Miro Heiskanen
Miro Heiskanen (born 18 July 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ranked in the top ten eligible European skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, Heiskanen was picked third overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Stars.[1]
Miro Heiskanen | |||
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![]() Heiskanen with HIFK in 2016 | |||
Born |
Espoo, Finland | 18 July 1999||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Dallas Stars HIFK | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
3rd overall, 2017 Dallas Stars | ||
Playing career | 2016–present |
Playing career
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Heiskanen played hockey until the age of 14 in the youth program of Finnish Liiga club Espoo Blues, later Heiskanen played within the youth program of HIFK. In playing at the Jr. A level during the 2015–16 season, he recorded 14 points in 30 games to be awarded with the Yrjö Hakala Award as rookie of the year.[2] On 30 May 2016, he signed a three-year contract extension with the HIFK organization.[3]
During the 2016–17 season, at age 17, Heiskanen made his professional debut with HIFK in the Liiga. In playing the full season in the Liiga, he played on HIFK's top defensive pairing, scoring 5 goals and 10 points in 37 games.[4] HIFK head coach Antti Törmänen described him as his team's best defenceman that season, praising his ability to always make the right decisions. By the end of the season, Heiskanen was considered a top prospect at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, with Göran Stubb of NHL Central Scouting describing him as "by far the best European defenceman in the draft".[5] Heiskanen was ultimately selected third overall by the Dallas Stars.[6]
On 8 July 2017, Heiskanen signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Stars.[7] Heiskanen spent the 2017–18 season on loan with HIFK.[8]
Heiskanen was named to the Stars' roster to start the 2018–19 season[9] and made his debut on 4 October in a 3–0 win over the Arizona Coyotes.[10] On 25 October, in a 5–2 Stars win over the Anaheim Ducks, Heiskanen scored his first career NHL goal, beating goaltender John Gibson off a pass from Jason Spezza. In so doing, at 19 years and 99 days, Heiskanen became the second-youngest Stars defenceman to score a goal.[11] On 2 January 2019, Heiskanen was named the Stars' lone representative at the 2019 NHL All-Star, becoming the second rookie in the Stars/North Stars franchise history to be named to the All-Star Game. At the time of his selection, he was tied for seventh in the league among rookies and second amongst rookie defencemen with 17 points.[12] As the Stars qualified for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, Heiskanen became the third defencemen under the age of 20 to score two goals in a playoff game.[13]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2015–16 | HIFK | Jr. A | 30 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | HIFK | Liiga | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | HIFK | Liiga | 30 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | ||
2018–19 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 68 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 12 | |||||||
Liiga totals | 67 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | ||||
NHL totals | 150 | 20 | 48 | 68 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Ice hockey | ||
IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
![]() | 2016 United States | |
![]() | 2017 Slovakia |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2015 | Finland | U17 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
2016 | Finland | WJC18 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | Finland | WJC18 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | |
2017 | Finland | WJC | 9th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
2018 | Finland | OG | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2018 | Finland | WC | 5th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 30 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 2 | ||||
Senior totals | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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Jr. A | ||
Yrjö Hakala Award | 2016 | [2] |
Liiga | ||
Pekka Rautakallio trophy | 2018 | [14] |
NHL | ||
NHL All-Star | 2019 | |
All-Rookie Team | 2019 | [15] |
International | ||
WJC18 All-Star Team | 2017 | |
WJC18 Best Defenseman | 2017 | [16] |
References
- "2017 Draft: Nolan Patrick of Brandon ranked No. 1". National Hockey League. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- "Top Prospects: HIFK's Miro Heiskanen". Champions Hockey League. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- "HIKF sign three U18 World Champions" (in Finnish). HIFK. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- "Miro Heskanen prospect profile". thehockeywriters.com. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- "Miro Heiskanen believes he's 'best of the defensemen' for 2017 Draft". NHL.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- "Stars Select Defenseman Miro Heiskanen with Third Overall Pick". NHL.com. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "Stars sign No. 3 overall pick Heiskanen to entry-level contract". Yahoo! Sports. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- Janicek, Karel (13 May 2018). "Finland's Miro Heiskanen looking NHL-ready at world championship". thestar.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "Stars announce opening night roster" (Press release). Dallas Stars. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- Stepneski, Mark (5 October 2018). "'A real good team win': Stars blank Coyotes in Montgomery's debut". NHL.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- Miller, Jeff (25 October 2018). "Dickinson powers Stars past Ducks". NHL.com. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- "Stars rookie defenseman Miro Heiskanen selected to 2019 NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- @PR_NHL (10 April 2019). "Miro Heiskanen joined Phil Housley (Game 6 in 1983 DF) and Glenn Wesley (the suspended Game 4 of 1988 SCF) as the third teenage defenseman in NHL history to score two goals in a postseason game. #NHLStats #StanleyCup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Stars prospect Heiskanen named Liiga's top D". TSN. 2 May 2018.
- "NHL announces 2018-19 All-Rookie Team". National Hockey League. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- "Vesalainen named MVP". IIHF. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Riley Tufte |
Dallas Stars first round draft pick 2017 |
Succeeded by Jake Oettinger |