Austin Fyten

Austin Fyten (born May 3, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL. He has formerly played in the American Hockey League (AHL).
==Playing career==
Fyten first played in his native Alberta at the bantam and midget level with the Airdrie Xtreme and Ufa Bisons before he was selected in the second round, 27th overall in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft by the Lethbridge Hurricanes.
Joining the Western Hockey League from the 2007–08 season, Fyten played in 193 games with the Lethbridge Hurricanes until 2011 scoring 55 goals and 122 points. Having suffered a knee injury in an exhibition game for the Hurricanes prior to the 2011–12 season, Fyten sat out the entire regular season to recover. He was picked up at the trade deadline by the Vancouver Giants and made his Giants debut in six playoff games, scoring two goals and five points.
As an Undrafted Free Agent, Fyten embarked on his professional career by signing an ECHL contract with the Idaho Steelheads to begin the 2012–13 season. Producing offensively at near point-per-game pace, Fyten was loaned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Texas Stars on January 30, 2013. He appeared in 11 games for 2 assists before returning to the ECHL.
Fyten was signed to an AHL two-way contract with the Oklahoma City Barons for the following 2013–14 season, Fyten spent the majority of the season with the Barons, registering 20 points in 47 games. He split time in a second season with the Steelheads, featuring in 15 games for 15 points.
Showing the ability to make an impact in the AHL, Fyten secured a contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, affiliate to the Philadelphia Flyers, on August 20, 2014. In his first full season in the AHL in 2014–15, Fyten appeared in 64 games in a depth fourth line role, contributing with 11 points.
Familiarly as a free agent in the off-season, Fyten continued his growing journeyman role in the AHL, agreeing to a contract with the Hershey Bears on August 12, 2015. In the 2015–16 season, he spent the majority of his tenure within the Bears organization with ECHL affiliate, the South Carolina Stingrays. He posted 20 points in 41 games with the Stingrays, helping them advance to the Kelly Cup finals.
Fyten returned for a second stint with his original AHL club, the Texas Stars, on August 6, 2016. Fyten in a checking-line role, posted 12 points in 59 games in the 2016–17 season, earning a one-year extension with Texas on May 16, 2017. In the following 2017–18 season, Fyten as a versatile depth forward featured in his 200th career AHL game, and later helped the Stars advance to Calder Cup finals, posting 4 goals in 11 post-season games.
Having left Texas as a free agent in the off-season, Fyten extended his AHL career in joining the Providence Bruins on a one-year contract on August 21, 2018. In the 2018–19 season, Fyten made 45 appearances with Providence posting 9 points before he was traded to the Belleville Senators in exchange for Stuart Percy on March 4, 2019.
Fyten made just 6 appearances with Belleville, notching 1 goal.
As a free agent, Fyten opted to pursue a European career, agreeing to a one-year deal with second-tier German club, Eispiraten Crimmitschau of the DEL2, on August 28, 2019. Relied upon offensively, Fyten added 43 points through 51 regular season games with ETC, before the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Returning to North America in the off-season, Fyten belatedly signed a contract with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL on January 18, 2021.
==Personal==
Fyten comes from a large hockey family, with three brothers, Andrew, Seth, and Tyler having played junior or coached while sister Caitlin played collegiate hockey with the University of Manitoba through 2018.
==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
2004–05 	Airdrie Xtreme 	AMBHL 		37 	19 	20 	39 	28 		4 	2 	3 	5 	6
2005–06 	Airdrie Xtreme 	AMBHL 		34 	23 	23 	46 	62 		4 	3 	5 	8 	8
2006–07 	UFA Bisons 	AMHL 		27 	2 	10 	12 	34 		8 	2 	2 	4 	18
2007–08 	UFA Bisons 	AMHL 		36 	13 	23 	36 	72 		6 	2 	5 	7 	10
2007–08 	Lethbridge Hurricanes 	WHL 		6 	0 	0 	0 	0 		10 	1 	2 	3 	4
2008–09 	Lethbridge Hurricanes 	WHL 		67 	12 	13 	25 	70 		10 	1 	1 	2 	12
2009–10 	Lethbridge Hurricanes 	WHL 		68 	19 	24 	43 	114 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Lethbridge Hurricanes 	WHL 		52 	24 	30 	54 	103 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Vancouver Giants 	WHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		6 	2 	3 	5 	13
2012–13 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 		46 	14 	27 	41 	55 		17 	5 	6 	11 	10
2012–13 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		11 	0 	2 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Oklahoma City Barons 	AHL 		47 	7 	13 	20 	31 		3 	1 	1 	2 	0
2013–14 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 		15 	9 	6 	15 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Lehigh Valley Phantoms 	AHL 		64 	2 	9 	11 	85 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL 		41 	9 	11 	20 	88 		19 	8 	11 	19 	28
2015–16 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		59 	6 	6 	12 	79 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Texas Stars 	AHL 		42 	5 	5 	10 	51 		11 	4 	0 	4 	0
2017–18 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		45 	3 	6 	9 	55 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Belleville Senators 	AHL 		6 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Eispiraten Crimmitschau 	DEL2 		51 	19 	24 	43 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		280 	24 	42 	66 	307 		14 	5 	1 	6 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
AMBHL 	AMBHL	AMBHL
Most Sportsmanlike Player	2006 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1991 births
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Category:ETC Crimmitschau players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players
Category:Lehigh Valley Phantoms players
Category:Lethbridge Hurricanes players
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