Adam Fox (ice hockey)

Adam Fox (born February 17, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He played collegiate ice hockey at Harvard University. He was selected by the Calgary Flames, 66th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. In June 2018, Fox's NHL rights were traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, and were then traded to the New York Rangers in April 2019.

Adam Fox
Born (1998-02-17) February 17, 1998
Jericho, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team New York Rangers
National team  United States
NHL Draft 66th overall, 2016
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2019present

Early life

Fox is Jewish, and was born in Jericho, New York.[2] He attended Pioneer High School.[3]

Playing career

Prior to joining the Harvard Crimson, Fox played in the U.S. National Team Development Program. During his final season in the program, he led all under-18 defensemen in goals, assists and points.[4] He would finish his career with the third most points by a defenseman in USNTDP history.[4]

Leading up to the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, Fox was ranked 50th for North American Skaters in the final ranking by NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[5] He was eventually drafted 66th overall by the Calgary Flames.[6]

Fox had an immediate impact after joining Harvard University for the 2016–17 season, being named ECAC Rookie of the Year after his freshman season. Fox would also be named to the NCAA First All-American Team and ECAC First All-Star Team in each of his first two seasons. In his freshman season, Fox helped Harvard win the Beanpot for the first time since 1993 by recording a goal and an assist to beat Boston University 6–3.[7] Fox also helped Harvard reach its first Frozen Four series since 1994 and win an Ivy title and ECAC Hockey Championship. In the Frozen Four semi-finals against University of Minnesota Duluth, the Crimson lost 2–1.[8]

On June 23, 2018, Fox's NHL playing rights were traded (along with Dougie Hamilton and Micheal Ferland) to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Elias Lindholm and Noah Hanifin.[9] On April 30, 2019, Fox's NHL rights were acquired by the New York Rangers in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and what would become a second-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft [10][11]. On May 2, Fox signed an entry-level contract with the Rangers.[12]

International play

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2017 Canada
2018 United States
World U18 Championships
2016 United States

Fox has represented the United States at both the 2017 and 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

In 2017, Fox won a gold medal with Team USA while recording four points in seven games. The following year, Fox was named an alternate captain for Team USA at the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[13] He led Team USA to a bronze medal while leading the team's defensemen in assists and points.[14]

Following the conclusion of his collegiate career, on April 19, 2019, Fox was selected to represent the senior United States team at the 2019 IIHF World Championship held in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia.[15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15U.S. National Development TeamUSHL 343141726
2015–16U.S. National Development TeamUSHL 25517222
2016–17Harvard UniversityECAC 35634406
2017–18Harvard UniversityECAC 296222812
2018–19Harvard UniversityECAC 339394814
2019–20New York RangersNHL 708344232
NHL totals 708344232

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 United States U17 6 0 2 2 0
2016 United States U18 7 1 8 9 0
2017 United States WJC 7 0 4 4 2
2018 United States WJC 7 1 4 5 0
2019 United States WC 7th 8 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 27 2 18 20 2
Senior totals 8 0 1 1 0

Awards and honors

Award Year Ref
College
ECAC Rookie of the Year 2017
ECAC All-Rookie Team 2017
ECAC First All-Star Team 2017, 2018, 2019
ECAC All-Tournament Team 2017
NCAA First All-American Team 2017, 2018, 2019
International
World U18 Championship All-Star Team 2016 [14]
World U18 Championship Best Defenseman 2016 [14]

See also

References

  1. "Adam Fox at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
  2. Serby, Steve (October 26, 2019). "Rangers' Adam Fox on life as a rookie and how he felt after loss of close friend". Nypost.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  3. "Harvard Crimson bio". gocrimson.com.
  4. "2016 NHL Central Scouting Rankings - NA Skaters/Goaltenders". TSN.ca. April 12, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  5. "Flames select Adam Fox with 66th overall pick". NHL.com. June 25, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  6. Byler, Laney (October 20, 2017). "College Catch-up: Adam Fox". usahockeyntdp.com. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  7. "NO. 2/2 Harvard Falls in Frozen Four". ivyleague.com. April 6, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  8. "Hurricanes' Adam Fox: Traded to Carolina". cbssports.com. June 23, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  9. "Rangers Acquire Defenseman Adam Fox". NHL.com. April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  10. "Adam Fox Trades - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps". CapFriendly. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  11. "Rangers Agree To Terms With Defenseman Adam Fox". NHL.com. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  12. "Fox Named Alternate Captain of U.S. World Junior Team". gocrimson.com. December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  13. "Adam Fox Team USA Bio". teamusa.usahockey.com. USA Hockey.
  14. "First 17 players named to 2019 U.S. Men's national team". USA Hockey. April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Joe Snively
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year
2016–17
Succeeded by
Matthew Galajda
Preceded by
Ryan Donato
ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
2018–19
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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