Miro Heiskanen

Miro Heiskanen
Born (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999
Espoo, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Dallas Stars
HIFK
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 3rd overall, 2017
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2016–present
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championship
2016 United States
2017 Slovakia

Miro Heiskanen (born 18 July 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Dallas Stars in 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]

Playing career

Heiskanen was selected third overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Heiskanen played from the age of 14 within the youth program of Liiga club, HIFK. In playing at the Jr. A level during the 2015–16 season, Heiskanen recorded 14 points in 30 games to be awarded with the Yrjö Hakala Award as the rookie of the year.[2] He was signed to a three-year contract extension to continue with HIFK on May 30, 2016.[3]

In the 2016–17 season, Heiskanen made his professional debut with HIFK in the Liiga at just 17 years of age. In playing the full season in the Liiga, Heiskanen was played on the top pair where he compiled an impressive 5 goals and 10 points in 37 games.[4] HIFK 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 declaring him "by far the best European defenceman in the draft."[5] He was 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 of Liiga.[8] He was named to the Dallas Stars roster to start the 2018–19 season[9] and made his NHL debut on 4 October in a 3–0 win over the Arizona Coyotes.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
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
Liiga totals 67 16 17 33 12 22 3 9 12 18

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Finland U17 7th 5 0 4 4 2
2016 Finland WJC18 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 0
2017 Finland WJC18 2nd, silver medalist(s) 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
Jr. A
Yrjö Hakala Award 2016 [2]
International
WJC18 All-Star Team 2017
WJC18 Best Defenseman 2017 [11]
SM-liiga
Pekka Rautakallio trophy 2018 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Draft: Nolan Patrick of Brandon ranked No. 1". National Hockey League. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  2. 1 2 "Top Prospects: HIFK's Miro Heiskanen". Champions Hockey League. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  3. ↑ "HIKF sign three U18 World Champions" (in Finnish). HIFK. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Miro Heskanen prospect profile". thehockeywriters.com. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  5. ↑ "Miro Heiskanen believes he's 'best of the defensemen' for 2017 Draft". NHL.com. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  6. ↑ "Stars Select Defenseman Miro Heiskanen with Third Overall Pick". NHL.com. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Stars sign No. 3 overall pick Heiskanen to entry-level contract". Yahoo! Sports. 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  8. ↑ Janicek, Karel (13 May 2018). "Finland's Miro Heiskanen looking NHL-ready at world championship". thestar.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Stars announce opening night roster" (Press release). Dallas Stars. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  10. ↑ Stepneski, Mark (5 October 2018). "'A real good team win': Stars blank Coyotes in Montgomery's debut". NHL.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Vesalainen named MVP". IIHF. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  12. ↑ "Stars prospect Heiskanen named Liiga's top D". TSN. 2018-05-02.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Riley Tufte		 Dallas Stars first round draft pick
2017		 Succeeded by
Jake Oettinger


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