Drew Fata

Drew Richard Fata (born July 28, 1983 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a professional hockey defenceman for AS Asiago Hockey of the Serie A. He is the younger brother of Rico Fata, who has played for several NHL teams over the course of his career.
==Playing career==
Fata was drafted 86th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Without playing a game for the Penguins, Fata signed as a free agent with the New York Islanders on February 4, 2007.
When Islanders defenceman Sean Hill received a 20-game suspension on April 20, 2007 after testing positive performance-enhancing drugs, Drew Fata was called upon to take his place in the lineup. He then made his playoff debut against the Buffalo Sabres on April 20, though the Islanders lost the game and were eliminated from the postseason.
On July 2, 2008, Fata signed with the Phoenix Coyotes. Fata started the 2008–09 season with the Coyotes affiliate, San Antonio Rampage, before he was traded by the Coyotes to the Ottawa Senators for Alexander Nikulin on November 3, 2008.
On July 7, 2009, Fata signed a one year, two way deal with the Boston Bruins.Bruins sign Drew Fata and Dany Sabourin 
 
After coming off a season that involved ankle surgery, Fata did not receive any offers for four months. Eventually Fata was invited to return to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the team where he started his professional career. After one game with the Penguins, Fata was released from his professional tryout contract on November 1, 2010.
On November 1, 2010 Fata signed with Sparta Sarpsborg of the Norwegian GET-ligaen
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2000–01 	Toronto St. Michael's Majors 	OHL 		58 	5 	15 	20 	134 		18 	1 	3 	4 	26
2001–02 	Toronto St. Michael's Majors 	OHL 		67 	7 	21 	28 	175 		15 	1 	9 	10 	38
2002–03 	Toronto St. Michael's Majors 	OHL 		35 	6 	13 	19 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Kingston Frontenacs 	OHL 		34 	2 	17 	19 	64 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		23 	1 	2 	3 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 		28 	6 	10 	16 	61 		4 	0 	0 	0 	8
2004–05 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 		22 	0 	1 	1 	55 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		32 	1 	1 	2 	88 		5 	0 	1 	1 	37
2005–06 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 		34 	10 	8 	18 	145 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		28 	1 	12 	13 	98 		11 	0 	0 	0 	16
2006–07 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers 	AHL 		64 	3 	7 	10 	185 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		3 	1 	0 	1 	5 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2007–08 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers 	AHL 		71 	3 	11 	14 	197 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		7 	0 	0 	0 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Binghamton Senators 	AHL 		68 	7 	9 	16 	135 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		27 	1 	3 	4 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		8 	1 	1 	2 	9 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
Category:Born in 1983
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Kingston Frontenacs alumni
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Toronto St. Michael's Majors alumni
Category:Wheeling Nailers players
Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players
Category:AS Asiago Hockey players