Spezza immediately forged a connection with Heatley, who registered the only 50-goal campaigns in franchise history in 2005-06 and 2006-07. [16] Late that season, on February 9, 2008, Spezza scored his first NHL hat-trick during a 61 Senators victory over the Montreal Canadiens. The first is that Heatley slept with Spezza's wife. Catalyzed by a rejuvenated offence, Ottawa finished the season with the best record in the Eastern Conference and the second-best in the league. And for a while, nobody on the team told him. [11] Heatley's 103 points also tied Daniel Alfredsson for the team lead, together surpassing Alexei Yashin's franchise record of 94 points in a season (achieved in 199899).[12]. Anaheim Ducks and Florida Panthers (20142015), By Associated Press, San Jose Mercury News. The trio made up what was affectionately called "The Pizza Line" because the line's scoring exploits normally meant free pizza for fans in attendance thanks to a promotion with Pizza Pizza. [25] Spezza ultimately missed the remainder of the regular season and the first round of the 2013 playoffs. Then, as it turns out, Spezza was the guy who did the deed and now the two close friends are not close. "[21], On September 12, 2009, Heatley was traded to the San Jose Sharks, along with a fifth-round pick in 2010, for Milan Michlek, Jonathan Cheechoo and a second-round pick in 2010. It feels like that number should be 150, laughed Heatley when told about the statistic. Heatley later played for the San Jose Sharks, Minnesota Wild and the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL, and last played with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in 201516.[1]. Alfredsson recalls that coaches would often break up the trio to try and spread the offensive wealth, only to return to the formula that usually led to success. I think the way we played the game at the time was a very defensive-style game, Alfredsson recalled. "I didnt think there was any chance. His performance earned him a spot on the first All-Star team. "We had great chemistry as linemates. Heatley dominated with 11 points to lead all tournament scorers, earning his second-straight MVP award. "[4], Tom Molloy, a close friend of the Heatley family, stoked the fires in Ottawa with a letter published in the Ottawa Citizen criticizing the widespread negative reaction to the trade request. There is always a reason why these things happen. Spezza ended the campaign with only 73 points and Heatley asked for a trade at the conclusion of the campaign after Cory Clouston assumed the coaching duties. The other version is better - if you like tabloid news. Snyder was critically injured with a skull fracture and died in hospital of sepsis on October 5, 2003. Im going to give you five games and then break you up,' recalls Alfredsson. Spezza with early linemate Dany Heatley. I think he was a good player before that, no question, says Alfredsson. However, Heatley's time with the Thrashers was derailed when he was at the wheel in a car cras "I look back at my four years in Ottawa with nothing but good memories. [7], Heatley made a spectacular start with his new team, registering points in the first 22 games of the 200506 season, breaking Marin Hossa's previous franchise record of 13 consecutive games. What I do remember is (Sheldon Souray) trying to step up and hit him big and Spezz just made him look silly, said Heatley. [41] Spezza continued his strong play in a depth role before being suspended six games on December 8 for a hit to the head of Winnipeg Jets defender Neal Pionk that occurred three days prior after Pionk injured teammate Rasmus Sandin with a knee-on-knee hit. [43] On February 28, 2010, the team defeated the United States to win Canada's eighth gold medal in Olympic men's hockey. Incidentally, Heatley's first 50-goal season also marked the first time any Senators player had achieved that mark, setting a franchise record for goals in a season (previously held by Marin Hossa, who scored 45 goals in 200203). His path to success was littered with obstacles right from the start. WebDany Heatley (born Daniel James Heatley on January 21, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Im glad he could go out the way he did. He later played for the Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs. However, Head Coach Todd McLellan revealed that Heatley had been playing the entire playoffs with a torn groin muscle. Dany Heatley has recently asked the Ottawa Senators for a trade. I think hes got a lot of years involved in hockey going forward., (Top photo of Daniel Alfredsson, Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2008: Andre Ringuette / NHLI via Getty Images). He made his NHL debut the next season in 200203 with Ottawa, playing in 33 games and recording 21 points, and scored his first NHL goal on October 29, 2002, in a 21 loss against the Philadelphia Flyers. "[19], Senators' fans were blindsided by the request, and across the league observers were both puzzled and angry. Prior to the end of the lock-out, Heatley asked to be traded from Atlanta in hopes of leaving reminders of the tragic crash behind. Then it becomes special.". We became such an offensive threat that whoever we played against, we knew they were just trying to defend. As the wedding date got closer, Heatley finally found out and called off the wedding. The first is that Heatley slept with Spezza's wife. In 200506, Spezza set an Ottawa Senators franchise record with 71 assists, while hitting the 90-point mark for the first of two times in his NHL career. As a member of the Senators, Spezza was made a reserve for Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, but did not play. Molloy went as far as to blame the Senators' organization for Heatley's decision, claiming "This is an organizational thing. After the season had concluded, it was revealed that Heatley had