Todd Fedoruk

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 180px
team = Phoenix Coyotes
former_teams = Minnesota Wild
Dallas Stars
Anaheim Ducks
Philadelphia Flyers
league = NHL
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
nickname = Fridge, Notebook
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 250
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|2|13
birth_place = Redwater, AB, CAN
draft = 164th overall
draft_year = 1997
draft_team = Philadelphia Flyers
career_start = 1999

Todd Fedoruk (born February 13, 1979 in Redwater, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who has signed with the Phoenix Coyotes as a unrestricted free agent.

Playing career

Todd Fedoruk spent his first seven professional seasons in the Philadelphia Flyers organization after being drafted 164th overall by the Flyers in 1997. He made his NHL debut during the 2000-01 season and played in 220 games over four seasons with the club, recording at least 100 penalty minutes in each season. He played with the Philadelphia Phantoms during the 2004-05 NHL lockout and took part in that team's run to the Calder Cup championship. Shortly after the lockout came to an end, Fedoruk was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a 2005 second round draft pick (which turned into Pierre-Olivier Pelletier) on July 29, 2005. The 2005-06 season saw Fedoruk post career highs in games played (76), assists (19), points (23), and penalty minutes (174) as a member of the Ducks. The Flyers re-acquired Fedoruk on November 13, 2006 for a fourth round draft pick. [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=184177&hubname=nhl]

Fedoruk, who is known for his skills as an enforcer, had titanium plates permanently embedded into his face to repair injuries caused to him in a fight with Minnesota Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard during the 2006-07 NHL season. Later in the season, on March 21, 2007, Fedoruk was once again injured in a fight against New York Rangers enforcer, Colton Orr. Fedoruk was knocked out unconscious and had to be carried off the ice on a stretcher. [cite news |title=Orr delivers Ranger justice |publisher=AP |date=March 22, 2007 |accessdate=2007-04-12]

The next season, he signed with the Dallas Stars but struggled to make the lineup and played only a handful of games before being claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Wild in mid-November.

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External links

*hockeydb|28683
* [http://www.hockeyfights.com/players/73 Profile at Hockeyfights.com]
*legendsofhockey|17489