Jim Fahey

James M. Fahey
Born	(1979-05-11) May 11, 1979 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation	Professional ice hockey defenseman (retired)
Years active	1998–2010
Known for	Playing in the NHL for San Jose Sharks and New Jersey Devils; playing in DEL for Krefeld Pinguine

James M. Fahey (born May 11, 1979) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) representing the San Jose Sharks and the New Jersey Devils. His final professional engagement was with the Krefeld Pinguine in the DEL.

Playing career

Selected 212th overall by the San Jose Sharks during the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Fahey showcased his talents at Catholic Memorial School and later at Northeastern University. There, he established a single-season record for defensive scoring and earned distinctions as a First Team All-American and Hobey Baker Award finalist. In his draft year, he appeared alongside his role model, Raymond Bourque, in a feature on NHL on Fox.

During the 2003 season, after spending time with San Jose's AHL affiliate in Cleveland, Fahey was called up and honored as San Jose's rookie of the year. He led all NHL rookie defensemen in points despite significant time spent in the minors. The subsequent season saw him struggle with pneumonia and limited NHL appearances, resulting in most of his playing time returning to Cleveland.

On the international stage, Fahey represented the United States at the 2003 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championships and earned a spot on the PlanetUSA AHL All-Star roster.

Fahey secured a one-year contract valued at US$500,000 on July 15, 2006. Prior to the start of the 2006–07 NHL season, he was traded alongside Alexander Korolyuk to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Vladimir Malakhov and a conditional first-round draft choice.

On July 27, 2007, Fahey signed with the Chicago Blackhawks but spent the entire season with their AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. On March 26, 2008, he transitioned to Germany’s DEL league by joining the Krefeld Pinguine. After two seasons there, Fahey agreed to a one-year deal with rival DEL side Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers on July 6, 2010; however, he canceled this contract three weeks later due to personal reasons and returned to the United States.

Regular season and playoffs

  2006–07 NHL season   New Jersey Devils   NHL   13   0   1   1   2   —   —   —   —   — 2006–07 AHL seasonLowell Devils AHL 28 0 9 9 37 — — — — — 2007–08 AHL seasonRockford IceHogs AHL 65 0 12 12 109 12 1 3 4 18 2008–09 Deutsche Eishockey Liga seasonKrefeld PinguineDeutsche Eishockey Liga 47 5 16 21 83 7 1 1 2 6 2009–10 Deutsche Eishockey Liga seasonKrefeld Pinguine DEL 50 4 20 24 38 — — — — —

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Northeastern University	HE		32	5	13	18	34		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Northeastern University	HE		36	3	17	20	62		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Northeastern University	HE		36	4	23	27	48		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Northeastern University	HE		39	14	32	46	50		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Cleveland Barons	AHL		25	3	14	17	42		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	San Jose Sharks	NHL		43	1	19	20	33		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Cleveland Barons	AHL		32	1	18	19	64		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04 NHL season	San Jose Sharks	NHL		15	0	2	2	18		2	0	0	0	0
2004–05 AHL season	Cleveland Barons	AHL		69	4	22	26	146		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06 NHL season	San Jose Sharks	NHL   21   0   2   2   14   —   —   —   —   —
NHL totals				92	1	24	25	67		2	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Tournament	Placement		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	United States	WC	13th place		6	1	0	1	2
Senior career totals					6	1	0	1	2

Awards and honors

Award	Season
College
All-Hockey East Rookie Team	1998–99
All-Hockey East Second Team	2000–01
All-Hockey East First Team	2001–02
AHCA East First-Team All-American	2001–02
Finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award	2001–02