Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Jeff Heerema ( hÉ Ë riË mÉ ; born 17 January 1980 in Thunder Bay , Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Nottingham Panthers in the top flight of UK ice hockey , the EIHL .
Simplified: Jeff Heerema ( hÉ Ë riË mÉ ; born January 17 , 1980 in Thunder Bay , Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger .