Jochen Hecht
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| Position | Center |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
ft in
( m) 199 lb (90 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers Adler Mannheim |
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Born | June
21 1977 , Mannheim, Germany |
| NHL Draft | 49th overall, 1995 St. Louis Blues |
| Pro Career | 1998 – present |
Jochen Hecht (born June 21, 1977 in Mannheim, Germany) is a forward in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres. He is one of the few German-born players in the league.
Player History
The St. Louis Blues selected Hecht in the second round, 49th overall, of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft from Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga. Hecht played two full seasons for the Blues, compiling 32 goals and 46 assists before being dealt, along with Marty Reasoner and Jan Horacek, to the Edmonton Oilers for Doug Weight and Michel Riesen on July 1, 2001.
After appearing in a full season with the Oilers, Hecht was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for the 31st and 36th picks in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Hecht appeared in four games with team Germany at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. He scored a goal and an assist as Germany finished eighth. He had been named to the team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy however he was injured in his last NHL game before the Olympic break and was unable to play.
2006-07 Season
Jochen Hecht had his most successful NHL season, in terms of points scored, in 2006-2007 with 56 points (19 goals, 37 assists).
2007-08 Season
Hecht was chosen as the Captain for the month of October 2007. He is the second German born player to captain an NHL team. Walt Tkaczuk was the first. The C will rotate each month. On October 16,2007 Hecht agreed to a 4 year $14.1 million dollar contract, which will keep him in Buffalo till the 2011-2012 season.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999-00 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 63 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2000-01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 72 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2001-02 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 82 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 49 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 64 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003-04 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 49 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004-05 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 48 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 151 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 14 | ||
| 2005-06 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 64 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2006-07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 76 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Preceded by Daniel Briere Chris Drury |
Buffalo Sabres
captains October 2007 |
Succeeded by TBD in November 2007 |
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