Vernon Fiddler

Vernon Fiddler
Vernon Fiddler
	Fiddler in October 2014.
Born	May 9, 1980 (age 44); Edmonton, AB, CAN
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 an alternate captain for the Dallas Stars of the 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.^{[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]

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.^[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
NHL totals			656	77	129	206	427	29	3	5	8	42

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. 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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Phoenix Coyotes 2010-11 Media Guide". Scribd.com. 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-10-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

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[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. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

[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] "Phoenix Coyotes 2010-11 Media Guide". Scribd.com. 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-10-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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