Austin Fyten

Austin Fyten (born May 3, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Boxers de Bordeaux in the Ligue Magnus (FRA). He has formerly played in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career Fyten first played in his native Alberta at the bantam and midget level with the Airdrie Xtreme and Ufa Bisons before he was selected in the second round, 27th overall in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft by the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Joining the Western Hockey League from the 2007–08 season, Fyten played in 193 games with the Lethbridge Hurricanes until 2011 scoring 55 goals and 122 points. Having suffered a knee injury in an exhibition game for the Hurricanes prior to the 2011–12 season, Fyten sat out the entire regular season to recover. He was picked up at the trade deadline by the Vancouver Giants and made his Giants debut in six playoff games, scoring two goals and five points.

As an Undrafted Free Agent, Fyten embarked on his professional career by signing an ECHL contract with the Idaho Steelheads to begin the 2012–13 season. Producing offensively at a near point-per-game pace, Fyten was loaned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Texas Stars on January 30, 2013. He appeared in 11 games for 2 assists before returning to the ECHL.

Fyten was signed to an AHL two-way contract with the Oklahoma City Barons for the following 2013–14 season, Fyten spent the majority of the season with the Barons, registering 20 points in 47 games. He split time in a second season with the Steelheads, featuring in 15 games for 15 points.

Showing the ability to make an impact in the AHL, Fyten secured a contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, an affiliate to the Philadelphia Flyers, on August 20, 2014. In his first full season in the AHL in 2014–15, Fyten appeared in 64 games in a depth fourth-line role, contributing 11 points.

Familiarly as a free agent in the off-season, Fyten continued his growing journeyman role in the AHL, agreeing to a contract with the Hershey Bears on August 12, 2015. In the 2015–16 season, he spent the majority of his tenure within the Bears organization with ECHL affiliate, the South Carolina Stingrays. He posted 20 points in 41 games with the Stingrays, helping them advance to the Kelly Cup finals.

Fyten returned for a second stint with his original AHL club, the Texas Stars, on August 6, 2016. Fyten in a checking-line role, posted 12 points in 59 games in the 2016–17 season, earning a one-year extension with Texas on May 16, 2017. In the following 2017–18 season, Fyten as a versatile depth forward featured in his 200th career AHL game, and later helped the Stars advance to Calder Cup finals, posting 4 goals in 11 post-season games.

Having left Texas as a free agent in the off-season, Fyten extended his AHL career in joining the Providence Bruins on a one-year contract on August 21, 2018. In the 2018–19 season, Fyten made 45 appearances with Providence posting 9 points before he was traded to the Belleville Senators in exchange for Stuart Percy on March 4, 2019. Fyten made just 6 appearances with Belleville, notching 1 goal.

As a free agent, Fyten opted to pursue a European career, agreeing to a one-year deal with second-tier German club, Eispiraten Crimmitschau of the DEL2, on August 28, 2019. Relied upon offensively, Fyten added 43 points through 51 regular season games with ETC, before the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Returning to North America in the off-season, Fyten belatedly signed a contract with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL on January 18, 2021. In his lone season with the Nailers in 2020-21, Fyten contributed with 24 goals and 39 points in 49 regular season games.

As a free agent, Fyten opted to sign a one-year European deal with French club, Boxers de Bordeaux of the Ligue Magnus, on June 23, 2021.

Personal Fyten comes from a large hockey family, with three brothers, Andrew, Seth, and Tyler having played junior or coached while sister Caitlin played collegiate hockey with the University of Manitoba through 2018.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 Airdrie Xtreme AMBHL 37 19 20 39 28 4 2 3 5 6 2005–06 Airdrie Xtreme AMBHL 34 23 23 46 62 4 3 5 8 8 2006–07 UFA Bisons AMHL 27 2 10 12 34 8 2 2 4 18 2007–08 UFA Bisons AMHL 36 13 23 36 72 6 2 5 7 10 2007–08 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 6 0 0 0 0 10 1 2 3 4 2008–09 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 67 12 13 25 70 10 1 1 2 12 2009–10 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 68 19 24 43 114 — — — — — 2010–11 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 52 24 30 54 103 — — — — — 2011–12 Vancouver Giants WHL — — — — — 6 2 3 5 13 2012–13 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 46 14 27 41 55 17 5 6 11 10 2012–13 Texas Stars AHL 11 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 47 7 13 20 31 3 1 1 2 0 2013–14 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 15 9 6 15 37 — — — — — 2014–15 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 64 2 9 11 85 — — — — — 2015–16 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 41 9 11 20 88 19 8 11 19 28 2015–16 Hershey Bears AHL 6 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2016–17 Texas Stars AHL 59 6 6 12 79 — — — — — 2017–18 Texas Stars AHL 42 5 5 10 51 11 4 0 4 0 2017–18 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 5 0 1 1 14 — — — — — 2018–19 Providence Bruins AHL 45 3 6 9 55 — — — — — 2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 6 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2019–20 Eispiraten Crimmitschau DEL2 51 19 24 43 50 — — — — — 2020–21 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 49 24 15 39 81 — — — — — 2021–22 Boxers de Bordeaux France 7 1 4 5 4 — — — — — AHL totals 280 24 42 66 307 14 5 1 6 0

Awards and honours Award Year AMBHL Most Sportsmanlike Player 2006