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Fantasy Summary

Creative and intelligent playmaker who displays a strong work-ethic. Has great speed and overall mobility, projecting as a top-six offensive driver at the NHL level.


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June 2025 – Heidt captained the Prince George Cougars of the WHL in likely his final WHL season, seeing a brief call up, but no games, to the Iowa Wild of the AHL. He scored 31 goals and added 59 assists and 39 penalty minutes in his penultimate campaign.

His 117 points were good enough for 3rd overall in the WHL 2023 2024, and though the outright offensive numbers soften a little in 2025, Heidt is ready to take his talents to the professional ranks.

He is still less-owned than he should be in fantasy leagues, and would be a wise pluck in drafts this summer when the crop runs thin if unowned, previously-eligible players can be taken. Stash him otherwise if you can, and keep an eye on his progression to the AHL. He projects as a solid middle-six centre who can fill multiple buckets for your fantasy squad. Alex Wyatt

 

June 2023 – In an absolute steal of a selection, the Wild selected Heidt at the end of the second round at 64th overall. Pat Quinn

 

April 2023 – Heidt’s versatility is his bread and butter, as he can play in any scenario. Down a goal, up a goal, on the power play or the penalty kill, coaches aren’t concerned when Heidt hops over the boards, and rightly so. His feistiness makes him a truly impressive forechecker. He boasts solid board-battle mechanics as well, making him a headache for opposing defenders below their goal line. There are also some very alluring elements to his playmaking, namely a wide array of passes and solid scanning habits, although his shot is just slightly above-average for this class. As he stands, Heidt’s ceiling projects him as a checking center with both high-end defensive capabilities and the playmaking/skill combo to hold down a second-line role. Think Yanni Gourde with better hands and passing. Hadi Kalakeche

 

September 2022 – Heidt led the Cougars in scoring during his first full WHL season with 21 goals and 37 assists in 65 games, taking on a prominent role as a young player, and he added six points in five games at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup where he was a key cog in Canada’s gold medal win.

Heidt is a smooth skating and creative playmaker who shows a high level of engagement in all situations. He has a powerful stride with good posture and a deep knee bend, and those attributes help to facilitate his constant and rapid scanning of the play. He plays one step ahead of the opposition because he usually is one step ahead of the opposition, and he transports the puck with his head up to identify lanes or routes in transition. Heidt layers great one-touch passing ability on top of that vision to set up teammates for quick strike opportunities, and he can do so through layers of coverage. When in possession, he moves and holds defensive coverages with his puck skills as well as his eyes, almost like a football quarterback does to open and sustain passing windows. Heidt is more than just soft skill, however, and he competes hard off of the puck, getting involved in puck battles and working into open space to make himself available around the net. His shot isn’t a standout weapon, but he can release it quickly, giving him some goal scoring upside because of the way he can find soft spots around the net. Able to act as a primary puck carrier in transition, execute high-end passes with pace, and finish chances for himself from dangerous areas, there isn’t much missing from his offensive toolkit. Heidt will look to build upon his strong 2021-22 season in the WHL in 2022-23, and it will be interesting to see the growth of his team as a whole and how that affects his impact on the ice. Nick Richard

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 8.0
NHL Certainty 7.5
Country CAN
Position C
Roster Type Minors
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth March 25, 2005
Height 5‘11”
Weight 179 lbs
Drafted 2023 Round 2; Overall: 64
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Stats – Frozen Tools – Profile on FT

SeasonLeagueTeamGPGAPTSPIM+/-
2024-2025WHLPrince George Cougars603159903921
2023-2024WHLPrince George Cougars6637801174234
2022-2023WJC-18Canada U1850220-2
2022-2023WHLPrince George Cougars6825729736-3
2022-2023Hlinka Gretzky CupCanada U18533600
2021-2022WHLPrince George Cougars6521375851-20
2020-2021WHLPrince George Cougars2226812-3
2020-2021SMAAAHLSaskatoon Contacts U18 AAA6371060
2019-2020SMAAAHLSaskatoon Contacts U18 AAA44172037220
2018-2019SAAHL U15Martensville Marauders U15 AA31366399380
2017-2018SAAHL U15Martensville Marauders U15 AA31223254500
2014-2015Brick InvitationalSaskatchewan Jr. Pats6551060

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