Mark Fayne
Mark C. Fayne ( born May 15, 1987 in Nashua, New Hampshire ) is an American professional ice hockey player who is since August 2010 with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
Mark Fayne first played from 2003 to 2006 in the State of Massachusetts for the high school team of the Noble and Greenough School, in the high school league system of the United States. The diverse sporting interested Americans was present in addition to the execution of the ice hockey in the sports of football and lacrosse. NHL Entry Draft 2005, he was selected in the fifth round at position 155 of the New Jersey Devils. In the 2005/06 season, his last in the Hockey Team of the Noble and Greenough School, Fayne was appointed team captain. He was particularly impressed by his offensive potential and achieved in 29 regular season games of the 10 goals and 24 assists. After this season Fayne was elected to the First All -Star Team of NEPSIHA Division I and honored as Most Valuable Player of the Independent School League.
For the 2006/07 season the defender began studying at Providence College and went for the ice hockey team, the Providence Friars, in the Hockey East, a division in the game operation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, on the ice. After completing his debut season, had completed all 36 games of the season Friars in the Fayne, he was elected to the All- Rookie Team Hockey East. In addition, he was honored as the best within the team defensive player. In December 2007, Fayne won with the team the Mayor 's Cup with a 8-0 victory against the hockey team from Brown University, the Brown Bears. End of the season 2007/ 08 he received for the second time in a row the team in-house award as the best defensive player of the Providence Friars, after he had refined his defensive play in the course of the season especially and used his physical strength more effectively.
In the season 2008/ 09, the Americans stood, now working as an assistant captain in 33 games on the ice and ended it with a negative plus / minus balance. With the Friars, he won his second Mayor 's Cup and was to become the third consecutive year, the assessment team as internal defensive player of the year. He shared this award with Matt Taormina. In the 2009/10 season the defender increased, especially in the offensive game and contributed five goals and 17 assists in 34 games with. In the course of the season he was appointed captain of the Friars and ended the season 2009/ 10 as the third best team of internal scorer. His impressive performance at Providence College have been recognized in accordance with the conclusion of his college career and Fayne rewarded with four awards. In addition to the award as most valuable player of the year, the Providence Friars also an honor for most assists and the execution of the captain Office awarded him. Furthermore, the Americans won for the fourth time in his career, the trophy for the best team interen defensive player of the year, with Fayne this award shared with goalie Alex Beaudry.
In August 2010, he signed an entry contract with the New Jersey Devils. Initially it was used in the farm team for the Albany Devils in the American Hockey League, where he completed 19 games during the season and contributed four points. November 22, 2010 Fayne as emergency call -up, as so-called moderate emergency stopgap in the NHL squad of New Jersey Devils was appointed. On 15 December 2010, the Americans scored his first NHL goal when he beat the goalie Ilya Brysgalow in the game against the Phoenix Coyotes with a slap shot. In the course of the season, he established himself in the squad of the Devils and scored as a team internally the top scoring defensive rookie in 57 NHL games, four goals and ten assists. His plus / minus score of 10 was the best of the entire team.
Fayne is considered preferable defensive -purpose defender because of his physical strength. He is described as a mobile defender who has good skating skills, but does not act particularly nimble. As his strength polynuclear shot attempts from the wrist and his passing game qualities which enable him ice age in outnumbered situations apply. His defensive play is not considered particularly aggressive.
Internationally
For the World Cup 2011 Fayne was first appointed to the squad of the U.S. selection. He got in four games on the ice and recorded one assist.
Awards and achievements
- 2007 Hockey East All- Rookie Team
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented the U.S. at:
- World Cup 2011
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )