Dylan Fabre

Dylan Fabre (born 10 November 2000 ) is a French professional ice hockey player who is a winger for HC Ässät Pori of the Liiga. Internationally, Fabre represents France. Fabre started his professional career in the Ligue Magnus, France's top-level league, playing for Brûleurs de Loups, which is also his youth club.

Playing career

Junior Fabre started ice hockey in the youth organization of Brûleurs de Loups. Fabre represented Brûleurs de Loups as a 12-year-old in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament in the 2012–13 season. Fabre played four games and scored a total of nine points.

During the 2014–15 season, Fabre played for Brûleurs de Loups U18 II team in the French U18 3rd division. Fabre only played three games, which were all playoff games. In the following season, Fabre represented Brûleurs de Loups in the U18 first team for a total of six regular season games and five playoff games. In total, Fabre scored 13 points.

In the 2019–20 season, Fabre again represented the Brûleurs de Loups in 31 regular season games, with 18 points, and four playoff games, with one point. Fabre played six games for Brûleurs de Loups in the Champions Hockey League (CHL), the top level of European club competitions, but did not score a point.

The following 2020–21 season, Fabre played 22 regular season games for Brûleurs de Loups and put up nine points.

In the 2021–22 season, Fabre played again for Brûleurs de Loups. Fabre appeared in 31 regular season games where he put up 27 points. Fabre also played 10 playoff games with 11 points. Fabre got to hold the Magnus Cup with Brûleurs de Loups as they won the French Championship again.

The 2022–23 season saw Fabre break his career records in the Ligue Magnus and the Champions Hockey League, as he played 42 regular season games with 44 points and 15 playoff games with 14 points. Fabre won the Jean Pierre-Graff Trophy, which is awarded for the most promising player of the Ligue Magnus each year.

HC Ässät Pori (2023–present) On May 26, 2023, it was announced that Fabre signed a two-year contract to Finnish club HC Ässät Pori of the Liiga. Fabre made his Liiga debut on the 13th of September in a game against Ilves Tampere. The Satakunnan Kansa newspaper described Fabre as potentially the best French player in the Liiga ever. Fabre finished his first Liiga season with 25 points in 60 games. In his second year at Ässät, Fabre scored 24 points in the regular season.

International play Fabre represented France in the U18 World Championships for six games with one point. Fabre got to represent the France men's national team in the 2022 IIHF World Championship where he played seven games without any points. He again represented France in the 2023 IIHF World Championship, playing in six games without any points. Fabre was cut from the 2024 World Championship team because of an injury.

Playing style Ässät general manager Janne Vuorinen described Dylan Fabre as a modern player with fast legs and a good scoring ability. Fabre has said that his greatest strength is his speed.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours Award Year(s)Ligue Magnus Magnus Cup champion 2019, 2022 Jean-Pierre Graff Trophy 2023 Coupe de France 2023