Dean Fedorchuk
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| Dean Fedorchuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 28, 1970 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Kalamazoo Wings Dayton Bombers EHC Neuwied Heilbronner EC SC Bietigheim-Bissingen SønderjyskE Ishockey Odense Bulldogs | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2008 | ||
Dean Fedorchuk (born July 28, 1970, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey centre.
After playing for the Winnipeg South Blues in the MJHL, Fedorchuk enrolled at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks in 1990. During his four-year career with the Nanooks, he served as a team captain his sophomore, junior and senior season. He left school in 1994 as the leading goal scorer in program's history and second all-time in career points. Fedorchuk played a total of 144 games for Alaska-Fairbanks, tallying 113 goals and 102 assists.[1] He was named to the All-America First Team his senior year. In 2014, he was inducted into the Nanook Hall of Fame.[2]
He turned pro in 1994 and would spend most of his professional in Europe. The 1994–95 season saw him skate for the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL and the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL. In 1995, Fedorchuk embarked on a five-year stint with German second-division team EHC Neuwied, where he continued his scoring prowess. In 95-96 and 97–98, he led the league in goals scored, while guiding Neuwied to back-to-back championship titles in 96 and 97. For his efforts, he received 2. Bundesliga Player of the Year honors following the 95-96 campaign. Statistically his best season in Germany came in 1996–97, when he tallied 47 goals and 49 assists in 56 games.
After stints with two other German second-division teams, Heilbronner EC and SC Bietingheim-Bissingen, Fedorchuk took his game to Denmark in 2001.[3] He spent five years with SønderjyskE Ishockey and another two with the Odense Bulldogs. Fedorchuk led the Danish league in goal scoring in the 2002–03 and 2006–07 season and was named MVP of the 2006 playoffs, en route to the Danish championship with SønderjyskE. He called it a career after the 2007–08 season.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | NCAA | 35 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | NCAA | 35 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | NCAA | 36 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | NCAA | 38 | 42 | 32 | 74 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Dayton Bombers | ECHL | 15 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | EHC Neuwied | Germany2 | 45 | 34 | 48 | 82 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | EHC Neuwied | Germany2 | 56 | 47 | 49 | 96 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | EHC Neuwied | Germany2 | 68 | 42 | 26 | 68 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | EHC Neuwied | Germany2 | 55 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | EHC Neuwied | Germany2 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Heilbronner EC | Germany2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | SC Bietigheim-Bissingen | Germany2 | 44 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Vojens Lions | Denmark | 42 | 36 | 19 | 55 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Vojens Lions | Denmark | 30 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | IK Sønderjylland | Denmark | 36 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 75 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | SønderjyskE | Denmark | 35 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | SønderjyskE | Denmark | 36 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Odense Bulldogs | Denmark | 36 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Odense Bulldogs | Denmark | 41 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Germany2 totals | 298 | 185 | 176 | 361 | 342 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Denmark totals | 256 | 159 | 102 | 261 | 355 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 28 | ||||