been battling multiple injuries during the season, and especially during the playoffs. On December 2, 2010, in his first return to Ottawa, Heatley was frequently booed. They were just fun dynamics and when you get close with guys that way, you're able to have that dynamic and then you have fun around it. He scored 24 points in only 16 games before an errant puck struck his left eye and broke his orbital bone. [33], Heatley has been voted into the NHL All-Star Game five times, and played in four of them, most recently in 2009. [39] Heatley managed three points in six games as Canada, defending its 2002 gold medal, was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Russia. But the teenager soon gave his first glimpse of greatness at the NHL level in the 2003 playoffs. If you were expecting it at today's press conference, I have some land in Florida to sell you. The shootout goal did not, however, count towards his regulation total of four, leaving him tied for the record. But I dont remember passing it to him.. Spezza managed 73 points in 82 games, and while still respectable, the numbers were his lowest totals since his first full NHL season in 200304. [30] On December 29, 2014, he was placed on waivers. Heatley finished the tournament with a staggering 12 goals and eight assists in nine games, however, Canada was defeated by Russia in overtime of the gold medal game. And you know, I wont be surprised if my grandkids are talking about him as a phenomenal general manager. ", Spezza: The pizza line had chemistry you couldn't teach, The All-Time 7: TSN's Ottawa Senators All-Time Team. With NHL play set to resume in 200506, Spezza returned to Ottawa. Hes always had a phenomenal hockey mind. [28] At the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, a potential trade to the Nashville Predators was negotiated by Murray but rejected by Spezza as the Predators were one of the teams listed in his limited contractual no-trade clause.[29]. I one-timed it and it was in the back of the net before anybody else in the rink knew what was going on, says Heatley. Spezza played for the Toronto Marlboros in 1997, recording 114 points in 54 games. As a junior, Spezza represented Canada's national junior team three consecutive years. But the Pizza Line moniker soon took hold, thanks largely to the fact that the Senators were forced to change an in-game promotion for free pizza due to the prolific scoring from their newly-formed unit. The team struggled all season long and would miss the playoffs for the first time since 199596. Ultimately, he went unclaimed and cleared waivers to remain with the Maple Leafs. As Heatley intended to play college hockey in the United States, he joined the Junior A ranks in 199899 with the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) to maintain his NCAA eligibility (as opposed to playing major junior). He knew where I liked to hang and he always knew where I was.. "When I looked (Heatley) in the eye, I knew the minute he walked out the door that I had to trade him," GM Bryan Murray said a short time later. Its not somebody else telling him he cant go on. Heatley played a total of 59 games in the 201516 season, tallying 19 goals (including the Ice Tigers' final goal of the season) and 18 assists. He was a healthy scratch after four games with no points. [47] Heatley avoided having to go to trial as part of a plea deal that dropped the first-degree charge of vehicular homicide. But the Senators lost to Anaheim in the Stanley Cup Final in five games and things took a downward spiral from there. Once he bought in, he never looked back, says Alfredsson. On July 1, 2014, Spezza was traded to the Dallas Stars (along with Ludwig Karlsson) in exchange for Alex Chiasson, Alex Guptill, Nick Paul and a second-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. He also competed in three Stanley Cup playoff games with Ottawa during his rookie season, helping the team in its 2003 playoff run to the Eastern Conference Finals. Ottawa fans booed the star centre during Game 4 of their playoff series loss to Pittsburgh in 2010, a hostile reception for a player on home ice. [35] On signing, Spezza said, "Just to have a chance to put on a Leaf jersey is going to be pretty special for me. Heatley also added an assist for a game-high five points and was named the All-Star Game MVP. [48], Despite his success with the national team in the two previous World Championships, as well as being named a reserve for the 2006 Olympic team, Spezza was left off Canada's initial summer camp roster in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. McAlpine was later arrested and charged with fraud, money Playing in the American Hockey League (AHL) in 200405 due to the NHL lockout, he won the Les Cunningham Award as league MVP with the Binghamton Senators. We had a really good combination of a pure goal scorer, a pure playmaker and then I contributed a little bit of everything, says Alfredsson. [15] Wingers Alfredsson and Heatley both finished tied for fourth in league scoring with 103 points, while Spezza tallied 90 points despite an injury-shortened 68-game season. But Spezzas pursuit for an elusive championship is not over, as he migrates over to Torontos front office. Out of the 180 goals Heatley scored in Ottawa, Spezza provided an assist on exactly 100 of them a remarkable testament to their chemistry. [14], Fresh off the heels of a Stanley Cup finals appearance, Heatley began the 200708 season with a new six-year contract extension with the Senators worth $45 million,[15] signed prior to the season opener against the Maple Leafs. My goodness."[35]. I had some great years in Ottawa and I look back on them fondly, so whenever they do things like this, it's nice to be recognized.". 