Cade Patrick Fairchild (born January 15, 1989) is an

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former professional

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. He was selected by the

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in the 4th round (96th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Fairchild competed at the

2006 IIHF World U18 Championships The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Ängelholm and Halmstad, Sweden. The championships began on April 12, 2006 and finished on April 22, 2006. Games were played at Lindab Arena, Ängelholms Ishall in Ängelholm and Sannarps Isstadion ...

where he won a gold medal as a member of Team USA. He was also a member of the USA U-18 team at the 2007 IIHF U-18 World Championship, where he led all defensemen in points.

Playing career

Before turning professional, Fairchild attended the

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where he was the top scoring defenseman with the

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team which competes in

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's Division I in the

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conference. On March 18, 2011, Fairchild was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues. On November 29, 2011, Fairchild made his NHL debut playing 14 shifts in the Blues' 2-1 victory over the home team

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. Five days after his NHL debut, Fairchild was returned to the Peoria Rivermen of the

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(AHL). In 2012, Fairchild was named an AHL All-Star and also named to the AHL All-Rookie Team. He was recalled 4 times to St. Louis and played 5 games, tallying 1 assist. During the 2013–14 season, having had his season hampered by injury and his development stagnating within the Blues organization, on March 12, 2014 Fairchild was traded by St. Louis to the

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and assigned to their AHL affiliate, the

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. Fairchild was not re-signed by the Coyotes, and on July 8, 2014, he agreed to a one-year with Russian club,

Metallurg Novokuznetsk Metallurg Novokuznetsk ( ) is a professional ice hockey team from Siberia based in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. They are currently members of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). History The team was founded in 1949 in Novokuznetsk (then S ...

of the

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. He left Metallurg after a second season with the club and took up an offer from Sweden, signing with

Rögle BK Rögle BK (Rögle Bandyklubb) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Ängelholm that has been playing in the SHL since the 2015–16 season. Rögle has previously played in the SHL (previously named Elitserien) in 1992–1996, 2008–20 ...

on July 9, 2016. In October 2018, Fairchild joined

KalPa Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is a professional ice hockey team which competes in the Finnish Liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu, Olvi Areena. Team history Established in 1929 as ''Sortavalan Palloseura'' in Sortavala, the club r ...

in the Finnish

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from

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in the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; ) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Russia (20), Belarus (1), Kazakhstan (1), and China (1) for a total of 23 clubs. It was considered in ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fairchild, Cade 1989 births Living people American men's ice hockey defensemen Chicago Wolves players Dinamo Riga players Ice hockey people from Duluth, Minnesota Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players KalPa players Metallurg Novokuznetsk players Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players Portland Pirates players Rögle BK players St. Louis Blues draft picks St. Louis Blues players USA Hockey National Team Development Program players