Jasper Garth Dick "Jack" de Heer (born May 17, 1953) is a former professional

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player. He was a

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who spent most of his career in the

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. A

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of Dutch descent, de Heer spent his first five seasons in

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with

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, averaging nearly four points a game. In 1976, he joined the

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where he spent the next four seasons. A regular Dutch national team member, highlights of his international career included being top scorer and name tournament top forward at the

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Pool C, top scorer at the

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Pool B, and scoring a hat-trick against

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at the Lake Placid Olympics. In 1980, de Heer joined

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of the Swiss Nationalliga A league. In 1982, he returned to Dutch club hockey, rejoining the Flyers until retiring in 1984. He resides in Lethbridge, Alberta, and is married with two children.

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* 1953 births Living people Canadian ice hockey left wingers Canadian people of Dutch descent Dutch ice hockey left wingers EHC Arosa players Heerenveen Flyers players Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for the Netherlands Ice hockey people from Lethbridge TYSC Trappers players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Netherlands-icehockey-bio-stub