Murray Heatley (born November 7, 1948) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Heatley played professional hockey for the

Minnesota Fighting Saints The Minnesota Fighting Saints was the name of two professional ice hockey teams based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that played in the World Hockey Association. The first team was one of the WHA's original twelve franchises, playing from 1972 to 19 ...

and the

Indianapolis Racers The Indianapolis Racers were a major league hockey team in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1974 to 1978. They competed in four full seasons before folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square Arena. They are ...

in the

World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association (french: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

. He also played seven seasons in Germany, playing for

SC Riessersee SC Riessersee is a professional ice hockey team based in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern, Germany. They currently play in The Oberliga, the third level of ice hockey in Germany. Prior to the 2013–14 season, they played in the 2nd Bundesliga ...

and

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Personal life

Heatley is the father of

Dany Heatley Daniel "Dany" James Heatley (born January 21, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the National ...

who played thirteen seasons in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

for five different teams and a three-time NHL All-Star. Another son, Mark Heatley (born 1984), is also a professional ice hockey player who played extensively in Germany.

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* 1948 births Living people Canadian ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey people from Calgary Indianapolis Racers players Minnesota Fighting Saints players Mohawk Valley Comets players EHC Olten players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) players SC Riessersee players Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey players {{canada-icehockey-winger-1940s-stub