Dany Heatley Daniel James " Dany " Heatley ( born January 21 , 1981 ) is a German - born Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently an unrestricted free agent . He most recently played under contract to the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga ( DEL ) . Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft , he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the top NHL rookie in 2002 . However , after being responsible for a car crash in September 2003 that killed teammate and close friend Dan Snyder , he requested a trade and was subsequently dealt to the Ottawa Senators . One of the Senators ' perennial leading scorers during his tenure with Ottawa , Heatley set franchise records for single - season goals ( 50 ) , which he achieved in back - to - back seasons in 2005 – 06 and 2006 – 07 , and points ( 105 ) , during the 2006 – 07 season . He played on the left wing with line mates Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson . The line was consistently among the highest scoring in the NHL after its formation in the 2005 – 06 season , with the trio combining for a total of 296 points that season . Heatley has represented Team Canada in six World Championships , two Olympics and one World Cup of Hockey , as well as two World Junior Championships . In 2008 , he surpassed Marcel Dionne as Canada ' s all - time leader in goals and Steve Yzerman as the all - time leader in points for the World Championships . At the end of the 2008 – 09 season , Heatley demanded a trade from the Senators . A deal was in place to send Heatley to the Edmonton Oilers on June 30 , but Heatley refused to waive his no - trade clause . On September 12 , he was dealt to the San Jose Sharks in return for Milan Michálek , Jonathan Cheechoo and a second - round draft pick in 2010 . After playing two seasons in San Jose , he was traded to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forward Martin Havlát , his former teammate with Ottawa . On July 9 , 2014 , Heatley signed a one - year deal as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks worth $ 1 million . On December 29 , 2014 , a source confirmed that he had been placed on waivers . A day later , Heatley cleared waivers and was assigned to Anaheim ' s AHL affiliate , the Norfolk Admirals . On February 28 , 2015 , Heatley was traded to the Florida Panthers along with a third round pick in 2015 for Tomáš Fleischmann . Heatley most recently signed with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in September 2015 . Early life . Heatley was born in Freiburg to Karin and Murray Heatley , where his father played professional hockey . When Murray retired from hockey , the family settled in Calgary , Alberta . Playing career . Amateur . Playing minor hockey in the Alberta Midget Hockey League ( AMHL ) for the Calgary Buffaloes , Heatley tallied 91 points in 36 games in 1997 – 98 to earn the Harry Allen Memorial Trophy as the league ' s top scorer . He went on to lead the Buffaloes to the bronze medal at the 1998 Air Canada Cup , where he finished as both Top Scorer and Tournament MVP . As Heatley intended to play college hockey in the United States , he joined the Junior A ranks in 1998 – 99 with the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League ( AJHL ) to maintain his NCAA eligibility ( as opposed to playing major junior ) . Recording 70 goals and 126 points in 60 games , he was named AJHL and Canadian Junior A Player of the Year . The following season , he began his two - year tenure with the University of Wisconsin Badgers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association ( WCHA ) . As a freshman , he was named to the WCHA First All - Star Team and NCAA West Second All - American Team , in addition to earning WCHA Rookie of the Year honours . In the off - season , he was drafted second overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft , behind goaltender Rick DiPietro . After his sophomore year , in which he was named to the 2001 WCHA Second All - Star and NCAA West First All - American Teams , Heatley chose to forgo his final two years of college eligibility to turn pro with the Thrashers . Professional . Atlanta Thrashers ( 2001 – 2004 ) . Heatley made his NHL debut with the Thrashers in 2001 – 02 , leading all rookies in points ( 67 ) and assists ( 41 ) and was second in goal - scoring ( 26 ) behind teammate Ilya Kovalchuk . He won the Calder Memorial Trophy for Rookie of the Year , for which Kovalchuk was also nominated . In the 2002 – 03 season , Heatley emerged as an NHL superstar . Finishing ninth in overall league scoring , Heatley tallied 41 goals and 89 points in 77 games , his best statistical season with the Thrashers . On September 29 , 2003 , Heatley was seriously injured after he lost control of the Ferrari 360 