Dane Fox (born October 13, 1993) is a

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professional

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who is currently an

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. He most recently played for the

Nürnberg Ice Tigers The Nürnberg Ice Tigers are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. History The roots of the team can be traced back to SG Nürnberg, an ice hockey clu ...

of the

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(DEL).

Playing career

On December 28, 2013, the

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. The Canucks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conferenc ...

signed Fox as a free-agent to an entry-level contract, and he was assigned to continue playing with the Erie Otters where, during the

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, he registered a career-high 64 goals in 67 games to lead the OHL in goals scored. During the 2015–16 season, his second professional year within the Canucks organization, Fox was primarily assigned to secondary affiliate, the

Kalamazoo Wings The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Western Conference, Central Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Event Center. They are the affiliate ...

of the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

. In leading the Wings in scoring with 50 points in 53 games, Fox was still unable to gain promotion to the AHL with the

Utica Comets The Utica Comets are a professional ice hockey team based in Utica, New York. They are members of the North Division in the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL) and affiliated with the National Hockey League's (NHL) New Jersey D ...

on a full-time basis and on March 7, 2016, Fox was traded by the Canucks to the

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Con ...

in exchange for future considerations, in which a minor-league loan of players was completed. Fox was directly assigned to the AHL with the

Charlotte Checkers The Charlotte Checkers are a professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the top minor league affiliate of the ...

. As a free agent in the off-season from the Hurricanes, Fox opted to continue in the ECHL, signing a one-year deal with the Missouri Mavericks on August 25, 2016. Approaching his fourth European season, Fox after a one-year stint in the Danish

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with the

Frederikshavn White Hawks The Frederikshavn White Hawks are a Denmark, Danish professional ice hockey team. , they play in the top Danish ice hockey league, the Superisligaen (known as the Metal Ligaen for sponsorship reasons). The team is based in the town of Frederiksha ...

, opted to return to former club and newly renamed, Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the DEL, on August 16, 2020.

Personal

Dane Fox was born in Chatham, Ontario on October 13, 1993, to Carla and Kevin Fox. He was raised at his family's soy bean farm in

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alongside his sister Megan and brother Trent.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Dane 1993 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Erie Otters players Frederikshavn White Hawks players Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players London Knights players Missouri Mavericks players Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Ice hockey people from Chatham-Kent Utica Comets players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen