| Isac Heens | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1999-10-09)9 October 1999 (age 25) Vansbro, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team | Frölunda HC | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Isac Heens (born October 9, 1999) is a Swedish professionalice hockeydefenceman forFrölunda HC of theSwedish Hockey League (SHL).
Heens started skating at age four and played youth hockey for his hometown teamVansbro AIK[1] Heens was not selected to play inTV-pucken nor did he get accepted to any hockey gymnasium,[2] which is the most common path to a professional ice hockey career in Sweden. At age fifteen he started playing junior and senior ice hockey for neighboring town'sMalungs IF in Swedish fifth tier league Division 3. Heens playedwinger in youth hockey but converted todefenceman after being convinced by his coachUlf Skoglund while playing for Malungs IF.[2] Malungs IF were promoted to Division 2 for the 2015–16 season. During his fourth season with Malung Heens helped them earn promotion toHockeyettan, scoring two goals and five assist in thirteen games during the qualification playoffs.[3] Heens' coach and mentor Skoglund helped Heens get a contract for the 2018–19 season withSödertälje SK in Sweden's top junior league; theJ20 SuperElit.[2] Heens excelled at the junior level, having played four years against men prior, leading all defencemen in points for Södertälje, with two goals and 23 assist in 42 games.[4] During the season Heens was called up to play seven games for Södertälje in Sweden's second tier men's ice hockey league, theHockeyAllsvenskan. For the2019–20 season Heens signed a one-year contract withAIK IF in HockeyAllsvenskan for the2019–20 season,[1] scoring one goal and eight assist in his first full season in HockeyAllsvenskan. For the2020–21 season Heens signed withMora IK in HockeyAllsvenskan, close to his hometown ofVansbro.[5] In his first season with Mora Heens scored five goals and eight assist in 45 games. In total, Heens played three seasons with Mora before signing a two-year contract withFrölunda HC in top tierSwedish Hockey League (SHL) for the2023–24 season.[6] He scored his first career SHL goal, the game-tying goal, on October 14, 2023, when he helped Frölunda overcome a 0–4 deficit to defeat HV71 by a score of 6–4.[7]
Isac's younger brotherSimon plays ice hockey for his hometown teamVansbro AIK in Swedish fifth tier league Division 3.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | Södertälje SK | J20 | 42 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Södertälje SK | Allsv | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | AIK | Allsv | 50 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Mora IK | Allsv | 45 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Mora IK | J20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Mora IK | Allsv | 48 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Mora IK | Allsv | 52 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 50 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 50 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||