 Sport vs Ilves
2022-10-26T15:30:00+0000 Sport @ TPS
2022-10-22T15:30:00+0000 Sport vs Jukurit
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 354 25 89 114 0.32 150 18 | 3 35 0 6 6 0.17 24 5
Champions HL 3 18 2 7 9 0.50 6 11 | 0
Continental Cup 1 3 1 0 1 0.33 4 3 | 0
ECHL 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 4 1 | 0
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 50 6 18 24 0.48 32 13 | 1 18 3 7 10 0.56 14 6
KHL 2 111 11 38 49 0.44 56 18 | 1 6 1 2 3 0.50 2 0
Liiga (SM-liiga) 8 397 48 160 208 0.52 183 98 | 5 58 6 20 26 0.45 26 15
NHL 1 8 0 2 2 0.25 4 0 | 0
SHL 1 50 1 9 10 0.20 14 -3 | 1 7 0 1 1 0.14 2 2
SJHL 1 53 6 14 20 0.38 53 - | 0
SMAAAHL 1 41 7 23 30 0.73 44 - | 0
Spengler Cup 1 5 0 1 1 0.20 16 3 | 0
WHL 3 204 25 82 107 0.52 137 -3 | 3 46 5 12 17 0.37 24 5
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Teamwork
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Puckhandling
15
Passing
15
Strength
14
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jari Sailio (F) 2016-2021 5 Kärpät
Taneli Ronkainen (D) 2016-2021 5 Kärpät
Mikko Niemelä (D) 2016-2021 5 Kärpät
Aleksi Mäkelä (D) 2016-2022 5 Kärpät, Sport
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/13/2022
01/13/2022 Extension Sport Sport
04/27/2021
04/27/2021 Confirmed Kärpät Sport
11/20/2019
11/20/2019 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
05/16/2019
05/16/2019 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
01/21/2018
01/21/2018 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
04/25/2016
04/25/2016 Confirmed MODO Hockey Kärpät
05/28/2015
05/28/2015 Confirmed Admiral Vladivostok MODO Hockey
10/31/2014
10/31/2014 Confirmed Ak Bars Kazan Admiral Vladivostok
06/18/2013
06/18/2013 Confirmed Ässät Ak Bars Kazan
11/15/2012
11/15/2012 Extension Ässät Ässät
04/26/2012
04/26/2012 Confirmed Peoria Rivermen Ässät
11/17/2011
11/17/2011 Confirmed Binghamton Senators Peoria Rivermen
10/09/2011
10/09/2011 Confirmed EC Salzburg Binghamton Senators
09/06/2010
09/06/2010 Confirmed San Antonio Rampage EC Salzburg
07/03/2009
07/03/2009 Extension Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix Coyotes
06/27/2009
06/27/2009 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Phoenix Coyotes
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