Vernon Fiddler
Vernon Fiddler | |||
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Fiddler in October 2014. | |||
Born |
Edmonton, AB, CAN | May 9, 1980||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Centre/Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Dallas Stars Nashville Predators Phoenix Coyotes | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2001–present |
Vernon Fiddler (born May 9, 1980) is a professional ice hockey centre and is an alternate captain for the Dallas Stars of National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Undrafted, Fiddler played in the Western Hockey League with the Kelowna Rockets and the Medicine Hat Tigers before turning pro in 2001. As a free agent, Fiddler played the 2001–02 season with the Roanoke Express of the ECHL and the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League.
On May 6, 2002, Fiddler was signed by the Nashville Predators and was assigned to affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. He later made his NHL debut with the Predators in November 2002, and played 19 NHL games during the 2002–03 season.[1] In the 2003–04 season Fiddler helped the Admirals win the Calder Cup. Fiddler spent the next 2 years playing between the Predators and the Admirals before playing his first full NHL season in 2006–07.
On July 1, 2009, after playing 305 games for the Predators, Fiddler signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes. He recorded his first career NHL hat trick on November 12, 2010, against Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames.
Fiddler signed with the Dallas Stars as a free agent to a three-year contract on July 1, 2011.[2]
On July 2, 2014, after testing free-agency, Fiddler re-signed with the Stars on a two-year contract.[3]
Personal life
Vernon and his wife have 2 children.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1997–98 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 65 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1998–99 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 68 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 82 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
1999–00 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 64 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 67 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Arkansas RiverBlades | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
2001–02 | Roanoke Express | ECHL | 44 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 38 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 54 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
2002–03 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 47 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 72 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 36 | ||
2003–04 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 73 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
2005–06 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 40 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 72 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2007–08 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 79 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 78 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 76 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
2010–11 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 71 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 46 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 76 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | ||
2014–15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 80 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 736 | 90 | 145 | 235 | 461 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 42 |
Awards and achievements
References
- ↑ "Cole scores pair as Stars beat Predators". Yahoo! Sports. 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ "Stars sign Vernon Fiddler; also sign Brendan Ranford to entry-level deal". Dallas News. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
External links
- Vernon Fiddler's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Vernon Fiddler's player profile at NHL.com