Hunter Fejes
| Hunter Fejes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 31, 1994 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Slovak team Former teams |
HC Prešov Penguins Springfield Falcons Tucson Roadrunners Toronto Marlies Rockford IceHogs Manitoba Moose Hershey Bears Black Wings Linz Graz 99ers HC Vita Hästen Orli Znojmo HC Košice Vlci Žilina | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Samuel Hunter Fejes (born May 31, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey winger for HC Prešov Penguins of the Slovak Extraliga.
Biography
Fejes was born in Anchorage, Alaska. His ancestors came to the US from Slovakia.[1] When he was 10 years old, he was involved in a car crash on the way home from a training that resulted in the death of his mother and left Fejes comatose for weeks.[2]
In April 2022 he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. After three months of rigorous chemotherapy treatment, the cancer entered remission and in October he was cancer free.[3]
At the junior level, Fejes played for Shattuck-Saint Mary's junior hockey team and for Colorado College in National Collegiate Athletic Association. In the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, he was drafted by Arizona Coyotes from the 178th place but did make it into the first team.[4] Before joining HC Košice he played in a variety of AHL and ECHL hockey team as well as overseas in Sweden, the Czech Republic and Austria.
He joined Košice right before the play off phase of the 2022–23 Slovak Extraliga season. At first, he was unsure whether he should accept the offer from Košice, but was persuaded by his Orlando team mate Maxim Čajkovič, who is originally from Slovakia.[2]
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Slovak | ||
| Champion | 2023 | |
References
- ^ "Dve vážne dopravné nehody i rakovina. Útočníkovi Košíc sa zmenil pohľad na život". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Umrela mu mama, porazil rakovinu. Fejes našiel v majstrovskom tíme novú rodinu". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Solar Bears Announce Return of Hunter Fejes After Bout With Cancer". orlandosolarbearshockey.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Košice majú prebytok legionárov, angažovali útočníka zo zámoria". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved April 26, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database