T. J. Fast (born September 2, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played with Heilbronner Falken of the German DEL2.
| T. J. Fast | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 2, 1987 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Peoria Rivermen Rochester Americans Connecticut Whale Hamilton Bulldogs Eispiraten Crimmitschau Heilbronner Falken | ||
| NHL Draft |
60th overall, 2005 Los Angeles Kings | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2015 | ||
Playing career edit
Fast began his junior career in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) for two seasons playing for the Calgary Royals and Camrose Kodiaks. After his second AJHL season in 2004–05, he was drafted in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings as the 60th overall pick in the second round.[1] He subsequently joined the college hockey ranks with the University of Denver. However, after one-and-a-half seasons with Denver, he moved to major junior to play for the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In 2007–08, Fast recorded a 17-goal, 54-point season to earn WHL West First Team All-Star honours.[2]
Following his final junior season, he was traded by the Kings to the St. Louis Blues on June 4, 2008, in exchange for a fifth round draft pick in 2009.[3]
On August 3, 2010, Fast was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Graham Mink.[4]
To start the 2011–12 season, Fast was signed by the Greenville Road Warriors. Before he made his debut with the Warriors he was loaned to the Connecticut Whale and appeared in one game. After he was returned to the Road Warriors he was immediately loaned again to the AHL with the Hamilton Bulldogs. On December 16, 2011, Fast was signed for the remainder of the season by the Bulldogs.[5]
In the midway point of the following season, without ever debuting with Greenville, Fast's rights were traded by the Road Warriors to the Bakersfield Condors for Zach Cohen on January 9, 2013.[6] Fast was eventually signed to a contract and appeared in 17 games for the Condors in the 2012-13 season.
On July 4, 2013, Fast signed as a free agent to his first European contract on a one-year deal with German club, ETC Crimmitschau of the DEL2.[7]
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Calgary Northstars AAA | AMHL | 31 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Calgary Royals | AJHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 58 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | University of Denver | WCHA | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Denver | WCHA | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 26 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 71 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 92 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 46 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2009–10 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 46 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 58 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 42 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Eispiraten Crimmitschau | DEL2 | 49 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Heilbronner Falken | DEL2 | 36 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 120 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 130 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 74 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Western Hockey League | ||
| West First All-Star Team | 2007–08 | [2] |
References edit
- ^ "2005 NHL Entry Draft". National Hockey League. May 2, 2005. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "WHL Western Conference All-Star Team". WHL. Retrieved July 8, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Blues Acquire T.J. Fast from LA: Kings will receive a 5th round draft choice in 2009". June 4, 2008. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2008.
- ^ "Pair of veterans in Rivermen's mix". pjstar.com. August 3, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ "Bulldogs Sign T.J. Fast for Remainder of Season". hamiltonbulldogs.com. December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Condors acquire rights to TJ Fast from Greenville for Cohen". Bakersfield Condors. January 9, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ "Canadian Fast changes to Crimmitschau" (in German). ETC Crimmitschau. July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
