| T. J. Fast | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 2, 1987 Calgary, AB, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Florida Panthers Rochester Americans (AHL) |
| NHL Draft | 60th overall, 2005 Los Angeles Kings |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
T. J. Fast (born September 2, 1987 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently a member of the Florida Panthers organization in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Fast began his junior career in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) for two seasons playing for the Calgary Royals and Camrose Kodiaks. After his second AJHL season in 2004–05, he was drafted in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings as the 60th overall pick in the second round.[1] He subsequently joined the college hockey ranks with the University of Denver. However, after one-and-a-half seasons with Denver, he moved to major junior to play for the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL). In 2007–08, Fast recorded a 17-goal, 54-point season to earn WHL West First Team All-Star honours.[2]
Following his final junior season, he was traded by the Kings to the St. Louis Blues on June 4, 2008, in exchange for a 5th round draft pick in 2009.[3]
On August 3, 2010, Fast was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Graham Mink.[4]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Calgary Royals | AJHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Camrose Kodiaks | AJHL | 58 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | University of Denver | WCHA | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of Denver | WCHA | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 26 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 71 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 92 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 46 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2009–10 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 46 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 58 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 77 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Western Hockey League | ||
| West First All-Star Team | 2007–08 | [2] |