John Hecimovic

John Hecimovic (born March 31, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player of Croatian ancestry. He is currently playing in the Asia League with the Nippon Paper Cranes. 
==Playing career==
Hecimovic was selected in the 9th round (264th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. John was drafted from Major Junior Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League. In his fifth season with the Sting (2004–05) he was traded to the Mississauga IceDogs to finish his junior career. 
In his career Hecimovic has played in the 2nd Austrian, German, and Swiss league. In the 2008–09 season he was the leading scorer of the Dutch Championship, helping HYS The Hague win the championship. On June 3, 2009, Hecimovic signed as a free agent with Croatian team, KHL Medveščak, joining the prestigious EBEL league. In the 2009–10 season, his first with the Bears, John scored 20 goals in 49 regular season games. At the Salata 2010 Winter Classic, Hecimovic became the first scorer, and top scorer with two goals, within EBEL history to score at Salata Ice Rink in the defeat against Villach 2-3. On April 20, 2010, he was re-signed to a two-year contract as Medveščak finished seventh in the league. 
Hecimovic moved onto a tryout at HDD Olimpia Ljubljana. In October 2011 he signed 1-month deal with Anyang Halla.NEW WARRIOR Hecimovic's ancestors hail from Perušić in Lika. 
On December 8, 2011, Hecimovic was signed by the Nippon Paper Cranes of the Asia League for the remainder of the 2011-12 season.http://www.anyanghalla.com/eng/news/e_news_view.asp?aid=11731&page=1&ct=8 
==Career statistics== 
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2000–01 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		62 	6 	11 	17 	27 		4 	0 	0 	0 	5
2001–02 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		65 	30 	19 	49 	64 		5 	1 	3 	4 	2
2002–03 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		60 	30 	32 	62 	112 		6 	4 	2 	6 	6
2003–04 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		60 	30 	32 	62 	98 		5 	2 	3 	5 	6
2004–05 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		12 	7 	4 	11 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Mississauga IceDogs 	OHL 		39 	19 	14 	33 	99 		5 	2 	2 	4 	2
2005–06 	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL 		24 	5 	10 	15 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Straubing Tigers 	2.GBun 		11 	4 	3 	7 	37 		3 	1 	0 	1 	29
2006–07 	Pensacola Ice Pilots 	ECHL 		44 	23 	32 	55 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Pensacola Ice Pilots 	ECHL 		5 	0 	2 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	HYS The Hague 	NED 		25 	23 	23 	46 	21 		3 	2 	1 	3 	41
2008–09 	HYS The Hague 	NED 		16 	14 	7 	21 	26 		10 	5 	11 	16 	10
2009–10 	KHL Medveščak 	EBEL 		49 	20 	19 	39 	38 		11 	3 	7 	10 	4
2010–11 	KHL Medveščak 	EBEL 		47 	22 	26 	48 	50 		5 	2 	2 	4 	2
ECHL totals	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals		73 	28 	44 	72 	106 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
EBEL totals	EBEL totals 	EBEL totals		96 	42 	45 	87 	88 		16 	5 	9 	14 	6
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== References ==
== External links ==
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*John Hecimovic's profile at KHL Medveščak
*John Hecimovic's profile at Croatian hockeyportal
Category:Born in 1984
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Nippon Paper Cranes players
Category:Florida Panthers draft picks
Category:KHL Medveščak players
Category:Mississauga IceDogs alumni
Category:Pensacola Ice Pilots players
Category:Sarnia Sting alumni
Category:South Carolina Stingrays players
Category:Straubing Tigers players
Category:HYS The Hague players