Taylor Fedun
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Taylor Fedun (cropped).jpg
| caption = Fedun with the Utica Comets in 2015
| image_size = 230px
| team = Free agent
| former_teams = Edmonton Oilers
San Jose Sharks
Vancouver Canucks
Buffalo Sabres
Dallas Stars
Pittsburgh Penguins
| league = NHL
| prospect_team =
| prospect_league = AHL
| position = Defence
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|6|4}}
| birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 201
| shoots = Right
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 2012
| career_end =
}}
Taylor William Fedun (born June 4, 1988) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Undrafted, Fedun played one final season in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), skating in 50 games for the Spruce Grove Saints. He led all team defenceman in scoring with ten goals and 43 points.
The following season, Fedun joined the Princeton Tigers of ECAC Hockey conference in the NCAA Division I. In his first year with the club, he scored four goals and 14 points in 32 games. Fedun remained with the Tigers for an additional three seasons, where he became team captain in his final year.
On March 8, 2011, the Edmonton Oilers signed Fedun to a two-year contract.{{cite web |title=Oilers sign Taylor Fedun |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/oilers-sign-taylor-fedun/c-555365 |website=Edmonton Oilers |accessdate=March 8, 2011}}
Fedun impressed the Oilers at the 2011 Young Stars Tournament in Penticton, British Columbia, and continued to impress throughout the Oilers' pre-season games. He remained on the roster after other young high performers, such as Tyler Pitlick and Curtis Hamilton, had been assigned to the team's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons.[http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=589919&navid=DL|EDM|home Oilers trim roster by twelve – Edmonton Oilers – Transactions]
Prior to the 2011–12 season, when the Oilers' roster sat at 32 players, with nine more needing to be cut before the team's final roster was made, Fedun was tripped by the Minnesota Wild's forward, Eric Nystrom, and fractured his femur during a preseason game while attempting to retrieve the puck and force an icing. Fedun suffered a complex fracture to his right femur[http://www.torontosun.com/2011/09/30/oilers-defence-takes-a-beating-in-win-over-wild Oilers defence takes a beating in win over Wild | Hockey | Sports | Toronto Sun] and missed the entire 2011–12 season after a rod was put in his leg. This was the second time the NHL's icing policy led to a fractured femur in the post-lockout era, with the previous injury occurring to former Wild defenseman Kurtis Foster in 2007. The icing rule was changed for the 2013–14 season to reduce the risk for potentially damaging collisions.[http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=684940 Hybrid icing tops list of rule changes for 2013–14]. NHL.com Retrieved September 30, 2013.
Fedun returned the following season, playing entirely with the Barons. In his first professional season, he recorded 27 points in 70 games.
Fedun scored his first career NHL goal on November 5, 2013, against Florida Panthers' goaltender Jacob Markstrom.{{cite web |title=Mark Acrobello's OT goal lifts Edmonton Oilers past Florida Panthers 4–3 |url=https://o.canada.com/sports/acrobellos-ot-goal-lifts-oilers-past-panthers-4-3 |website=Canada.com |accessdate=November 5, 2013}} He appeared in an additional three games for the Oilers that season, scoring another goal. However, Fedun primarily played for the Barons that season.
With the Oilers not tendering Fedun a qualifying offer, he was released to free agency, and on July 1, 2014, signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks.{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=725217 | title = Scott, Fedun sign one-year contracts with Sharks | publisher = National Hockey League | date = 2014-07-01 | accessdate = 2014-07-01}} In his lone season with the organization, Fedun recorded four assists in seven games for the Sharks. He also appeared in 65 games for the team's AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks.
On July 1, 2015, Fedun signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks.{{cite web| url = http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=773288 | title = Canucks sign defenseman Taylor Fedun | publisher = Vancouver Canucks | date = 2015-07-01 | accessdate = 2015-07-01}} He skated in one game for the Canucks, as well as 63 for their AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets.
On July 1, 2016, Fedun left the Canucks organization and signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Buffalo Sabres.{{cite web| url = http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=888379 | title = Sabres ink Taylor Fedun | publisher = Buffalo Sabres | date = 2016-07-01 | accessdate = 2016-07-01}} He split the 2016–17 season between the Sabres and their AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans.
During the 2018–19 season, on November 10, 2018, while with the Rochester Americans, the Sabres traded Fedun to the Dallas Stars in exchange for a 2020 conditional seventh-round pick.{{cite web |title=Taylor Fedun traded to Dallas Stars |url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/25234163/buffalo-sabres-trade-taylor-fedun-dallas-stars-conditional-pick |website=ESPN |date=November 10, 2018 |accessdate=November 10, 2018}} On November 23, 2018, in his Stars debut, Fedun scored his first NHL goal in five years and third of his career in a 6–4 win against the Ottawa Senators.{{Cite news|url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-stars/stars/2018/11/23/stars-debut-defenseman-taylor-fedun-scores-first-nhl-goal-five-years|title=In Stars debut, defenseman Taylor Fedun scores first NHL goal in five years|date=2018-11-23|work=SportsDay|access-date=2018-11-25|language=en}} He stayed on the Stars' roster for the remainder of the season, posting new career highs of 4 goals and 11 points in 54 regular season games. He was also recognized by the Stars as the team's nomination for the Bill Masterton Trophy for his perseverance and dedication to hockey.
On June 27, 2019, Fedun agreed to a two-year, two-way contract extension to remain with Dallas.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/stars/news/dallas-stars-sign-defenseman-taylor-fedun-to-2-year-2-way-contract/c-308097032 | title = Stars sign Taylor Fedun to 2-year, 2-way contract | publisher = Dallas Stars | date = June 27, 2019 | accessdate = June 27, 2019}}
Following his third season within the Stars organization, Fedun left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 28, 2021.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-sign-defenseman-taylor-fedun-to-a-one-year-contract/c-325855746 | title = Penguins sign defenseman Taylor Fedun to a one-year contract | publisher = Pittsburgh Penguins | date = July 28, 2021 | accessdate = July 28, 2021}}
Personal life
In June 2018, he married field hockey player Katie Reinprecht.
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
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| 2004–05 | AJHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2005–06 | Fort Saskatchewan Traders | AJHL | 60 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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| 2006–07 | AJHL | 50 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 103 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 31 |
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| 2007–08 | ECAC | 32 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2008–09 | Princeton University | ECAC | 35 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2009–10 | Princeton University | ECAC | 31 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2010–11 | Princeton University | ECAC | 29 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2012–13 | AHL | 70 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
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| 2013–14 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 63 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2013–14 | NHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2014–15 | AHL | 65 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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| 2014–15 | NHL | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2015–16 | AHL | 63 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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| 2015–16 | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2016–17 | AHL | 29 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2016–17 | NHL | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2017–18 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 45 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2017–18 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2018–19 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2018–19 | AHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2018–19 | NHL | 54 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2019–20 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019–20
| Texas Stars | AHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2020–21 | Texas Stars | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2022–23 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 58 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2022–23 | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2023–24 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 43 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 131 ! 8 ! 27 ! 35 ! 44 ! 18 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 6 |
Awards and honours
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! Award ! Year ! |
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| colspan="3" | College |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team
| 2009–10 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team
| 2010–11 |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American
| 2010–11 | |
References
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External links
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