Vernon Fiddler

Vernon Fiddler
Fiddler in October 2014.
Born	(1980-05-09) May 9, 1980 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

Fiddler in 2009.

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. 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.

Fiddler signed with the Dallas Stars as a free agent to a three-year contract on July 1, 2011.

On July 2, 2014, after testing free-agency, Fiddler re-signed with the Stars on a two-year contract.

Personal life

Vernon and his wife have 2 children.

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
2014–15	Dallas Stars	NHL		80	13	16	29	34		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				736	90	145	235	461		29	3	5	8	42

Awards and achievements

• 2003–04 AHL Calder Cup (Milwaukee Admirals)

External links

• Vernon Fiddler's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Vernon Fiddler's player profile at NHL.com