Barrett Heisten

William Barrett Heisten (born March 19, 1980 in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Barrett Heisten
Born (1980-03-19) March 19, 1980
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
NHL Draft 20th overall, 1999
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2001–2008

Playing career

Heisten played high school hockey at Dimond High School in Anchorage.

He played college hockey at the University of Maine. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round with 20th overall pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Having not been signed by the Sabres, the New York Rangers signed him as a free agent in 2001. He played just ten games with the Rangers before being traded to the Dallas Stars along with Manny Malhotra for Martin Ručínský and Roman Lyashenko. He spent the next two years playing for the Stars' AHL team, the Utah Grizzlies. He was not re-signed, and in 2004 signed a one-year deal with New York Islanders, although he never played for them due to the lockout. In 2005, he was contemplating retirement when his brother Chris asked him to play alongside him in the ECHL for their hometown team, the Alaska Aces. He signed with the Aces and helped them win the Kelly Cup, the ECHL's championship trophy.

Heisten re-signed with the Aces heading into the 2006–07 ECHL season, and was named an alternate captain. He initially declared his retirement during the summer following that season, but decided to come back in hope of an injury-free season. He was named captain by coach Keith McCambridge. Although his statistics were not nearly as outstanding as they had been earlier in his career, he contributed valuable leadership to the team. His healthier season, however, was not to be. He suffered a concussion in a game on December 11 in which the Aces hosted the Stockton Thunder. He returned to action during a December 19 game at Victoria, but was removed after symptoms resulting from the concussion surfaced again. After missing 15 consecutive games, Barrett announced retirement on January 18, in consideration of his long-term health.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Anchorage North Stars AAA Midget 39 35 29 64 — — — — —
1997–98 US NTDP Juniors USHL 16 3 9 12 68 — — — — —
1997–98 US NTDP U18 NAHL 6 1 5 6 74 — — — — —
1997–98 US NTDP U18 USDP 28 7 12 19 103 — — — — —
1998–99 University of Maine HE 34 12 16 28 72 — — — — —
1999–2000 University of Maine HE 37 13 24 37 86 — — — — —
2000–01 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 58 20 57 77 61 9 2 6 8 20
2001–02 New York Rangers NHL 10 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2001–02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 49 9 9 18 60 — — — — —
2001–02 Utah Grizzlies AHL 12 5 1 6 14 5 1 0 1 4
2002–03 Utah Grizzlies AHL 58 10 10 20 47 2 0 0 0 4
2003–04 Utah Grizzlies AHL 73 4 13 17 98 — — — — —
2004–05 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 67 7 12 19 59 — — — — —
2005–06 Alaska Aces ECHL 64 26 45 71 143 22 5 11 16 58
2006–07 Alaska Aces ECHL 60 17 33 50 121 12 1 7 8 8
2007–08 Alaska Aces ECHL 24 7 10 17 38 — — — — —
NHL totals 10 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
AHL totals 256 35 45 80 278 7 1 0 1 8
ECHL totals 148 50 88 138 302 12 1 7 8 8

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1999 United States WJC 8th 6 2 4 6 8
2000 United States WJC 4th 7 2 1 3 20
Junior totals 13 4 5 9 28

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
All-HE Rookie Team 1999
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Dmitri Kalinin		 Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick
1999		 Succeeded by
Artem Kryukov


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