Patrick Pat Heim (born May 25, 1984) is a former professional

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player who played for the

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and the

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in the

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High school career

Heim was born May 25, 1984, in

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. He attended

Conestoga High School Conestoga High School, located in Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania, is the only upper secondary school in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District. It has a Berwyn post office address, though it is not in the Berwyn census-designated place. ...

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, where he played

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, and

. In his senior year at Conestoga, Heim was ranked the #1 wrestler at 189 lbs in southeastern Pennsylvania.

College career

Heim attended

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, where he was named to the All- ECAC First Team three times during his Nittany Lion career.

Professional career

Heim was the

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Major League Lacrosse first overall collegiate draft choice by the

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. Heim made an immediate impact and won MLL Rookie of the Week honors for his performance in his first professional game. Heim went undrafted in the National Lacrosse League entry draft, and was signed as a free agent by Philadelphia Wings. A Philadelphia area native, he made Wings team and scored in his first game of the

2008 NLL season The 2008 National Lacrosse League season, the 22nd in the history of the NLL, began on December 29, 2007, and concluded with the Buffalo Bandits winning the championship game over the Portland LumberJax on May 17, 2008. In an odd coincidence, a ...

. Heim ended his playing career following the 2013 NLL season.

Statistics

MLL

NLL

Penn State University

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heim, Patrick American lacrosse players 1984 births Living people Penn State Nittany Lions men's lacrosse players Major League Lacrosse players Philadelphia Wings players Lacrosse players from Pennsylvania