Vernon Fiddler

Vernon Fiddler (born May 9, 1980 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Phoenix Coyotes of the NHL.
==Playing career==
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 the 2002–03 season playing in 19 games. 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, Fiddler signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes.
==Awards and achievements== 
*2003–04 AHL Calder Cup (Milwaukee Admirals)
==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
1997–98 	Kelowna Rockets 	WHL 		65 	10 	11 	21 	31 		7 	0 	1 	1 	4
1998–99 	Kelowna Rockets 	WHL 		68 	22 	21 	43 	82 		6 	2 	0 	2 	8
1999–00 	Kelowna Rockets 	WHL 		64 	20 	28 	48 	60 		5 	1 	3 	4 	4
2000–01 	Kelowna Rockets 	WHL 		3 	0 	2 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	WHL 		67 	33 	38 	71 	100 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Arkansas RiverBlades	ECHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2 		5 	3 	0 	3 	5
2001–02 	Roanoke Express 	ECHL 		44 	27 	28 	55 	71 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		38 	8 	5 	13 	28 		4 	1 	3 	4 	2
2002–03 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		54 	8 	16 	24 	70 		6 	1 	2 	3 	14
2002–03 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		19 	4 	2 	6 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		47 	9 	15 	24 	72 		22 	5 	3 	8 	36
2003–04 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		17 	0 	0 	0 	23 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		73 	20 	22 	42 	70 		7 	0 	0 	0 	18
2005–06 	Milwaukee Admirals 	AHL 		11 	1 	6 	7 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		40 	8 	4 	12 	42 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0
2006–07 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		72 	11 	15 	26 	40 		5 	1 	1 	2 	4
2007–08 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		79 	11 	21 	32 	47 		6 	0 	0 	0 	0
2008–09 	Nashville Predators 	NHL 		78 	11 	6 	17 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		305 	45 	48 	93 	190 		13 	1 	2 	3 	4
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==External links==
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*Bio on NashvillePredators.com
Category:Born in 1980
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Arkansas RiverBlades players
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Kelowna Rockets alumni
Category:Medicine Hat Tigers alumni
Category:Milwaukee Admirals player
Category:Nashville Predators players
Category:Norfolk Admirals player
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:Roanoke Express player
Category:Aboriginal ice hockey players