James M. Fahey (born May 11, 1979) is an American former professional

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who played in the

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(NHL) with the

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and the New Jersey Devils. He last played for the

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of the

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Playing career

Fahey was drafted in the 8th round, 212th overall, by the

in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Before becoming a professional hockey player, Jim was a member of the Dorchester, MA (Greater Boston Youth Hockey League), Tier 2 National Championship Midget Team in 1996, and subsequently a standout at

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. He went on to become a star at Northeastern University, where he finished his career with the single season defense scoring record for the

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as a First Team All-American and Hobey Baker Award finalist. During his draft year, he was featured in a segment with his idol, Raymond Bourque, in a feature for

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. Following his college career, in the 2003 season, after spending some time with San Jose's AHL farm team in

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, Fahey was recalled to the Sharks and was selected San Jose's rookie of the year. Despite spending nearly half the season in the minor leagues, he led all rookie NHL defenseman in scoring. In the 2004 season, Fahey battled with pneumonia, and after recording only two points in fifteen games, was sent down to Cleveland, where he played for the remainder of that season, and has seen only sporadic NHL duty since. Fahey has also played in international competitions, like the 2003 IIHF Men's

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. He has been named to the PlanetUSA AHL All-Star team. Fahey re-signed to a one-year contract worth

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500,000; on July 15, 2006. Prior to the 2006–07 NHL season, Fahey was traded with

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to the New Jersey Devils for Vladimir Malakhov and a conditional first round pick. On July 27, 2007, Fahey signed with the Chicago Blackhawks and spent the full year with the

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of the AHL. On March 26, 2008, Fahey signed with German team, the

of the DEL. On July 6, 2010, after two seasons with Krefeld, Fahey signed a one-year contract with fellow DEL team,

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. However, only three weeks later on July 24, Fahey terminated his agreement with the Ice Tigers due to personal reasons and remained in America.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fahey, Jim 1979 births American men's ice hockey defensemen Cleveland Barons (2001–2006) players Ice hockey players from Boston Krefeld Pinguine players Living people Lowell Devils players New Jersey Devils players Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey players Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players San Jose Sharks draft picks San Jose Sharks players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans