Vernon Fiddler
| Vernon Fiddler | |
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| Born | May 9, 1980 Edmonton, AB, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 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 "Vern" Fiddler (born May 9, 1980) is a professional ice hockey centre for the Dallas Stars of the 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 the 2002–03 season playing in 19 games. 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, 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 on July 1, 2011.[1]
Personal life
Vernon and his wife have 2 children. He also owns a summer house in British Columbia and has many family relatives and friends that live in Edmonton and Beaumont, Alberta.[2]
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 534 | 67 | 99 | 166 | 342 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | ||||
References
- ^ "NHL Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Phoenix Coyotes 2010-11 Media Guide". Scribd.com. 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
