Playing Career
Fehr was a first-round draft pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, chosen 18th overall.
Fehr played 11 games with the Capitals in the 2005–06 NHL season; he went scoreless, with 2 penalty minutes and an even plus/minus rating. He spent the rest of the season with the Hershey Bears and returned to Hershey to start the 2006–07 AHL season. He had a brief callup to the Capitals early in the 2006–07 season and was recalled again in late January. His first game back with the Capitals came on January 27, 2007; Fehr scored his first NHL goal, which would be the game-winner in the Capitals' 7–3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Fehr recovered from his herniated disc and was called up to the Washington Capitals on February 4, 2008.
On July 8, 2011, Fehr was traded to the Winnipeg Jets for a 2012 4th round pick and prospect Danick Paquette. He underwent surgery on his right shoulder in October 2011, and missed much of the season due to recurring problems with the shoulder. Fehr was not given a qualifying offer by the Jets at the end of the 2012 season, making him an unrestricted free agent. He signed with HPK in the SM-liiga in Oct, 2012.
During the off season of 2010, Eric Fehr has been involved with film as an actor.
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