Drew Fata (born July 28, 1983 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada) is a professional hockey defenceman for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He is the younger brother of Rico Fata, who has played for several NHL teams over the course of his career.

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Fata was drafted 86th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Without playing a game for the Penguins, Fata signed as a free agent with the New York Islanders on February 4, 2007.

When Islanders defenceman Sean Hill received a 20-game suspension on April 20, 2007 after testing positive performance-enhancing drugs, Drew Fata was called upon to take his place in the lineup. He then made his playoff debut against the Buffalo Sabres on April 20th, though the Islanders lost the game and were eliminated from the postseason.

On July 2, 2008, Fata signed with the Phoenix Coyotes. Fata started the 2008–09 season with the Coyotes affiliate, San Antonio Rampage, before he was traded by the Coyotes to the Ottawa Senators for Alexander Nikulin on November 3, 2008.^[1]

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[edit] External links

Drew Fata's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database