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2009-10 Hockey Roster

12 Josh Heidinger

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Buffalo, N.Y.
  • High School Bozeman Icedogs - NAHL

Biography

Notes
• The program's all-time leading scorer with 132 career points.
• Owns the school record with 95 career assists.

2009-10 • Senior Year
• One of five players to appear in all 37 games.
• Set career highs with 39 points, 11 goals and 28 assists.
• Ranked third on the team in points and assists.
• Posted 22 points (four goals and 18 assists) on the power play, tied for the second most on the team.
• Recorded 22 points (three goals and 19 assists) during the Griffs' last 12 games.
• Registered at least one point in 10 of the last 12 games, including multiple points in six of his final eight contests.
• Named the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week after leading the Griffs to a two-game sweep against Mercyhurst in the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals, helping Canisius advance to the semifinals for the first time since 2004.
• Matched the program's postseason record with two goals and added an assist in game one against the Lakers (March 12). Recorded three assists in the series-clinching game (March 13).
• Also named the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week following a six-point weekend against AIC.
• Became the program's all-time leading scorer and matched the single-game record with four assists in the finale (Feb. 21).
• Broke the program's assists record on Nov. 20 against AIC.
• Registered multiple points in 11 games, including four games of at least three points.
• Scored two goals in victories against Mercyhurst (Nov. 6) and Bentley (Dec. 5).

2008-09 • Junior Year
• Played in 34 games, posting 33 points, nine goals and 24 assists.
• Ranked second on the team in assists and third in points.
• Named the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month in November, posting nine points, four goals and five assists during the month.
• Recorded the seventh hat trick in the program's Division I history on Nov. 1, scoring three times against AIC. Also added an assist for a career-best four points.
• Posted three points, one goal and two assists against Connecticut (Nov. 15) and followed with two helpers in the finale (Nov. 16).
• Also registered three points on two goals and an assist in a 4-3 overtime victory over Connecticut (Feb. 20).
• Tallied a season high with three assists in a 5-4 victory against No. 15 Air Force, helping the Griffs to their first victory against a ranked opponent (Jan. 16).
• Recorded at least one point in all three games of the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals against Bentley, totaling one goal and three assists.
• Two-time Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week.
• Registered multi-point games eight times during the season.
• Posted 12 points (two goals and 10 assists) on the power play.
• Tied for first on the team with 16 points in the third period and overtime (four goals and 12 assists).

2007-08 • Sophomore Year
• Appeared in 35 games, recording 26 points on nine goals and 17 assists.
• Ranked second on the team in points and assists, while finishing tied for third in goals.
• Named the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month in December, tallying five points on two goals and three assists in four contests.
• Earned Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week honors for his three-point, two-goal performance in a 4-3 victory over rival Niagara (Dec. 30).
• Posted an assist against Air Force and became just the second sophomore in the program's Division I history to record his 50th-career point.
• Matched a school record by scoring a goal in six-consecutive games from Nov. 2 to Nov. 17.
• Scored at least one goal in all seven Atlantic Hockey contests during the month of November.
• Recorded at least one point in 11-of-14 Atlantic Hockey series and registered multiple points five times during the season.
• Posted a goal and an assist against RIT (Nov. 3), Holy Cross (Nov. 9), AIC (Nov. 17) and Mercyhurst (Nov. 30).
• Assisted on the game-winning score against Sacred Heart (Feb. 2).

2006-07 • Freshman Year
• Named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team.
• Led team in scoring with 34 points, the second-most by a freshman at Canisius since program went to Division I.
• Tied the program's Division I record with 26 assists, which ranked fourth in the country among rookies.
• Led Atlantic Hockey freshmen in points and finished 13th in the country among rookies in points per game.
• Ranked fourth on the team with eight goals and four power-play tallies.
• Two-time Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week.
• Recorded at least one point in 22-of-35 games and posted nine multi-point games.
• Registered a point in a season-best six-straight games from Oct. 27 to Nov. 17.
• Tallied a season-best three assists against Sacred Heart (Oct. 21) and against Holy Cross (Nov. 3 and Feb. 9).

Before Canisius
• Played for the Bozeman Icedogs of the North American Hockey League.
• Named to the NAHL's All-Star First-Team after 89-point season in 2005-06.
• Led the NAHL with 89 points and 56 assists and was fifth with 33 goals.

Personal
• Majoring in communications.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2006-07Freshman

    Forward
    5'9" 175 lbs
    19
  • 12

    2007-08Sophomore

    Forward
    5'9" 175 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2008-09Junior

    Forward
    5'9" 175 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2009-10Senior

    Forward
    5'9" 175 lbs
    12