Position Defence Name Taylor Fedun Salary 600,000 USD (2015) Playing career Weight 86 kg | NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.83 m Shoots Right Role Ice hockey player Education Princeton University | |
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Born June 4, 1988 (age 35)
Edmonton, AB, CAN ( 1988-06-04 ) NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams Vancouver Canucks
Utica Comets (AHL)
Edmonton Oilers
San Jose Sharks Current team Utica Comets (#27 / Defenseman) Similar People Craig MacTavish, Todd Nelson, Dallas Eakins, Doug Wilson, Andrew Ference Profiles | ||
Taylor fedun broken femur rehab story
Taylor William Fedun (born June 4, 1988) is a Canadian ice hockey defencemen who is currently playing within the Buffalo Sabres organization of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Playing career
Following his 2010–11 standout season playing Division I hockey with the Princeton Tigers, Fedun was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Edmonton Oilers.
Fedun impressed the Oilers at the 2011 Young Stars Tournament in Penticton, British Columbia, and continued to impress throughout the Oilers' pre-season games, remaining on the roster after other young high performers, such as Tyler Pitlick and Curtis Hamilton, have been sent to the Oilers' AHL farm team, the Oklahoma City Barons.
Prior to the 2011–12 season, when the Oilers' roster sat at 32 players, with 9 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 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.
Fedun scored his first NHL goal on November 5, 2013 against Jacob Markstrom of the Florida Panthers.
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.
On July 1, 2015, Fedun returned to Western Canada, signing a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks.
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.