Todd Fedoruk

Todd Fedoruk
Born	February 13, 1979 (1979-02-13) Redwater, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	232 lb (105 kg; 16 st 8 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Flyers Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild Phoenix Coyotes Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL Draft	164th overall, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1999–2010

Todd Fedoruk (born February 13, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for six different teams. He is currently an assistant coach with the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.

Playing career

Todd Fedoruk spent his first seven professional seasons in the Philadelphia Flyers organization after being drafted 164th overall by the Flyers in 1997. He made his NHL debut during the 2000–01 season and played in 220 games over four seasons with the club, recording at least 100 penalty minutes in each season. He played with the Philadelphia Phantoms during the 2004–05 NHL lockout and took part in that team's run to the Calder Cup championship.

Shortly after the lockout came to an end, Fedoruk was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a 2005 second round draft pick (Pierre-Olivier Pelletier) on July 29, 2005. The 2005–06 season saw Fedoruk post career highs in games played (76), assists (19), points (23), and penalty minutes (174) as a member of the Ducks. The Flyers re-acquired Fedoruk on November 13, 2006 for a fourth round draft pick.

Fedoruk, who is known for his skills as an enforcer, had titanium plates permanently embedded into his face to repair injuries caused to him in a fight with Minnesota Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard during the 2006–07 NHL season. Later in the season, on March 21, 2007, Fedoruk was once again injured in a fight against New York Rangers enforcer, Colton Orr. Fedoruk was knocked out unconscious and had to be carried off the ice on a stretcher.

On July 9, 2007, Fedoruk signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars. In at start of the 2007-08 season, Todd struggled to make the lineup and played only a handful of games before he was demoted to affiliate, the Iowa Stars of the AHL on November 20, 2007. Before playing a game with Iowa, Fedoruk was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Wild on November 22, 2007. Fedoruk played out the season with the Wild and scored his first career playoff goal during the Wild's first round defeat to the Colorado Avalanche.

Fedoruk signed a three-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 1, 2008. In the 2008-09 season, Todd played in 72 games with the Coyotes scoring 13 points.

On July 21, 2009, Fedoruk was traded by the Coyotes, along with David Hale to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Radim Vrbata.

On August 4, 2011, the Vancouver Canucks signed Fedoruk to a tryout contract.

Facial injuries

On November 11, 2003 Fedoruk was involved in a scrap with former New York Islanders Defenseman Eric Cairns. Fedoruk was deemed to have had the better of the exchange at the time but what was not apparent at the time is that a right from Cairns had broken Fedoruk's orbital bone. Fedoruk underwent surgery and was back on the ice not long after.

On October 24, 2006 while Fedoruk was playing with the Anaheim Ducks he challenged former Minnesota Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard to a fight which evolved into one of the most controversial fights to take place in the NHL. Boogaard landed a brutal punch on Fedoruk that knocked him to the ice and shattered his cheek bone, Fedoruk left the ice directly following the fight in visible distress and would not return to play. Many of his team mates were concerned at the time and rightly so, Fedoruk underwent serious surgery to reconstruct the side of his face.

Fedoruk was traded from Anaheim to his former club the Philadelphia Flyers, his club before the NHL lockout during the 2004/05 season which saw Fedoruk playing AHL hockey. While at the Flyers, Fedoruk was involved in another scrap, this time with New York Rangers enforcer Colton Orr. During this fight Fedoruk was knocked down due to a wild right from Orr. He lay on the ice unable to move for around four minutes before being stretchered, but Fedoruk sustained no additional serious injuries from this fight.

Managing career

On November 9, 2011, Fedoruk was named Assistant Coach of the Flyers' ECHL affiliate, the Trenton Titans, for whom he had played 18 games in 1999-2000 as a Flyers prospect.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		44	1	1	2	83		4	0	0	0	6
1996–97	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		31	1	5	6	87		6	0	0	0	13
1997–98	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		31	3	5	8	120		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Regina Pats	WHL		21	4	3	7	80		9	1	2	3	23
1998–99	Regina Pats	WHL		39	12	12	24	107		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		28	6	4	10	175		13	1	6	7	49
1999–00	Trenton Titans	ECHL		18	2	5	7	118		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		19	1	2	3	40		5	0	1	1	2
2000–01	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		14	0	1	1	49		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		53	5	5	10	109		2	0	0	0	20
2001–02	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		7	0	1	1	54		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		55	3	4	7	141		3	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		63	1	5	6	105		1	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		49	1	4	5	136		1	0	0	0	2
2003–04	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		2	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		42	4	12	16	142		16	2	2	4	33
2005–06	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		76	4	19	23	174		12	0	0	0	16
2006–07	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		10	0	3	3	36		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		48	3	8	11	84		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Dallas Stars	NHL		11	0	2	2	33		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Minnesota Wild	NHL		58	6	5	11	106		6	1	1	2	16
2008–09	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		72	6	7	13	72		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		50	3	3	6	54		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				545	32	65	97	1050		25	1	1	2	54

External links

• Todd Fedoruk's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Todd Fedoruk's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Todd Fedoruk at Hockey-Reference.com
• Todd Fedoruk's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Todd Fedoruk's NHL player profile
• Profile at Hockeyfights.com