Shawn Heins

Shawn Joseph Heins (born December 24, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Atlanta Thrashers.

Playing career Heins was born in Eganville, Ontario. His style of play is that of an offensive defenceman and powerplay specialist. His slapshot, though not well known, has been measured at speeds well over 100 miles per hour. Heins held the record for the hardest recorded shot of all time with the puck going 106 miles per hour, until December 3, 2006. The record was surpassed by Chad Kilger of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

On several occasions, Heins has been a member of Team Canada at the Spengler Cup. In the final stages of the 2012–13 season with Fribourg, Heins suffered a concussion and was unable to re-sign with the club, still suffering post-concussion symptoms months later.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 Peterborough Petes OHL 49 1 1 2 73 7 0 0 0 5 1992–93 Peterborough Petes OHL 5 0 0 0 10 — — — — — 1992–93 Windsor Spitfires OHL 53 7 10 17 107 — — — — — 1995–96 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1995–96 Mobile Mysticks ECHL 62 7 20 27 152 — — — — — 1996–97 Kansas City Blades IHL 6 0 0 0 9 — — — — — 1996–97 Mobile Mysticks ECHL 56 6 17 23 253 3 0 2 2 2 1997–98 Kansas City Blades IHL 82 22 28 50 303 11 1 0 1 49 1998–99 San Jose Sharks NHL 5 0 0 0 13 — — — — — 1998–99 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 18 2 2 4 108 12 2 7 9 10 1999–00 San Jose Sharks NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1999–00 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 69 11 52 63 238 9 3 3 6 44 2000–01 San Jose Sharks NHL 38 3 4 7 57 2 0 0 0 0 2001–02 San Jose Sharks NHL 17 0 2 2 24 — — — — — 2002–03 San Jose Sharks NHL 20 0 1 1 9 — — — — — 2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 27 1 1 2 33 — — — — — 2003–04 Chicago Wolves AHL 58 12 19 31 120 10 1 5 6 44 2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 17 0 4 4 16 — — — — — 2004–05 Eisbären Berlin DEL 49 6 21 27 142 11 3 4 7 24 2005–06 Hannover Scorpions DEL 43 11 17 28 196 10 1 4 5 38 2006–07 EHC Basel NLA 15 0 4 4 67 — — — — — 2006–07 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 26 6 13 19 127 — — — — — 2007–08 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 41 9 18 27 84 11 1 5 6 12 2008–09 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 47 11 20 31 174 10 0 1 1 31 2009–10 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 48 9 26 35 78 3 1 1 2 29 2010–11 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 50 6 21 27 121 4 1 2 3 4 2011–12 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 39 4 12 16 69 11 0 3 3 8 2012–13 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 36 1 8 9 52 14 1 2 3 32 NHL totals 125 4 12 16 154 2 0 0 0 0

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2006 Spengler Cup 2nd 5 0 3 3 4 2007 Spengler Cup 1st 5 0 1 1 6 2008 Spengler Cup 2nd 4 0 5 5 4 2011 Spengler Cup — 3 0 2 2 4 2012 Gottéron European Trophy — 8 0 1 1 24 2012 Gottéron Spengler Cup — 4 0 0 0 8 Spengler Cup totals 21 0 11 11 26

Awards and honors 1999–00 – AHL First All-Star team 2004–05 – DEL Champion 2006–07 – NLA Most Penalized Player (127) 2008–09 – NLA Most Penalized Player (174) 2009 – Spengler Cup All-Star Team