David Alan Fenyves(born April 29, 1960) is aCanadianformer professionalice hockeydefencemanwho played in theNational Hockey League(NHL) for theBuffalo SabresandPhiladelphia Flyers.
| David Fenyves | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 29, 1960 Dunnville,Ontario,Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1993 | ||
Playing career
editFenyves was born inDunnville, Ontario.He went undrafted following hisjunior hockeycareer with thePeterborough Petesof theOntario Hockey League,where he compiled 85 points and 250penalty minutesin 191 games and was part of theirMemorial Cupchampionship team in 1979. Fenyves signed with theBuffalo Sabresentering the 1980–1981 season and spent most of the next four seasons with theirAHLaffiliate, theRochester Americans.
Fenyves became a full-time NHL'er during the1984/85 season,playing in 107 games and notching 16 points in the next two seasons with the Sabres. Fenyves returned to Rochester for the 1986–1987 season, where he helped the Americans to theCalder Cupchampionship. During the playoff run, Fenyves compiled 15 points in 18 games and was awarded theJack A. Butterfield Trophyas the playoffs' Most Valuable Player.
The following season, Fenyves signed with thePhiladelphia Flyers,where he spent the majority of the next six seasons with theirAHLaffiliate, theHershey Bearsbefore retiring after the1992–1993 season.Following the1987–88and1988–89seasons, Fenyves was awarded theEddie Shore Awardas the AHL's best defenceman, as voted on by the AHL media and players.
For his career, Fenyves played in 206National Hockey Leaguegames (148 with the Buffalo Sabres and 58 with the Philadelphia Flyers), totaling 35 points and 119 penalty minutes, and appeared in 11 games with the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL playoffs.
In 2004, Fenyves was inducted into the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame.
In 2017, "Fenway" was inducted into the sixth class of the Hershey Bears Hall of Fame.[1]
Awards
edit- Jack A. Butterfield Trophy(most valuable player inCalder Cup(American Hockey League) playoffs): 1986–87 season[1]
- Eddie Shore Award(best defenceman in the AHL): 1987–88[1]
- Eddie Shore Award(best defenceman in the AHL): 1988–89[1]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Dunnville Jr. Mudcats | NDJCHL | 46 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 59 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 1977–78 | Peterborough Petes | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 66 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 122 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 1978–79 | Peterborough Petes | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 66 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 92 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1980–81 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 77 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 73 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1982–83 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 51 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1983–84 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 55 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 1984–85 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 60 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1984–85 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 47 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 71 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 57 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | ||
| 1987–88 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 75 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1988–89 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 79 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 66 | 6 | 37 | 43 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 29 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 42 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 710 | 63 | 258 | 321 | 580 | 76 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 68 | ||||
| NHL totals | 206 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 119 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | WJC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
References
edit- ^abcMace, Kyle (17 December 2017)."Hershey Bears Hall of Fame 2017: Doug Yingst headlines sixth class".Chocolate Hockey.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics fromNHL.com,orEliteprospects.com,orHockey-Reference.com,orThe Internet Hockey Database
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