Brian Fahey

Brian Fahey (born March 2, 1981 in Glenview, Illinois) is an American ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL.
==Playing career==
Fahey was drafted 199th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. Fahey played collegiate hockey with the University of Wisconsin in the WCHA. Fahey, an USNTDP product, was named in the WCHA All-Rookie team in 2000. Following his senior year in 2002-03, and unsigned from the Avalanche, Fahey made his professional debut in the 2003-04 season primarily in the ECHL with the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies. 
After brief call-ups to the Worcester IceCats of the AHL during the next two-seasons, Fahey was invited to the Dallas Stars training camp for the 2005-06 season. Fahey was then signed to a one year contract with the Stars on September 20, 2005. Brian was then assigned to Stars affiliate, the Iowa Stars for the season. 
On August 31, 2006, Fahey was signed by the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. After his first season with the Wolves in the 2006-07, he was awarded the "Tim Breslin Unsung Hero Award" - Given annually to the Wolves player who best typifies the on-ice spirit and team-first attitude of Tim Breslin. In the 2007-08 season, Fahey was apart of the Wolves Calder Cup Championship team, scoring 10 points in 24 playoff contests. 
Fahey signed with the New York Rangers to a two-year contract on July 18, 2008. Fahey, now an established AHL veteran, scored 24 points in 66 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the 2008-09 season.
On July 16, 2009, Fahey was traded by the Rangers to his original draft team, the Colorado Avalanche, for Nigel Williams. He was assigned to Avalanche AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, to begin the 2009-10 season. On November 27, 2009, Fahey finally received his first NHL recall, however, he never made his debut with the Avalanche. Brian finished the season leading Lake Erie with 11 goals in 71 games. 
==Awards & achievements==
*ECHL All-Rookie Team - 2003–04
*AHL Calder Cup (Chicago Wolves) - 2007–08
==Career statistics== 
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		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 	U.S. National Development Team 	USDP 		61 	7 	21 	28 	55 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	U.S. National Development Team 	USDP 		58 	10 	9 	19 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	U. of Wisconsin 	WCHA 		41 	6 	11 	17 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	U. of Wisconsin 	WCHA 		38 	1 	5 	6 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	U. of Wisconsin 	WCHA 		38 	2 	8 	10 	55 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	U. of Wisconsin 	WCHA 		39 	5 	4 	9 	34 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies	ECHL 		55 	11 	26 	37 	49 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2003–04 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		12 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies	ECHL 		46 	10 	16 	26 	47 		3 	0 	2 	2 	0
2004–05 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		20 	0 	4 	4 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Iowa Stars 	AHL 		64 	6 	11 	17 	74 		7 	0 	1 	1 	8
2005–06 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 		3 	1 	1 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		75 	11 	18 	29 	81 		15 	3 	2 	5 	20
2007–08 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		76 	14 	23 	37 	123 		24 	2 	8 	10 	24
2008–09 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		66 	4 	20 	24 	67 		5 	0 	1 	1 	6
2009–10 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		71 	11 	14 	25 	97 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL Totals	AHL Totals 	AHL Totals		386 	46 	91 	137 	462 		51 	5 	12 	17 	58
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999 	United States 	WJC18 	6 	1	0	1 	4
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	6 	1	0	1 	4
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1981
Category:American ice hockey players
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Category:Colorado Avalanche draft picks
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Category:Lake Erie Monsters player
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