Vernon Fiddler
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Fiddler in October 2014
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| Born |
May 9, 1980 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre/Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Nashville Predators Phoenix Coyotes Dallas Stars New Jersey Devils |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2001–present | ||
Vernon "Vern" Fiddler (born May 9, 1980) is a professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils.
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.
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