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Shawn Joseph Heins (born December 24, 1973) is a
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former professional
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defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...
. He played in the
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for the
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,
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, and
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.


Playing career

Heins was born in
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. His style of play is that of an offensive defenceman and powerplay specialist. His
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, 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
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of the
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. On several occasions, Heins has been a member of Team Canada at the
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. 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


International


Awards and honors

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


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* 1973 births Atlanta Thrashers players Cape Breton Oilers players Chicago Wolves players EHC Basel players Eisbären Berlin players Hannover Scorpions players HC Fribourg-Gottéron players Ice hockey people from Ontario Kansas City Blades players Kentucky Thoroughblades players Living people Mobile Mysticks players People from Renfrew County Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Pittsburgh Penguins players San Jose Sharks players Undrafted National Hockey League players Windsor Spitfires players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Canadian ice hockey defencemen {{canada-icehockey-defenceman-1970s-stub