Career
He last played for the Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL.
Fahey was drafted in the 8th round, 212th overall, by the San Jose Sharks in the 1998 National Hockey League Entry Draft. During his draft year, he was featured in a segment with his idol, Raymond Bourque, in a feature for National Hockey League on Fox. Following his college career, in the 2003 season, after spending some time with San Jose"s AHL farm team in Cleveland, Fahey was recalled to the Sharks and was selected San Jose"s rookie of the year.
Despite spending nearly half the season in the minor leagues, he led all rookie National Hockey League defenseman in scoring.
In the 2004 season, Fahey battled with pneumonia, and after recording only two points in fifteen games, was sent down to Cleveland, where he played for the remainder of that season, and has seen only sporadic National Hockey League duty since. Fahey has also played in international competitions, like the 2003 IIHF Men"s World Championships.
He has been named to the PlanetUSA AHL All-Star team Fahey re-signed to a one-year contract worth United States$500,000.
On July 15, 2006. Prior to the 2006-2007 National Hockey League season, Fahey was traded with Alexander Korolyuk to the New Jersey Devils for Vladimir Malakhov and a conditional first round pick.
On July 27, 2007, Fahey signed with the Chicago Blackhawks and spent the full year with the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL. On March 26, 2008, Fahey signed with German team, the Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL. On July 6, 2010, after two seasons with Krefeld, Fahey signed a one-year contract with fellow DEL team, Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. However, only three weeks later on July 24, Fahey terminated his agreement with the Ice Tigers due to personal reasons and remained in America. Fahey also has a degree in real estate development from Northeastern University.