Modena he was driving . The car struck a wall , splitting the car in half and ejecting him and his passenger , teammate Dan Snyder . Heatley suffered a broken jaw , a minor concussion , a bruised lung and a bruised kidney , and he tore three ligaments in his right knee ; Snyder was critically injured , with a skull fracture , and died six days later , on October 5 , of sepsis . Heatley was charged with vehicular homicide ; he pleaded guilty to second - degree vehicular homicide , driving too fast for conditions , failure to maintain a lane and speeding . He admitted to drinking prior to the incident , but his blood - alcohol content was below the legal limit . He was sentenced to three years probation , and the judge , Rowland W . Barnes ( the same judge later murdered by Brian Nichols in 2005 ) , required the court to approve Heatley ' s vehicle , which could not have more than six cylinders and would not surpass 70 mph ( 112 km / h ) . Heatley avoided having to go to trial as part of a plea deal that dropped the first - degree charge of vehicular homicide . Because of injuries he suffered from the car crash , Heatley ' s season did not start until January 2004 and he appeared in only 31 games . A disappointing season ended with an early elimination in the race for a playoff spot and 25 points . During the last part of the season , the Thrashers and the Atlanta community , including Snyder ' s family , were largely supportive of him , including telling Atlanta prosecutors and the judge that nothing would be gained by imprisoning him . During the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout , Heatley initially played for the Swiss team SC Bern . He played consistently well , scoring more than a point per game , until being injured in November when he required surgery for a broken orbital bone after being struck in the left eye with a puck . The pupil in his left eye became permanently dilated as a result . He finished the year with the All - Star - laden Ak Bars Kazan in the Russian Superleague ( RSL ) , joining Thrashers teammate and friend Ilya Kovalchuk , among others , but had an unimpressive stint . Ottawa Senators ( 2005 – 2009 ) . Prior to the end of the lockout , Heatley asked to be traded from Atlanta in hopes of leaving reminders of the tragic crash behind . This was unpopular with Atlanta fans , particularly as Snyder ' s father Graham noted that Heatley owed much to the Thrashers ' organization that had particularly been extremely supportive of him during his trial and ordeal . On August 23 , 2005 , the Thrashers sent him to the Ottawa Senators for Slovak star Marián Hossa and veteran defenceman Greg de Vries . Hossa had just re - signed with the Senators after protracted and often contentious negotiations . A restricted free agent at the time of the trade , Heatley immediately signed a three - year , $ 13 . 5 million contract with the Senators . In his first game for the Senators , against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 5 , 2005 , Heatley played with Jason Spezza and Brandon Bochenski , but when the Senators were down with five minutes to go , Daniel Alfredsson , who replaced Bochenski , scored the tying goal . As 2005 – 06 was the first year that the NHL implemented the shootout , Heatley became the second player to score in an NHL shootout , scoring against Leafs goalie Ed Belfour , after Alfredsson . Their sticks are now in the Hockey Hall of Fame . Later that month , on October 29 , Heatley scored four consecutive goals in an 8 – 0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs , marking a career high for goals in a game . Heatley made a spectacular start with his new team , registering points in the first 22 games of the 2005 – 06 season , breaking Marián Hossa ' s previous franchise record of 13 consecutive games . Among players with new teams , this was behind only Wayne Gretzky ' s 23 - game streak upon joining the Los Angeles Kings during the 1988 – 89 season . In his first game back in Atlanta as a Senator , he was frequently booed , indicating that Thrashers fans felt snubbed by Heatley ' s previous trade request . Despite scoring , Heatley and the Senators suffered an 8 – 3 defeat to his former Thrashers teammates . Heatley finished the 2005 – 06 season with 50 goals and 103 points , fourth in the league . Incidentally , Heatley ' s first 50 - goal season also marked the first time any Senators player had achieved that mark , setting a franchise record for goals in a season ( previously held by Marián Hossa , who scored 45 goals in 2002 – 03 ) . Heatley ' s 103 points also tied Daniel Alfredsson for the team lead , together surpassing Alexei Yashin ' s franchise record of 94 points in a season ( achieved in 1998 – 99 ) . Catalyzed by a rejuvenated offense , Ottawa finished the season with the