Jamie Heward
Jersey Number: 6
Player information for Jamie Heward
Position
Defense
Height
6'2" (188cm)
Born
March 30, 1971
Number
6
Shoots
Right
Weight
215 lbs (98kg)
Birthplace
Regina, Saskatchewan, CAN
Years in Columbus
2
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Player Career Notes
- An inaugural Blue Jacket, recorded 12-18-30 and 40 penalty minutes in 97 games with the club from 2000-02.
- Had his best season with the Blue Jackets in the club’s first season in 2000-01 when he led team blueliners in points and scored a career high in goals with 11-16-27 in 69 games.
- Notched his first goal as a Jacket – and the first game-winning goal at Nationwide Arena in franchise history – with a first period tally on Oct. 27, 2000 vs. Washington (Olaf Kolzig).
- Finished his nine-year NHL career with 38-86-124 and 221 penalty minutes in 394 appearances with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, Blue Jackets, New York Islanders, Nashville Predators and Toronto Maple Leafs from 1995-2002 and 2005-09.
- Made his NHL debut with Toronto on Feb. 3, 1996 vs. Montreal and scored his first career goal with on Nov. 2, 1996 vs. Detroit (Mike Vernon).
- Spent three years playing in Switzerland’s National League A from 2002-05 before returning to the NHL and posting a career high in points with 7-21-28 with Washington in 2005-06.
- Retired from hockey after splitting the 2008-09 campaign between the Lightning and American Hockey League’s Norfolk Admirals.
- Skated in five seasons in the AHL between 1995-2009, registering 59-119-175 in 206 games with five different teams.
- Led AHL defensemen in goals in 1995-96 after scoring 22-34-56 in 73 contests with the St. John’s Maple Leafs and received the Eddie Shore Award for the AHL’s Best Defenseman in 1997-98 after leading league blueliners in scoring with 17-48-65 in 72 games with the Philadelphia Phantoms.
- Represented Canada on the international stage on several occasions, including the 1995 (bronze), 2003 (gold), 2004 (gold) and 2005 (silver) IIHF World Championships and three Spengler Cups (2003-05).
- Played junior hockey with the Regina Pats in the Western Hockey League, recording 78-150-228 in 263 games from 1987-91. Is the franchise’s all-time leader in goals and points by a defenseman and ranks fourth in assists.
- Turned to coaching following retiring from hockey, first serving as an assistant coach for the University of Regina in 2011-12 before serving as an assistant coach and director of player development for the WHL’s Swift Current Broncos from 2012-18. Was also the associate coach for the WHL’s Vancouver Giants from 2018-20 and has been an assistant coach with the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights since 2020.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | 69 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 33 | 108 |
| 2001-2002 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 7 | 38 |
| Totals | 97 | 12 | 18 | 30 | -6 | 40 | 146 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Pittsburgh in the first-round, 16th overall, in the 1989 NHL Draft.
- Claimed off waivers by Columbus from the New York Islanders on May 26, 2000.