2 by the Senators. The 19-year-old delivered, assisting on Martin Havlats game-winning goal in the third period and then adding an insurance marker of his own to keep the Senators hopes alive. However, Heatley and the Senators would not make a second run for the Cup and were swept in four games. WebDaniel Alfredsson played together with Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley, forming the CASH line. "[4] Graham Snyder, father of Dan Snyder, played a significant role in helping Heatley avoid prison time after the crash that killed his son. He asked to get out (of Atlanta) and he went to a team that he obviously approved of and had some success. Seeding seventh overall in the East, Ottawa met the Pittsburgh Penguins in the playoffs, coincidentally the same first-round match-up of the previous year. And then you see what he did in these last few years with Toronto at his age. 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When asked to recall some of his favourite passes from Spezza, Heatley pointed to an obscure goal he wasnt even sure of the opponent in which the chemistry with his centreman was on full display. [18] Heatley had reportedly become unhappy with his role with the Senators under new head coach Cory Clouston. He was sentenced to three years probation and the judge ruled that any vehicle driven by Heatley could not have more than six cylinders nor surpass 70mph (112km/h). At age one, Spezza won a baby contest and began his youth modelling career. That summer, Alfredsson bolted for Detroit leaving a massive void in the Senators dressing room. Spezza played his first full NHL season with the Senators in 200304 and scored 22 goals and 55 points in 78 games. However, due to the fallout from Heatley's crash shortly afterwards, EA switched the cover photo to Joe Sakic,[54] although many copies of the game were shipped with his photo on them. And then the patience there to deke Jose (Theodore) again. During the 200405 NHL lock-out, Heatley initially played for the Swiss team SC Bern. Im not stupid, I can tell how things are going, Spezza said after his second demotion in 2002. I want to be a player in this league not just a player, but a good player and I think I can and I think Ill be up here maybe sooner than they think.. Heatley wanted to play his own game, his [56], The couple have four daughters. Melnyk later filed a lawsuit against Heatley as the team "shouldnt have paid a hefty roster bonus to a player who was seeking a trade", which was settled out of court in the fall of 2013 without the terms being publicized. Having missed the playoffs once more with the Thrashers, Heatley participated in the 2004 World Championships in the Czech Republic. But I think it's pretty clear that something happened between Heatley, Spezza, their girlfriends and sex. Spezza finished with one goal and six assists for seven points in the six games. The Pizza Line era was officially over in Ottawa. If I was the owner of the Senators, I'd be calling my manager in and saying 'why don't guys want to play here anymore? In the lock-out-shortened 201213 season, Heatley recorded 11 goals and 10 assists in 36 games with Minnesota. Heatley was selected for the 2008 game, but had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury he suffered in an earlier game against the Detroit Red Wings. 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[citation needed], On October 3, 2008, Heatley was named alternate captain to Daniel Alfredsson, along with defenceman Chris Phillips. The line was consistently among the highest-scoring in the NHL after its formation in 200506, with the trio combining for a total of 296 points that season. [6] After one season with the Battalion, he was required to enter the OHL Priority Draft and was selected by the Mississauga IceDogs in the team's second season in 19992000. [61], "Ottawa's Jason Spezza:A Spezzial Senator", "Jason Spezza: From Sens' cute baby to whipping boy to hero", "Spezza Clearly Special: could he be the next One? It was just perfect, explains Heatley. 1-2-3 in Stanley Cup playoff scoring with 22 points apiece. Spezza finished the 2007 playoffs with a franchise-record 22 points, tied with linemates Alfredsson and Heatley. Much of that was due to the success of the Pizza Line. On May 19, 2007, he scored a goal and an assist as the Senators defeated the Buffalo Sabres in the Eastern Conference Final four games to one. "[4] An Atlanta Thrashers' employee cryptically told the Vancouver Sun "We know Dany very well. He returned for three playoff games that spring against Pittsburgh, but it was clear he wasnt the player he was before the procedure. "But when Heater came [in a trade with the Atlanta Thrashers], I'm not sure when exactly it happened or how it happened, but I'm sure it's kinda something that happened throughout a game that we got thrown together, probably trying to play catch-up on a night. Heatley made his senior international debut with Team Canada at the 2002 World Championships, after his rookie season with the Atlanta Thrashers. Heatley competed in two World Junior Championships during his two-year career at the University of Wisconsin. But confidence is a huge thing. Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the National Hockey League (NHL) rookie of the year in 2002. Captain Daniel Alfredsson quickly replaced Bochenski on the top line (Bochenski was soon thereafter traded) and the new trio become nicknamed the "CASH" line and "Pizza" line. He remained injury-free and finished fourth in league scoring, earning consideration for the Hart Memorial Trophy. It just took a little adjustment for everybody involved.. The 36-year-old Spezza credits his close friendship for Heatley as for one of the reasons why the trio was so lethal. After a lockout delayed the start of the 2012-13 campaign, Spezza suffered a back injury that required surgery limiting him to only five regular-season games. 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