best record in the Eastern Conference and the second - best in the league . With lofty expectations for the playoffs , they were eliminated in the second round by the Buffalo Sabres . Heatley recorded 12 points in 10 games . At the end of the season , Heatley was selected , along with Alfredsson , to the Second All - Star Team . After a slow start to the 2006 – 07 season , Heatley recorded 50 goals once more ( second in the league to Vincent Lecavalier ' s 52 goals ) and 105 points ( fourth in the league ) . By reaching the 50 - goal plateau for the second straight season , he became the first NHL player to do so since Pavel Bure in 1999 – 2000 . Heatley ' s 105 points broke the previous franchise record he shared with Alfredsson . His performance earned him a spot on the First All - Star Team . Heatley and the Senators followed up another strong regular season going all the way to the Stanley Cup finals , but finished short in five games against the Anaheim Ducks . The Alfredsson , Spezza and Heatley line was dominant , leading the NHL in playoffs points , all tied at 22 . Fresh off the heels of a Stanley Cup finals appearance , Heatley began the 2007 – 08 season with a new six - year contract extension with the Senators worth $ 45 million , signed prior to the season opener against the Maple Leafs . Since arriving in Ottawa from the Marián Hossa trade , Heatley had appeared in 208 consecutive Senators games , until suffering a separated shoulder on January 12 , 2008 , in a collision with Detroit Red Wings forward Dallas Drake , sidelining him for 11 games . He completed the 2007 – 08 season with 41 goals and 41 assists for 82 points in 71 games . Ottawa was plagued with injuries to its superstars all season . Seeding seventh overall in the East , Ottawa met the Pittsburgh Penguins in the playoffs , coincidentally the same first - round match - up of the previous year . However , Heatley and the Senators would not make a second run for the Cup and were swept in four games . Heatley managed just one point . On October 3 , 2008 , Heatley was named alternate captain to Daniel Alfredsson , along with defenceman Chris Phillips . The 2008 – 09 season , however , was met with decreased production for Heatley and the top line as well as an 11th - place finish for the Senators in the Eastern Conference , well out of playoff contention . Trade request . Coming off his lowest points total since his rookie season ( excluding his shortened 31 - game season in 2003 – 04 ) , TSN reported that Heatley had filed a request for a trade on June 9 , 2009 , despite being only one year into a six - year contract extension signed in 2007 . Heatley had reportedly become unhappy with his role with the Senators under new Head Coach Cory Clouston . Despite his declining offensive numbers , Heatley felt that his decreased ice time and his move from the first power - play line to the second power - play line were unfair to him . Prior to the trade request , these concerns had been addressed in the Senators ' year - end meetings . In an interview with reporters , Senators ' General Manager Bryan Murray stated that he was " shocked and disappointed " at the request . In addition , Murray stated that Clouston was hurt by Heatley ' s remarks . " The frustrating part for us is we have gone through several coaches here that we couldn ' t win enough games with , " Murray stated . " We brought in a guy the results we were very happy with . The team started to look like a real team again . And then to be kind of blindsided , in his way of thinking anyway , by one of your players – not wanting to fit in . That ' s hard for a coach to accept . " Trading Heatley was made more challenging due to his large contract , a contract that was to pay him approximately $ 7 . 6 million for the upcoming 2009 – 10 season , with few other teams having the available salary cap space to accommodate . A deal was in place to send Heatley to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Andrew Cogliano , Dustin Penner and Ladislav Šmíd on June 30 , 2009 , but Heatley refused to waive his no - trade clause , further angering fans in both Ottawa and Edmonton . NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly suggested that the Senators may have grounds to file a grievance , as Heatley ' s contract stipulated the team pay a bonus ( due July 1 , 2009 ) of US $ 4 million . The Edmonton trade would have spared the Senators that expense . San Jose Sharks ( 2009 – 2011 ) . On September 12 , 2009 , Heatley was traded to the San Jose Sharks , along with a fifth - round pick in 2010 , for Milan Michálek , Jonathan Cheechoo and a second - round pick in 2010 . Heatley made $ 8 million that year . In the Sharks ' fourth game of the season , their home opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets and