Vernon Fiddler

Vernon Fiddler
Vernon Fiddler
	Fiddler in October 2014.
Born	May 9, 1980 (age 44); Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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	New Jersey Devils; Nashville Predators; Phoenix Coyotes; Dallas Stars
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2001–present

Vernon "Vern" Fiddler (born May 9, 1980) is a professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Nashville Predators, Phoenix Coyotes and Dallas Stars.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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] During his tenure with the Stars, Fiddler immersed himself amongst the leadership group as an alternate captain.

On July 1, 2016, after five seasons with the Stars, Fiddler signed a one-year $1.25 million free agent contract with the New Jersey Devils.^[4]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
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	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Dallas Stars	NHL	82	12	10	22	31	13	1	2	3	8
NHL totals			818	102	155	257	492	42	4	7	11	50

Awards and achievements

2003–04 AHL Calder Cup (Milwaukee Admirals)

References

^ "Cole scores pair as Stars beat Predators". Yahoo! Sports. 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2014-02-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Stars sign Vernon Fiddler; also sign Brendan Ranford to entry-level deal". Dallas News. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Fiddler signs one-year deal with the Devils". New Jersey Devils. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

[1] "Cole scores pair as Stars beat Predators". Yahoo! Sports. 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2014-02-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Stars sign Vernon Fiddler; also sign Brendan Ranford to entry-level deal". Dallas News. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "Fiddler signs one-year deal with the Devils". New Jersey Devils. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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