Dany Heatley
Dany Heatley
Daniel James "Dany" Heatleyis a Canadian-German professional ice hockey winger currently under contract to the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. 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...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth21 January 1981
arms exact good knew reaching report scouting sneak tough
We knew the scouting report on him and I did the exact same thing that they told us not to do. It's tough to get it up when you're reaching and you've got your arms extended, but I thought I could still sneak it in and he made a good save.
against points
We're not intimidated by them. We're out to get as many points against them as possible.
game goals played playing segments shift ten
We had some segments of the game where we played really well and then we let up for a shift or two. Ten goals in two games, we're not playing the way we can defensively.
country hockey play
Every country gets fired up to play us. They played well. I thought when it was 2-1 that we had some chances to make it 3, 4-1. He made some saves and we just missed some shots. They got a break on their second, and the third period I thought we had a lot of chances, he made some big saves. We got it done in the shootout.
schedules way tough
Everybody is going through the same thing. The way the schedule is, it's tough down the stretch.
thinking too-much behind-you
I wasn't putting too much emphasis on it (the booing). I think that you have to put it behind you.
loss winning games
The first game was different but tonight we were just worried about getting ourselves back on track. It's another loss. We've got to keep going, keep trying to get out of this and win on Saturday.
thinking years guy
With the year off, I think most guys were excited to get going, but coming to Ottawa, a new place, made me even more excited.
team past opportunity
When I signed in Ottawa two years ago, I felt it was to be an integral part of the team. Over the last two years and more recently over the past year, I feel my role was diminished. This past season, it diminished a lot more. “I would like the opportunity to go somewhere where I can play to the best of my capabilities and be the player that I can be.
old-school guy trying
I'm an old-school guy. I don't try to be too flashy.
league goal way
I've always been a goal scorer. Playing both ways is something I wanted to do coming into the league.
reflection decision environment
Requesting a change of environment was an extremely difficult decision. After a tremendous amount of reflection and numerous conversations with my family, it made the most sense to seek a change.
jobs home done
You do your job, you get your work done at the rink and then you go home. The big thing is figuring out what you're going to do the rest of the day.
allow puck quality work zone
We were able to keep the puck in their zone and work them down low. We didn't allow a lot of quality chances.