Dillon Heatherington is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Heatherington was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second-round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Heatherington with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2016
The 2013 NHL Entry Draft was the 51st NHL Entry Draft. All seven rounds of the draft took place on June 30, 2013, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The top three selections were Nathan MacKinnon going to the Colorado Avalanche, Aleksander Barkov going to the Florida Panthers, and Jonathan Drouin going to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Nathan MacKinnon was selected first overall by the Colorado Avalanche.
Seth Jones was selected fourth overall by the Nashville Predators.
Rasmus Ristolainen was selected eighth overall by the Buffalo Sabres.
J. T. Compher was selected 35th overall by the Buffalo Sabres.