Friday, 20. June 2025 | EHC Red Bull München signs Dillon Heatherington from the San Diego Gulls
Red Bull München signs ex-NHL pro Dillon HeatheringtonNew defender gets the number 95// TEAMEHC Red Bull München has signed Dillon Heatherington. The 30-year-old defenseman with NHL experience comes from AHL club San Diego Gulls.With the Canadian-born player, the Red Bulls have signed a physically strong defender. The 1.93 meter tall and 98 kilogram North American comes to the Bavarian capital with a wealth of experience.
Heatherington was selected 50th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in round two of the 2013 NHL Draft, in which the teams of the best ice hockey leagues secure the world's most promising talents. The defenseman played a total of 24 games in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars and Ottawa Senators.
Winkler: ''We have a new 'sheriff' at Olympiapark''
Christian Winkler, Managing Director Sports Red Bull Ice Hockey: "Dillon is a player who has been on our radar for several years. He is characterized by absolute dedication to the team and leadership qualities. He likes to play where it can get nasty: in the corners and in front of the goal. Dillon comes to Munich highly motivated. The discussions that coach Oliver David, Neville Rautert and I have had with him and his former coaches and teammates have strengthened our resolve to bring him into our organization. With him, we have a new 'sheriff' in the Olympic Park. This means we are very well staffed at all positions and have the necessary depth to optimally fuel the competition from the import players to the U23 players."
Dillon Heatherington: "Red Bull Munich is an absolutely top organization that is known all over the world. They treat everyone with great respect, which is certainly exceptional. I can't wait to get to Munich and meet my new teammates, the organization's staff and the fans. I want to settle into the city quickly and get to know the Munich culture. The goal, of course, is to win every game. I want to do my bit quickly and help us grow together as a team and get better and better throughout the season. I'm really looking forward to this new chapter."
Leading player Heatherington is an AHL title winner
The 30-year-old has made the majority of his professional appearances in the American Hockey League (AHL), the second-best league in North America. There, Heatherington played 575 games for the Springfield Falcons, the Lake Erie Monsters, the Cleveland Monsters, the Texas Stars, the Belleville Senators and the San Diego Gulls. The Canadian captained the Senators during his two years in Belleville. He celebrated his greatest success in the 2015/16 season when he won the AHL title with the Lake Erie Monsters. In the 2020/21 season, the defenseman also collected 47 competitive games in the KHL for the Kazakh club Barys Nur-Sultan.
Heatherington, who will wear the number 95 for the Red Bulls, will receive the tenth foreigner's license for the 2025/26 season. A total of nine foreign players may be used per game in the PENNY DEL, and the squad may include up to eleven players with a foreigner's license.
Current EHC Red Bull Munich squad for the 2025/26 season:
Goalkeepers (3): Matthias Bittner, Mathias Niederberger, Simon Wolf
Defensemen (9): Konrad Abeltshauser, Will Butcher (AL), Maximilian Daubner, Dillon Heatherington (AL), Rio Kaiser, Les Lancaster (AL), Ryan Murphy (AL), Phillip Sinn, Fabio Wagner
Forwards (15): Adam Brooks (AL), Chris DeSousa (AL), Yasin Ehliz, Markus Eisenschmid, Brady Ferguson (AL), Gabriel Fontaine (AL), Patrick Hager, Nikolaus Heigl, Taro Hirose (AL), Maximilian Kastner, Philipp Krening, Veit Oswald, Jeremy McKenna (AL), Tobias Rieder, Luis Schinko
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