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Todd Julian Fedoruk (born February 13, 1979) is a Canadian former professional left winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for six different teams. Todd has Ukrainian origin.


Playing career
Fedoruk spent his first seven professional seasons in the Philadelphia Flyers organization after being drafted 164th overall in 1997. He made his NHL debut during the 2000–01 season and played in 220 games over four seasons with the club, recording at least 100 penalty minutes in each season. He played with the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Philadelphia Phantoms during the 2004–05 NHL lockout and took part in the team's run to the championship.

Shortly after the lockout ended, Fedoruk was traded to the in exchange for a 2005 second-round draft pick (Pierre-Olivier Pelletier) on July 29, 2005. The 2005–06 season saw Fedoruk post career highs in games played (76), assists (19), points (23) and penalty minutes (174) as a member of the Ducks. The Flyers re-acquired Fedoruk on November 13, 2006, for a fourth-round draft pick.

Fedoruk, who is known for his skills as an enforcer, had titanium plates permanently embedded into his face to repair injuries caused in a fight with enforcer during the 2006–07 NHL season. Later that season, on March 21, 2007, Fedoruk was once again injured, in a fight against New York Rangers enforcer —Fedoruk was knocked unconscious and had to be carried off the ice on a stretcher.

On July 9, 2007, Fedoruk signed a one-year contract with the . In at start of the 2007–08 season, Fedoruk struggled to make the lineup and played only a handful of games before he was demoted to the club's AHL affiliate, the , on November 20, 2007. Before playing a game with Iowa, Fedoruk was claimed off waivers by the on November 22, 2007. Fedoruk played out the season with the Wild and scored his first career playoff goal during the Wild's first round defeat to the Colorado Avalanche.

Fedoruk signed a three-year contract with the on July 1, 2008. In the 2008–09 season, he played in 72 games with the Coyotes, scoring 13 points.

On July 21, 2009, Fedoruk was traded (alongside David Hale) to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for .

On August 4, 2011, the Vancouver Canucks signed Fedoruk on a try-out contract to attend training camp. After the conclusion of training camp and in the midst of the pre-season on October 1, 2011, Fedoruk was released by the Canucks without a contract offer, effectively ending his professional career.


Facial injuries
On November 11, 2003, Fedoruk was involved in a fight with New York Islanders defenseman . Fedoruk was deemed to have the better of the exchange at the time but it was not readily apparent that a right from Cairns had broken Fedoruk's . Fedoruk underwent surgery, and was back on the ice not long after.

On October 24, 2006, while Fedoruk was playing with the Anaheim Ducks, he challenged Minnesota Wild enforcer to a fight. Boogaard landed a brutal punch on Fedoruk that knocked him to the ice and shattered his cheek bone. Fedoruk left the ice immediately after the fight, but was in visible distress, and would not return for the rest of the night. Afterward, Fedoruk underwent considerable surgery to reconstruct the side of his face.

Fedoruk was then traded from Anaheim to his former club, the Philadelphia Flyers. While playing for the Flyers, Fedoruk was involved in another fight, this time with New York Rangers enforcer Colton Orr. During this fight, Fedoruk was knocked out due to a wild right from Orr. He lay on the ice, unable to move for around four minutes before being put on a stretcher.


Post-retirement
On November 9, 2011, Fedoruk was named assistant coach of the Flyers' affiliate, the , for which he had played 18 games in 1999–2000 as a Flyers prospect. He served in the role for two seasons until 2013.

Fedoruk has been a resident of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, with his wife and three children.


Career statistics
1995–96WHL441128340006
1996–97Kelowna RocketsWHL3115687600013
1997–98Kelowna RocketsWHL31358120
1997–98WHL2143780912323
1998–99Regina PatsWHL39121224107
1998–99Prince Albert RaidersWHL2864101751316749
1999–0018257118
1999–00Philadelphia PhantomsAHL191234050112
2000–01Philadelphia PhantomsAHL1401149
2000–01Philadelphia FlyersNHL535510109200020
2001–02Philadelphia PhantomsAHL701154
2001–02Philadelphia FlyersNHL5534714130000
2002–03Philadelphia FlyersNHL6315610510000
2003–04Philadelphia FlyersNHL4914513610002
2003–04Philadelphia PhantomsAHL20222
2004–05Philadelphia PhantomsAHL42412161421622433
2005–06Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL76419231741200016
2006–07Anaheim DucksNHL1003336
2006–07Philadelphia FlyersNHL48381184
2007–08NHL1102233
2007–08NHL586511106611216
2008–09NHL72671372
2009–10Tampa Bay LightningNHL5033654


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