Kelly Fairchild
Kelly Fairchild | |||
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Born |
Hibbing, Minnesota, U.S. | April 9, 1973||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Dallas Stars Colorado Avalanche Eisbären Berlin Vienna Capitals Nippon Paper Cranes | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft |
152nd overall, 1991 Los Angeles Kings | ||
Playing career | 1994–2009 |
Kelly G. Fairchild (born April 9, 1973) is an American former professional
between 1996 and 2002. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1994 to 2009, was spent in various minor leagues, as well as time in Europe and Asia.Playing career
Fairchild was selected in the
1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings in the 7th round, 152nd overall. He attended Grand Rapids High School and was a standout play-maker before committing to a collegiate career with the University of Wisconsin in 1991. In 1993–94, his junior year with the Badgers, Kelly led the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in scoring with 64 points and was named to the WCHA's First All-Star Team and finished as a runner up in the Hobey Baker Award.[1]
Prior to his first professional season, Fairchild was traded by the Kings, along with
1995–96
season. Over the next couple of seasons, Kelly played in 22 further games with the Maple Leafs, but ultimately assigned to minor league affiliates.
On July 2, 1998, Fairchild signed a two-year contract with the
Michigan K-Wings, he was only able to make a lone Star appearance in 1998–99. Looked upon as an established minor-league veteran, Fairchild was then signed by the Colorado Avalanche in 2000. Fairchild was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, for the most part of two seasons but played in 10 Avalanche games and scoring his first 2, and only, goals in the 2001–02
season.
After totaling just 34 NHL games, Kelly left North America when he signed with
Austrian Hockey League
.
In his last season of professional hockey, Fairchild won the Asia League Ice Hockey Championship with the Nippon Paper Cranes in 2009.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1988–89 | Hibbing/Chisholm High School | HS-MN | 22 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Grand Rapids High School | HS-MN | 28 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Grand Rapids High School | HS-MN | 28 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 41 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 42 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 42 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 53 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
1995–96 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 78 | 29 | 49 | 78 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1995–96 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 29 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL
|
25 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | ||
1997–98 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 40 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
1997–98
|
St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Michigan K-Wings
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IHL | 74 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 88 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | ||
1999–00
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Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 78 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 70 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | ||
2001–02 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 63 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 92 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
2001–02 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 51 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | ||
2003–04 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 42 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 86 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||
2004–05 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 43 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
2005–06 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 33 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
2006–07 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 47 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2007–08 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL
|
44 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
2008–09 | Nippon Paper Cranes | AL | 20 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 310 | 112 | 164 | 276 | 356 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 24 | ||||
NHL totals | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2003
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United States
|
WC
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6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
Senior totals | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year |
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All- First Team
|
1993–94 |
References
- ^ "New Faces - Kelly Fairchild". baseportal.com. 2001-06-15. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ "Kelly Fairchild". legendsofhockey. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "Americans thwarted by Denmark/ U.S. suffers huge upset at world". The Gazette (Colorado Springs). 2003-04-27. Retrieved 2010-05-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Flashing back to the 2003 USA Hockey World Championships". Peter Ferraro. 2010-05-02. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ Bill Meltzer (2009-10-29). "To the East of the World- Asia Pro League". prohockeyresume. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database