| Mark Fraser | |
|---|---|
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| Born | September 29, 1986 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Ottawa Senators New Jersey Devils Toronto Maple Leafs Edmonton Oilers |
| NHL Draft | 84th overall, 2005 New Jersey Devils |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
Mark Fraser (born September 29, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft and has also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers.
Playing Career[]
Mark played junior hockey with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League from 2004–06.
In his second season with the Rangers, his hard working style earned him the captaincy after Mike Richards left the team.
At the end of the 2005–06 season, Mark played his first professional games, joining the AHL Albany River Rats for four games.
Mark played his first full professional season in 2006–07 with the Lowell Devils, and he played seven games for the New Jersey Devils as well. He remained with Lowell until 2009–10, when he made the New Jersey roster out of training camp.
Mark scored his first NHL goal on October 24, 2009, against Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On December 12, 2011, Mark (along with Rod Pelley and a 2012 7th round draft pick) was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Kurtis Foster and Timo Pielmeier.
On February 27, 2012, he was traded from the Anaheim Ducks to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Dale Mitchell.
On July 30, 2013, Mark and the Toronto Maple Leafs avoided salary arbitration and agreed to a one-year contract worth $1.275 million.
In the following 2013–14 season, he was unable to match his performance from the lockout season and on January 31, 2014, he was traded by the Leafs to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for the rights to Teemu Hartikainen and Cam Abney.
A free agent into the 2014–15 season, Mark made a return of sort to the New Jersey Devils organization in signing a one-year AHL contract with affiliate, the Albany Devils on November 2, 2014.
He was later signed for the remainder of the season on a NHL contract with the Devils on December 18, 2014. His return was complete on January 3, 2015 when he played with New Jersey Devils against Philadelphia Flyers.
Mark was not given an offer by the Devils and was released to free agency. Left without a contract by September, he would make a return to the Leafs, signing a professional try-out. He would ultimately be released without a deal.
On September 28, 2015, the Ottawa Senators signed Mark to a one year, two-way contract.
Career Statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 58 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 96 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 59 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 71 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 79 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Lowell Devils | AHL | 74 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 61 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Albany Devils | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | ||
| 2012–13 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 45 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Albany Devils | AHL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 219 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 302 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||