Heatley ' s first game in front of the San Jose fans , Heatley capped a hat - trick with a penalty shot goal in the third period , bringing his season totals to four goals and five assists ( nine points ) in the first four games of the season . On November 20 , Heatley recorded his second hat - trick in as many months , as he scored three times from passes from teammate Joe Thornton in a 6 – 3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers . The Sharks were eliminated in the 2010 Conference Finals as , with Dany Heatley in the penalty box , the Chicago Blackhawks scored the game - winning goal , sweeping the series . However , Head Coach Todd McLellan revealed that Heatley had been playing the entire playoffs with a torn groin muscle . On December 2 , 2010 , in his first return to Ottawa , Heatley was frequently booed . The Sharks won the game 4 – 0 , and Heatley had an assist . In the following season , Heatley put up the worst full - season point totals of his career , registering only 26 goals and 64 points in 80 games . After the season had concluded , it was revealed that Heatley had been battling multiple injuries during the season , and especially during the playoffs . Minnesota Wild ( 2011 – 2014 ) . On July 3 , 2011 , Heatley was traded to the Minnesota Wild for Martin Havlát . There he joined former teammate Devin Setoguchi who had also been traded by the Sharks to the Wild on June 24 , ten days before him . While producing a solid season , scoring 53 points , the Wild ultimately failed to reach the playoffs despite a hot start to the year . On February 9 , 2012 , Heatley recorded the fastest goal in Wild history , scoring 13 seconds into a game against the Vancouver Canucks . In the lockout - shortened 2012 – 13 season , Heatley recorded 11 goals and 10 assists in 36 games with Minnesota . However , during a game against the San Jose Sharks in April , an altercation with former teammate Marc - Édouard Vlasic dislocated Heatley ' s left shoulder , requiring surgery that ended his season . The 2013 – 14 season saw Heatley ' s production decline dramatically , as he recorded only nine goals and 19 points in his first 55 games . Approaching unrestricted free agency , speculation began that his NHL career might be over and that he might move to Europe to continue his hockey career . Though he showed glimpses of his former abilities ( registering seven points in one ten - game stretch ) by the 74 - game mark of the season , he had recorded only 27 points . On March 29 , 2014 , Heatley was a healthy scratch for the first time in his career after being demoted to the fourth line for several games . Anaheim Ducks & Florida Panthers ( 2014 – 2015 ) . On July 9 , 2014 , Heatley signed a one - year deal as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks worth $ 1 million . He was a healthy scratch after four games with no points . On December 11 , 2014 , Heatley was assigned to the Ducks ' American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Norfolk Admirals On December 29 , 2014 , he was placed on waivers . On February 28 , 2015 , Heatley was traded to the Florida Panthers for Tomáš Fleischmann and a 2015 Third round draft choice . He finished his tenure with the Ducks with no points in 6 games , but recorded 7 in 25 games with Norfolk . Europe . Heatley signed with German club , the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga ( DEL ) on September 17 , 2015 . He reached the DEL playoff - semifinals with the Ice Tigers , where they fell short to the Grizzlys Wolfsburg . Heatley played a total of 59 games in the 2015 – 16 season , tallying 19 goals ( including the Ice Tigers ' final goal of the season ) and 18 assists . All - Star Games . Heatley has been voted into the NHL All - Star Game five times , and played in four of them , most recently in 2009 . His first appearance in the All - Star Game was in 2003 , where he scored four goals , tying a single - game All - Star record ( held by four other players , including Wayne Gretzky ) . The game went to a shootout where Heatley scored the only goal for the Eastern Conference in a 6 – 5 loss . The shootout goal did not , however , count towards his regulation total of four , leaving him tied for the record . Heatley also added an assist for a game - high five points and was named the All - Star Game MVP . In response to Heatley ' s impressive performance in just his second NHL season , Eastern Conference teammate Jeremy Roenick commented , " Twenty - two years old ? You ' re not supposed to be able to pull moves like that at 22 . My goodness . " Heatley ' s next appearance came in 2007 , where he played on a line with former SC Bern teammates Daniel Brière and Marián Hossa and got a goal and two assists in a 12 – 9 loss to the Western Conference . Heatley was selected for