- Jeff Heerema
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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team =Frankfurt Lions
former_teams =Carolina Hurricanes
St. Louis Blues
league = DEL
position = Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 215
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1980|1|17|mf=y
birth_place = Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
draft = 11th overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team =Carolina Hurricanes
career_start = 2000Jeff Heerema (born
January 17 ,1980 , in Thunder Bay,Ontario ,Canada ) is aCanadian professionalice hockey winger. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by theCarolina Hurricanes in the1998 NHL Entry Draft . He currently plays for theFrankfurt Lions inGermany .Playing career
After playing three full seasons in the
Ontario Hockey League with theSarnia Sting , Heerema made his professional debut with theCincinnati Cyclones of the International Hockey League in the 2000–01 season. He made hisNational Hockey League debut in the 2002–03 season with the Hurricanes, appearing in ten games and scoring three goals. He moved on to the St. Louis Blues for the 2003–04 season, appearing in 22 games and scoring one goal.Most recently, Heerema spent the entire 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons with the
Binghamton Senators of the AHL, tallying 141 points in 155 games. He signed in the 2007 off-season with Frankfurt Lions.He is a cousin of
Eric Staal ,Marc Staal ,Jordan Staal andJared Staal .Career statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1997-98 Sarnia Sting OHL 63 32 40 72 88 5 4 1 5 101998-99 Sarnia Sting OHL 62 31 39 70 113 6 5 1 6 01999-00 Sarnia Sting OHL 67 36 41 77 62 7 4 2 6 102000-01 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 73 17 16 33 42 4 0 0 0 02001-02 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 76 33 37 70 90 5 2 3 5 22002-03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 10 3 0 3 2 -- -- -- -- --2002-03 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 36 15 17 32 25 -- -- -- -- --2003-04 St. Louis Blues NHL 22 1 2 3 4 -- -- -- -- --2003-04 Worcester IceCats AHL 1 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --2003-04 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 41 12 15 27 25 4 0 0 0 92004-05 Manitoba Moose AHL 80 14 30 44 67 14 4 6 10 122005-06 Binghamton Senators AHL 77 27 47 74 69 -- -- -- -- --2006-07 Binghamton Senators AHL 78 36 31 67 75 -- -- -- -- --2007-08 Frankfurt Lions DEL 50 20 21 41 48 12 1 6 7 8-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL Totals 32 4 2 6 6 -- -- -- -- --ee also
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List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons
*List of OHL seasons
*List of AHL seasons External links
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