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Matthias Heatley (born August 15th, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey player currently with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.

Playing Career
Matthias played with several franchises over his short six year career. He was selected 17th overall in the second round of the 2008 Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. After his 3 year entry level contract concluded in 2011, he signed a 3 year contract with the Calgary Flames.

Brief stint with the Flames
He signed a 3 year contract with the Flames, however mid-season he requested a trade after he stated in an interview that his performance had seriously declined since he signed with the Flames. The Flames dropped him to waivers and he was re-claimed by his old team the Buffalo Sabres.

Return to Buffalo
The fans of the Buffalo Sabres and Matthias himself were extremely happy to have him back on the team. Rob Ray commented on his return, telling fans to "dust off their old Heatley jerseys, because Matthias is back". His performence saw a significant increase despite the Sabres having a worse record than the Flames. He said himself playing alongside such friends as Tyson Baillie is a huge motivation to go out and win games. In 2013 he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in return for goalie Cam Ward and the 12th overall pick. Buffalo had been making some expensive acquisitions, such as the Matt Moulson trade and the Marian Gaborik trade.

Carolina Trade
After the trade he got to play along side stars such as Ondrej Dacek and the Staal brothers, his performance reached an all time high in the 2012-13 season, reaching his career peak of 51 goals and 50 assists, tallying 101 points. He played with the Canes for the 2013-2014 season and when his contract ended he was quite close to signing with the Canes for a 5 year contract extension, for $4.050 million USD, however Chicago offered more money for less time, albeit a very slight difference.

Chicago Blackhawks and MCL tear
After signing with the Blackhawks, he played well for the remainder of the 2014-2015 season, but in Round 1 of the playoffs after a severe bodycheck, he suffered a grade 3 torn MCL and was estimated to be out for 6-8 weeks (completely rendering him out for the playoffs) and was not going to have it fully heal until, as estimated by team medical staff, the beginning of October 2015. He returned for the 2015-2016 season, though suffering a grade 1a concussion and being out from January to February. He played well for the rest of the season, and continued to play well into the playoffs, however he could not win it for his team, and his team had an embarrassing first round exit.

International Play
He is the son of former NHL GM of the Carolina Hurricanes Don Heatley and the grandson of former NHL player John Primavera. He was born in the USA while his father GM'ed the Canes, but he was raised in Philadelphia. He decided to represent Team USA, whom he played for at the 2008 World Juniors. At the tournament he was tied for the most goals with 6 alongside Colin Wilson.

2008-09 season and playoffs

 * GP: 81
 * G: 31 (10 playoffs)
 * A: 40 (9 playoffs)
 * P: 71 (19 playoffs)
 * 1) PIM: 12 (2 playoffs)

2009-10 season and playoffs

 * GP: 73
 * G: 26 (8 playoffs)
 * A: 41 (10 playoffs)
 * P: 67 (18 playoffs)
 * 1) PIM: 22 (0 playoffs)

2010-11 season and playoffs

 * GP: 80
 * G: 33
 * A: 46
 * P: 79
 * 1) PIM: 8

2011-12 season and playoffs

 * GP: 50
 * G: 18
 * A: 26
 * P: 44
 * 1) PIM: 14

2012-2013 season and playoffs

 * GP: 79
 * G: 51 (7 playoffs)
 * A: 50 (7 playoffs)
 * P: 101 (11 playoffs)
 * 1) PIM: 22 (2 playoffs)

2013-2014 season and playoffs

 * GP: 81
 * G: 39 (10 playoffs)
 * A: 46 (5 playoffs)
 * P: 85 (15 playoffs)
 * 1) PIM: 12 (0 playoffs)

2014-2015 season and playoffs

 * GP: 81
 * G: 21 (1 playoffs)
 * A: 36 (0 playoffs)
 * P: 57 (1 playoffs)
 * 1) PIM: 12 (0 playoffs)

2015-2016 season and playoffs

 * GP: 52
 * G: 24 (4 playoffs)
 * A: 34 (2 playoffs)
 * P: 58 (6 playoffs)
 * 1) PIM: 12 (2 playoffs)

Awards and Honors

 * 2009 All Star Game invitation
 * 2013 All Star Game invitation
 * Won Hart Memorial Trophy (2008-09)
 * Won Calder Memorial Trophy (2008-09)
 * Won Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (2010-11, 2015-2016)
 * Won Bill Masterton Trophy (2012-2013, 2013-2014)