Adam Fox
American ice hockey player

Adam Fox

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American ice hockey player
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17 February 1998(Jericho, United States of America)
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Introduction

Adam Fox (born February 17, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). 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.

Playing career

Prior to joining the 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. He would finish his career with the third most points by a defenseman in USNTDP history.

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. He was eventually drafted 66th overall by the Calgary Flames.

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. 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.

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. 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 a conditional third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. On May 2, Fox signed an entry-level contract with the Rangers.

International play

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. He led Team USA to a bronze medal while leading the team's defensemen in assists and points.

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 U.S. National Development Team USHL 34 3 14 17 26
2015–16 U.S. National Development Team USHL 25 5 17 22 2
2016–17 Harvard University ECAC 35 6 34 40 6
2017–18 Harvard University ECAC 29 6 22 28 12
2018–19 Harvard University ECAC 33 9 39 48 14
NCAA totals 97 21 95 116 32

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 United States U17 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 0 2 2 0
2016 United States U18 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 7 1 8 9 0
2017 United States WJC 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 0 4 4 2
2018 United States WJC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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
World U18 Championship Best Defenseman 2016