What is Jochen Hecht?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | alt = | image = 2024-09-08 Dresdner Eislöwen gegen Nürnberg Ice Tigers (Sachsenlotto-Cup 2024) by Sandro Halank–090.jpg | caption = | image_size = 230px | played_for = [[Adler Mannheim]]<br>[[St. Louis Blues]]<br>[[Edmonton Oilers]]<br>[[Buffalo Sabres]] | position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing]] | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 198 | ntl_team = GER | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|6|21}} | birth_place = [[Mannheim]], [[West Germany]] | draft = 49th overall | draft_year = 1995 | draft_team = [[St. Louis Blues]] | career_start = 1994 | career_end = 2016 }} '''Jochen Hecht''' (born June 21, 1977 in [[Mannheim]], [[West Germany]]) is a retired [[ice hockey]] centre that played a combined 13 seasons in the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]. He was picked by the St. Louis Blues with the 49th overall pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Hecht played 2 seasons with the [[St. Louis Blues]], 1 season with the [[Edmonton Oilers]] and 10 seasons with the [[Buffalo Sabres]]. He also played 5 seasons in the [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga|DEL]] with [[Adler Mannheim]]. On April 26, 2013, he announced that he was retiring from professional ice hockey to reporters in the locker room after the Sabres final regular season game against the New York Islanders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=667857|accessdate=2013-06-29|title=Sabres forward Jochen Hecht announces retirement after season-ending victory|publisher=NHL.com}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{nhlprofile|8462077}} *{{hockeydb|30663}} {{Sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hecht, Jochen}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Buffalo Sabres players]] [[Category:Edmonton Oilers players]] [[Category:German ice hockey players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Mannheim]] [[Category:St. Louis Blues players]] [[Category:Worcester IceCats players]]