Dillon Heatherington

Dillon Heatherington (born May 9, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Barys Nur-Sultan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Heatherington was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second-round (50th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Dillon Heatherington
Born (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Barys Nur-Sultan
Dallas Stars
NHL Draft 50th overall, 2013
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

During the 2012–13 season, he played with Team Canada[1] to win a gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships.[2] Leading up to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Heatherington was lauded as a top prospect.[3]

On March 1, 2015, Heatherington's progression to the professional stage was enhanced in signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.[4]

In his first full professional season in 2015–16, Heatherington was assigned to the Blue Jackets new AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. As a staple of the Monsters defense corps, Heatherington appeared in 63 games adding 19 points. In the post-season, he collected 3 assist in 15 games as he helped contribute to the Monsters claiming the Calder Cup in his rookie season.

During the following 2016–17 season, Heatherington battled injury and collected 6 points in 38 games with the renamed Cleveland Monsters before he was dealt at the NHL trade deadline by the Blue Jackets to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Lauri Korpikoski on March 1, 2017.[5] He was subsequently sent down to the Stars AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars.

Heatherington was called up by the Stars on January 13, 2018, to replace Marc Methot, who was placed on Injured Reserve (IR).[6] He played his first career NHL game against the team that drafted him, the Columbus Blue Jackets, on January 18, 2018.[7] He recorded his first NHL point in a shootout win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on February 9, 2018, by assisting on Tyler Seguin's first period goal.[8]

Having left the Stars organization as a free agent after four seasons, Heatherington signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract with Kazakh club, Barys Nur-Sultan of the KHL on November 2, 2020.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Calgary Flames Midget AMHL 310111144 40002
2010–11 Swift Current Broncos WHL 10000 —————
2011–12 Swift Current Broncos WHL 57281063 —————
2012–13 Swift Current Broncos WHL 714232780 50330
2013–14 Swift Current Broncos WHL 706293563 60118
2014–15 Swift Current Broncos WHL 481141548 40004
2014–15 Springfield Falcons AHL 30110 —————
2015–16 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 633161950 150336
2016–17 Cleveland Monsters AHL 3815630 —————
2016–17 Texas Stars AHL 2226821 —————
2017–18 Texas Stars AHL 553141747 2103318
2017–18 Dallas Stars NHL 601126 —————
2018–19 Texas Stars AHL 732222475 —————
2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL 50110 10000
2019–20 Texas Stars AHL 592121455 —————
NHL totals 1102226 10000
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championship
2013 Sochi
IIHF World U20 Championship
2015 Canada

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Canada WJC18 7 1 0 1 4
2015 Canada WJC 7 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 14 1 0 1 6

Awards and honors
Awards Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Lake Erie Monsters) 2016 [10]
International
IIHF World U18 Championships Gold Medal 2013 [11]
IIHF World U20 Championships Gold Medal 2015

References
  1. "Heatherington earns long overdue recognition". Prairie Post. February 2, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. "Dillon Heatherington: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #51". Last Word On Sports. June 2, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  3. "NHL draft tracker: Dillon Heatherington, Swift Current Broncos". Yahoo! Sports. June 25, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  4. "Blue Jackets sign 2013 second-round draft pick Dillon Heatherington". Columbus Blue Jackets. March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  5. "Stars acquire Heatherington from CBJ for Korpikoski". Dallas Stars. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  6. "Stars' Dillon Heatherington: Called up to highest level". CBSsports. January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  7. Helka, Mike (January 18, 2018). "Stars' Dillon Heatherington wanted to 'stick it to' the Colombus Blue Jackets in his NHL debut". sportsday.dallasnews.com. Columbus, OH. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  8. "Lehtonen, Seguin lead Stars over Penguins in SO". tsn.ca. February 9, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  9. "Dillon Heatherington joins Barys" (in Russian). Barys Nur-Sultan. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  10. Brown, Tony (June 12, 2016). "Bjorkstrand's OT goal clinches Monsters' first-ever Calder Cup championship". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  11. "Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team wins gold medal at 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship". Hockey Canada. June 2, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
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