Jack de Heer
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Garth Dick "Jack" de Heer (born May 17, 1953 in Lethbridge
, Alberta
) is a former professional ice hockey
player. He was a Dutch international who spent most of his career in the Eredivisie.
Canadian of Dutch descent, de Heer spent his first five seasons in the Netherlands
with Tilburg Trappers, averaging nearly four points a game. In 1976, he joined the Heerenveen Flyers where he spent the next four seasons. A regular Dutch national team member, highlights of his international career included being top scorer and name tournament top forward at the 1978 World Ice Hockey Championships
Pool C, top scorer at the 1979 World Ice Hockey Championships
Pool B, and scoring a hat-trick against Poland
at the Lake Placid Olympics
.
In 1980, de Heer joined EHC Arosa
of the Swiss Nationalliga A league. In 1982, he returned to Dutch club hockey, rejoining the Flyers until retiring in 1984.
de Heer was a forward who shoot left.
He resides in Lethbridge, and is married with one child.
Lethbridge
Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
) is a former professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. He was a Dutch international who spent most of his career in the Eredivisie.
Canadian of Dutch descent, de Heer spent his first five seasons in the Netherlands
Eredivisie (hockey)
The Eredivisie is the only professional ice hockey league in the Netherlands and the highest level of competition sanctioned by the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond...
with Tilburg Trappers, averaging nearly four points a game. In 1976, he joined the Heerenveen Flyers where he spent the next four seasons. A regular Dutch national team member, highlights of his international career included being top scorer and name tournament top forward at the 1978 World Ice Hockey Championships
1978 World Ice Hockey Championships
The 1978 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 26 April to 14 May. Eight teams took part, with each team playing each other once in the first round, and then the four best teams meeting in a new round. This was the 45th World Championships, and also the 56th ice...
Pool C, top scorer at the 1979 World Ice Hockey Championships
1979 World Ice Hockey Championships
The 1979 Ice Hockey World Championships took place at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Soviet Union from 26 April to 14 May. Eight teams took part, with the first round split into two groups of four, and the best two from each group advancing to the final group. The four...
Pool B, and scoring a hat-trick against Poland
Polish national ice hockey team
The Poland national men's ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Poland, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They are ranked 21st in the world in the IIHF World Rankings, but prior to the 1980s they were ranked as high as 6th internationally...
at the Lake Placid Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
.
In 1980, de Heer joined EHC Arosa
EHC Arosa
EHC Arosa is a Swiss ice hockey team.EHC Arosa is a Swiss ice hockey team.EHC Arosa is a Swiss ice hockey team.:Founded: 1924:Home arena: Obersee Stadion...
of the Swiss Nationalliga A league. In 1982, he returned to Dutch club hockey, rejoining the Flyers until retiring in 1984.
de Heer was a forward who shoot left.
He resides in Lethbridge, and is married with one child.
Source
- [Biography Updated by Family Member]