| Vernon Fiddler | |
| |
| Position | Centre/left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 204 lb (93 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Phoenix Coyotes Nashville Predators |
| Nationality |  Canadian
|
| Born | May 9, 1980, Edmonton, Alberta |
| NHL Draft | undrafted |
| Pro Career | 2001 – present |
Vernon Fiddler (born May 9, 1980 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Phoenix Coyotes 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.
Awards and achievements
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 305 | 45 | 48 | 93 | 190 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
External links
- Vernon Fiddler's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Bio on NashvillePredators.com
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