Cade Patrick Fairchild (born January 15, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for KalPa in the Finnish Liiga. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (96th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
| Cade Fairchild | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Fairchild with the Chicago Wolves in 2013 | |||
| Born | January 15, 1989 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams | Free Agent St. Louis Blues Metallurg Novokuznetsk Rögle BK Dinamo Riga KalPa | ||
| NHL draft | 96th overall, 2007 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Fairchild competed at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships where he won a gold medal as a member of Team USA.[1] He was also a member of the USA U-18 team at the 2007 IIHF U-18 World Championship, where he led all defensemen in points.
Playing career
editPrior to turning professional, Fairchild attended the University of Minnesota where he was the top scoring defenseman with the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team which competes in NCAA's Division I in the WCHA conference.[2] On March 18, 2011, Fairchild was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues.[3]
On November 29, 2011, Fairchild made his NHL debut playing 14 shifts in the Blues' 2-1 victory over the home team Washington Capitals. Five days after his NHL debut, Fairchild was returned to the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League (AHL).[4]
In 2012, Fairchild was named an AHL All-Star, and also named to the AHL All Rookie Team. He was recalled 4 times to St. Louis and played 5 games, tallying 1 assist.[5]
During the 2013–14 season, having had his season hampered by injury and his development stagnating within the Blues organization, on March 12, 2014 Fairchild was traded by St. Louis to the Phoenix Coyotes and assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates.[6]
Fairchild was not re-signed by the Coyotes, and on July 8, 2014, he agreed to a one-year with Russian club, Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the KHL.[7] He left Metallurg after a second season with the club and took up an offer from Sweden, signing with Rögle BK on July 9, 2016.[8]
In October 2018, Fairchild joined KalPa in the Finnish Liiga from Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League.[9]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | U.S. National Development Team | NAHL | 36 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | U.S. National Development Team | NAHL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 40 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 35 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 39 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 35 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 68 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 43 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 33 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | KHL | 53 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | KHL | 56 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Rögle BK | SHL | 50 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Rögle BK | SHL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | KalPa | Liiga | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 115 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | United States | U17 |  | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006 | United States | WJC18 |  | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | United States | WJC18 | | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2008 | United States | WJC | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2009 | United States | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 31 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 16 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| WCHA All-Rookie Team | 2007–08 | [10] |
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2010–11 | [11] |
References
edit- ^ "U.S. National Under-18 Team Takes On No. 14 Clarkson University and SUNY Plattsburgh". OurSportsCentral.com. 2006-04-05. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ^ "WCHA 2011-12 season preview part two". HockeysFuture.com. 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "Blues Sign Prospect Cade Fairchild". St. Louis Blues. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ "Fairchild returned to AHL by Blues". National Hockey League. 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ "Rivermen get Cheechoo, trio of All-Stars from Blues". pjstar.com. 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Pirates pick up Fairchild, Stalberg". American Hockey League. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^ "Transfer news: Kontinental Hockey League" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ "Rögle värvar back från KHL". Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ "Vahvistusta puolustukseen - Cade Fairchild liittyy KalPaan". kalpa.fi. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ National Hockey League (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2012. Dan Diamond and Associates, Inc. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
- ^ "NCAA (WCHA) All-Academic Team". eliteprospects.com. 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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