the 2008 , but had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury he suffered in an earlier game against the Detroit Red Wings . Heatley was selected to his fourth All - Star Game in 2009 and scored a goal in a 12 – 11 Eastern Conference win in a shootout . International play . Heatley competed in two World Junior Championships during his two - year career at the University of Wisconsin . His first , in 2000 , ended with a bronze medal win against the U . S . in a shootout ; Heatley scored a goal in the 4 – 3 victory . The next year , in 2001 , Heatley scored three goals and five points as Canada won a second - straight bronze . Heatley made his senior international debut with Team Canada at the 2002 World Championships , after his rookie season with the Atlanta Thrashers . He scored four points as Canada was defeated in the quarter - finals by Slovakia . The following year , Heatley led Team Canada in scoring ( seven goals and ten points ) at the 2003 World Championships in Finland , en route to his first gold medal . Having missed the playoffs once more with the Thrashers , Heatley participated in the 2004 World Championships in the Czech Republic . Heatley dominated with 11 points to lead all tournament scorers , earning his second - straight MVP award . Canada captured a second - straight gold medal , defeating Sweden 5 – 3 in the final . Heatley scored his eighth goal of the tournament in the third period , starting a rally from a 3 – 1 deficit . Several months later , Heatley competed in the 2004 World Cup and contributed two assists as Canada defeated Finland in the final to capture the second - ever World Cup championship . At the 2005 World Championships in Austria , his fourth - straight World Championships , Heatley did not achieve the same success , with seven points in nine games , as Canada was shut - out by the Czech Republic in the gold medal game . On December 21 , 2005 , Heatley was chosen by Team Canada to participate in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin – his first Olympic games . Heatley managed three points in six games as Canada , defending its 2002 gold medal , was eliminated in the quarter - finals by Russia . As Heatley returned to the World Championships after a three - year absence in 2008 – he was added to the roster with teammate Jason Spezza after the Ottawa Senators were eliminated from the playoffs – he became Team Canada ' s all - time goal - scorer and then all - time point leader for the World Championships , passing Marcel Dionne and Steve Yzerman , accordingly . Heatley finished the tournament with a staggering 12 goals and eight assists in nine games , however , Canada was defeated by Russia in overtime of the gold medal game . Heatley was given MVP , Best Forward and All - Star Team honours . In the summer of 2009 , Heatley was invited to Team Canada ' s Olympic tryout camp in Calgary , where he was booed on the ice by fans . On December 30 , 2009 , Heatley was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics . Personal life . Citizenship . Dany Heatley holds dual Canadian - German citizenship because his mother is German . Lawsuit against agent . In August 2012 , it was revealed that Heatley had filed an $ 11 million lawsuit against his longtime agent and business adviser Stacey McAlpine , McAlpine ' s parents Gerald and Eugenia , and several companies . The suit , filed in the Calgary Court of Queen ' s , alleges that the defendants lured Heatley into several real estate ventures across Canada and the United States with promises of huge returns that never materialized . It is also alleged that Stacey McAlpine made unauthorized withdrawals of more than $ 4 million from Heatley ' s bank accounts . The defendant companies named in court documents are Presidential Suites Inc . , Waterfront Development Inc . , McAlpine Sports Management Inc . , and NSEM Management Inc . One month later , it was revealed that Heatley ' s former Senators teammate Chris Phillips was also initiating a $ 7 . 5 million suit against Stacey McAlpine to recover lost money as a result of bad real estate deals . The suit , launched at the Ontario court in Ottawa , alleges Phillips felt he was misled by McAlpine and has not been able to recover monies invested . Endorsements . Heatley was selected as the cover player for the 2004 installment of the EA Sports NHL video game franchise in 2003 ( NHL 2004 ) . However , due to the fallout from Heatley ' s crash shortly afterwards , EA switched the cover photo to Joe Sakic , although many copies of the game were shipped with his photo on them . Heatley has an endorsement deal with Easton Hockey , and now exclusively uses Easton equipment during games . Records and milestones . NHL Team International Awards and achievements . Midget Junior A College NHL International