Mark Fayne

Mark C. Fayne
Born	(1987-05-15) May 15, 1987 Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
Occupation	Professional ice hockey defenseman (retired)
Years active	2010–2018
Known for	Playing in the NHL for New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers

Mark C. Fayne (born May 15, 1987) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers. He was selected 155th overall by New Jersey in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Early years

Fayne, originally from Nashua, New Hampshire and raised in Bourne, Massachusetts, spent four seasons (2006–2010) playing collegiate hockey at Providence College within the Hockey East conference. His foundational development took place at the renowned Noble and Greenough School, where he trained under head coach Brian Day prior to his college tenure.

New Jersey Devils

Launching his professional journey in the 2010–11 season, Fayne appeared in 16 games with the Devils’ AHL team, the Albany Devils, before earning a promotion to the NHL roster on November 22, 2010. He netted his inaugural NHL goal during his tenth appearance on December 15, 2010, against goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov of the Phoenix Coyotes.

On July 20, 2012, Fayne secured a two-year deal valued at $2.6 million to continue with New Jersey. The lockout-shortened 2012–13 campaign saw him limited to 31 of 48 games due to injuries including wrist surgery and a significant lower back injury that ended his season prematurely. He rebounded to participate in 71 games during the subsequent 2013–14 season.

Edmonton Oilers

As an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014, Fayne inked a four-year contract worth $14 million with the Edmonton Oilers.

During the final year of this contract, after experiencing a decline in performance, Fayne began the season assigned to the Oilers’ AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors. After just six games in the 2017-18 AHL season, he was loaned on December 19, 2017, to the Springfield Thunderbirds. To facilitate this loan arrangement, the Thunderbirds’ NHL affiliate, the Florida Panthers, acquired Greg Chase from Edmonton.

Fayne was invited on a professional tryout basis to attend the Boston Bruins training camp on September 4, 2018.

Regular season and playoffs

2012–13 |New Jersey Devils |NHL |31 |1 |5 |6 |16 |— |— |— |— |— 2013–14 |New Jersey Devils |NHL |72 |4 |7 |11 |30 |— |— |— |— |— 2014–15 |Edmonton Oilers |NHL |74 |2 |6 |8 |14 |— |— |— |— |— 2015–16 |Edmonton Oilers |NHL |69 |2 |5 |7 |18 |— |— |— |— |— 2015–16 |Bakersfield Condors |AHL |4 |0 |1 |1 |4 |— |— |— |— | — 2016–17 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — 2016–17 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 39 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — 2017–18 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — 2017–18 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 39 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | —

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Noble & Greenough School	HS-Prep		20	3	5	8	14		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Noble & Greenough School	HS-Prep		24	1	17	18	16		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Noble & Greenough School	HS-Prep		29	10	24	34	18		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Providence College	HE		36	5	7	12	43		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Providence College	HE		36	2	4	6	18		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Providence College	HE		33	4	5	9	30		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Providence College	HE		34	5	17	22	14		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Albany Devils	AHL		19	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	New Jersey Devils	NHL		57	4	10	14	27		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	New Jersey Devils	NHL		82	4	13	17	26		24	0	3	3	6
colspan="3"  NHL totals !389 !17 !48 !65 !131 !24 !0 !3 !3 !6

International

Year	Team	Tournament	Placement		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	United States	WC	8th place		4	0	1	1	0
Total Senior Appearances					4	0	1	1	0

Awards and honors

Award	Season
Collegiate
Selected to the All-Hockey East Rookie Team	2006–07