Jochen Hecht Announces Retirement From NHL
The longtime Sabres winger has played his last professional hockey game in North America, and will return to Germany with his family.
- Born: 1977/06/21
- Age: 35
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 198
- Seasons: 13
- Place of birth: Mannheim, West Germany
- Drafted by: the St. Louis Blues in 1995 (2nd round)
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994-95 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995-96 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996-97 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997-98 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998-99 | Blues | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1998-99 | 74 | 21 | 35 | 56 | -2 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 232 | |
| 1999-00 | Blues | 63 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| 2000-01 | Blues | 72 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 208 |
| 2001-02 | Oilers | 82 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 4 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 211 |
| 2001-02 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2002-03 | Sabres | 49 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 145 |
| 2003-04 | Sabres | 64 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 17 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
| 2003-04 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004-05 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143 | |
| 2005-06 | Sabres | 64 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 179 |
| 2006-07 | Sabres | 76 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 19 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 |
| 2007-08 | Sabres | 75 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 229 |
| 2008-09 | Sabres | 70 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -9 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 173 |
| 2008-09 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009-10 | Sabres | 79 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 14 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 224 |
| 2009-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2010-11 | Sabres | 67 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 172 |
| 2011-12 | Sabres | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
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