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ERIC FEHR
2008-09
Played in a career-high 61 games and for the first time in his career spent the entire
season in the NHL … Posted career highs in points (25), goals (12) and assists
(13), while averaging 11:14 of ice time per game … Team was 39-16-6 when he was
in the lineup and 11-8-2 when he did not play … Tied for fifth on the team with a
+8 rating … Six of his 12 goals and 10 of his 25 points came in the third period
… Team was 10-1-1 when he scored a goal and 16-3-1 when he tallied a point …
Notched eight goals against division opponents (4 vs. ATL, 2 vs. TB, 2 vs. FLA) …
Had five multiple-point games, all of which were two points (3g-7a) … Made his
season debut 10/16 at PIT and had two assists and was +2 … Scored the GWG vs.
TB (11/10) and vs. ATL (2/26) … From 1/31—2/26 he had 12 points (7g-5a) and was
+8 in 13 games … Tallied a goal in four straight games from 2/7—2/15 (4g) … Final
three goals of the season were against ATL … Played in nine Stanley Cup playoff
games … The team was 6-3 in the playoffs with Fehr in the lineup.
Career
2007-08: Posted six points in 23 games with the Capitals … Missed the first three
months of the season recovering from a back injury that kept him off the ice for
10 months … Tied for ninth on the team with a +4 rating … Made his Caps season
debut 2/5 at CBJ … Scored a goal and was a career-high +4 on 2/26 vs. MIN … Had
a career-best three-point night with three assists in a 10-2 win vs. BOS (3/3) …
Played in five ECQF games against PHI and had one goal … Had seven points (3g-
4a) in 11 games with Hershey (AHL) … Returned to the ice after his injury 1/9 vs.
Norfolk and had an assist on his first shift … Had points in four straight games for
the Bears (1/23—2/2, 2g-2a) before his initial recall … Scored a goal during a one-
game return to Hershey (2/20) … Played in two playoff games for Hershey and had
four points (1g-3a). 2006-07: Had three points (2g-1a) and a +3 rating in 14 games
with the Capitals … Tied for third on the Capitals at +3 … Had two of his three
points in the third period (1g-1a) … Made his first Caps appearance of the season
vs. TOR (11/24) … Recalled 1/27 from Hershey and scored his first career NHL goal
that night vs. CAR … Added a second goal and was +2 vs. BOS (2/6) … Posted his
first NHL assist at PIT (2/18) … Missed the end of the Capitals season with a back
injury … Tied for sixth on Hershey with 22 goals and ninth with 41 points in just
40 games … Posted his second straight 22-plus-goal season in the AHL … One
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of four Bears to finish the season with at least a point per game … Tied for sixth
on the Bears with a +20 rating … Scored seven PPGs and two SHGs in Hershey …
Had the team’s longest point streak of the season, 16 games, from 10/14—11/29
(10g-12a). 2005-06: Skated in 11 games for the Capitals in three stints with the
club, including the last eight games of the season … Made his NHL debut vs. FLA
(1/18) … Was third on Hershey in goals (25) and fourth in points (53), leading all
club rookies in both categories … Finished 13th among AHL rookies in scoring
and tied for ninth in goals … Led Hershey with 14 PPGs … Recorded eight goals
and 11 points in 19 playoff games as Hershey won the Calder Cup … Scored two
goals, including the OT winner, in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals vs.
Portland (5/30).
Junior Career
2004-05: Played 71 games for Brandon (WHL) … Captured the Bob Clarke Trophy
as the WHL’s top scorer with 111 points (59g-52a) … Member of the WHL East First
Team and voted the WHL Player of the Year … Led the league with 59 goals, nine
more than the next-closest player … Led the league with 31 PPGs and set a WHL
record with five overtime goals … Finished second in the league with 12 GWGs
… Played 24 playoff games for the Wheat Kings, again leading the team and the
league in points with 32 (16g-16a) … Led Brandon to the WHL finals. 2003-04:
Played 71 games and led Brandon with 84 points (50g-34a) … Tied for second
in the league in goals … Finished second on the team with 129 PIM … 2001-
03: Appeared in a total of 133 games in his first two full seasons of major junior
hockey, posting 82 points (37g-45a) and 105 PIM. 2000-01: Played 36 games for
Pembina Valley (MMHL), recording 58 points (45g-13a) … Appeared in four games
with Brandon.
Transactions
Selected by Washington in the first round, 18th overall, in the 2003 Entry Draft.
Personal
Supports the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation … Hobbies include
golf, video games and beach volleyball … Favorite athlete is Toronto Blue Jays
left fielder Travis Snider.