{{short description|Ice hockey goaltender}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Kaden Fulcher | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|9|23}} | birth_place = Brigden, Ontario, Canada | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 183 | position = Goaltender | catches = Left | league = OSHL | team = Alvinston Killer Bees | former_teams = Detroit Red Wings | ntl_team = | draft = Undrafted | career_start = 2019 | career_end = }} '''Kaden Fulcher''' (born September 23, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Alvinston Killer Bees of the OSHL. He has formerly played with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career== ===Junior=== Fulcher was drafted 241st overall by the Sarnia Sting in the 2014 OHL Priority Selection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ontariohockeyleague.com/kaden-fulcher-commits-to-sting/ |title=Kaden Fulcher Commits to Sting |website=ontariohockeyleague.com |date=September 5, 2015 |accessdate=April 8, 2019}}</ref> During the 2015–16 season, Fulcher began the season with the Sarnia Sting, where he posted a 2–0–1 record in three games, with a 3.30 goals-against average (GAA) and .890 save percentage. On January 7, 2016, he was traded to the Hamilton Bulldogs in exchange for goaltender Charlie Graham.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hamiltonbulldogs.com/bulldogs-acquire-fulcher-from-sting |title=Bulldogs Acquire Fulcher From Sting |website=hamiltonbulldogs.com |date=January 7, 2016 |accessdate=April 8, 2019}}</ref> He finished the season with a 4–10 record, with a 4.48 GAA and .876 save percentage in 14 games for the Bulldogs.
During the 2017–18 season, Fulcher posted a 32–17–6 regular-season record for the Hamilton Bulldogs, with a 2.86 GAA and .899 save percentage. On March 1, 2018, Fulcher won his 30th game of the season, setting a single-season franchise record for the most wins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hamiltonbulldogs.com/article/kaden-fulcherbulldogs-single-season-wins-leader-ohlahl |title=Kaden Fulcher: Bulldogs Single Season Wins Leader OHL/AHL |website=hamiltonbulldogs.com |date=March 3, 2018 |accessdate=April 6, 2019}}</ref> During the playoffs he posted a 16–5 record, with a 2.70 GAA and .905 save percentage to help the Bulldogs win the J. Ross Robertson Cup, their first championship in franchise history.<ref name="Fulcher">{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/kaden-fulcher-recalled-under-emergency-conditions/c-306312742 |title=Red Wings recall Fulcher under emergency conditions |website=NHL.com |first=Kyle |last=Kujawa |accessdate=March 31, 2019 |date=April 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/ohl-bulldogs-top-greyhounds-win-ohl-final-advance-memorial-cup/ |title=Bulldogs top Greyhounds in OHL final, advance to Memorial Cup |website=sportsnet.ca |date=May 13, 2018 |accessdate=April 6, 2019}}</ref> With the win, the Bulldogs advanced to the 2018 Memorial Cup, where Fulcher posted a 2–2 record with a 2.27 GAA and a .918 save percentage. Following the tournament, he was awarded the Hap Emms Memorial Trophy as the tournament's most outstanding goaltender.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hamiltonbulldogs.com/article/kaden-fulcher-awarded-the-hap-emms-memorial-trophy-as-the-most-outstanding-goaltender-of-the-2018-mastercard-memorial-cup |title=Kaden Fulcher, awarded the Hap Emms Memorial Trophy as the Most Outstanding Goaltender of the 2018 Mastercard Memorial Cup |website=hamiltonbulldogs.com |date=May 28, 2018 |accessdate=April 6, 2019}}</ref>
===Professional=== On October 3, 2017, the Detroit Red Wings signed Fulcher to a three-year, entry-level contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/goaltender-kaden-fulcher-signed-to-entry-level-deal/c-291529702 |title=Detroit signs Goaltender Kaden Fulcher to entry-level deal |website=NHL.com |first=Kyle |last=Kujawa |date=October 3, 2017 |accessdate=April 6, 2019}}</ref> Following a championship winning season in junior hockey, Fulcher was assigned to the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL on September 27, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/pro/2018/09/27/Detroit-Red-Wings-assign-rookie-goalie-Kaden-Fulcher-to-Toledo-Walleye-ECHL/stories/20180927189 |title=Red Wings assign rookie goalie Kaden Fulcher to Walleye |newspaper=The Blade |first=Mark |last=Monroe |date=September 27, 2018 |accessdate=April 10, 2019}}</ref> During the 2018–19 season, Fulcher posted a 15–7–6 record with a 3.00 GAA and a .899 save percentage in 28 games for the Walleye in his first professional season. On March 3, 2019, Fulcher posted his first career shutout, in a 5–0 victory over the Indy Fuel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/walleye/2019/03/03/echl-toledo-walleye-indy-fuel-hockey.html |title=Walleye continue roll with 5-0 blanking of Fuel |newspaper=The Blade |first=Mark |last=Monroe |date=March 3, 2019 |accessdate=April 10, 2019}}</ref>
On March 31, 2019, Fulcher was recalled by the Red Wings under emergency conditions.<ref name=Fulcher/> On April 6, he made his NHL debut for the Red Wings in a game against the Buffalo Sabres, replacing an injured Jimmy Howard in the second period, making nine saves on 11 shots in 28 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2019/04/06/detroit-red-wings-buffalo-sabres/3385916002/ |title=Detroit Red Wings booed in 7-1 loss to Buffalo Sabres in season finale |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |first=Helene |last=St. James |date=April 6, 2019 |accessdate=April 6, 2019}}</ref> Following the completion of the Red Wings' season, Fulcher was re-assigned to the Walleye the next day and added to their playoff roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-assign-nine-players/c-306565498 |title=Red Wings assign nine players |website=NHL.com |first=Kyle |last=Kujawa |date=April 7, 2019 |accessdate=April 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toledowalleye.com/en/news/walleye-announce-playoff-roster |title= Walleye announce playoff roster |website=toledowalleye.com |date=April 9, 2019 |accessdate=April 10, 2019}}</ref>
On January 12, 2021, the Red Wings assigned Fulcher to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://griffinshockey.com/news/detroit-assigns-11-to-grand-rapids |title=Detroit Assigns 11 to Grand Rapids |website=griffinshockey.com |date=January 12, 2021 |accessdate=January 12, 2021}}</ref>
As a free agent from the Red Wings, following four seasons within the organization, Fulcher remained un-signed leading into the 2022–23 season. He returned to the professional ranks on December 17, 2022, in signing a contract with ECHL club, the Reading Royals.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/ECHLWeek/status/1603879877878456321 | title = Fulcher signs with Royals | publisher = Twitter | author = ECHL | date = December 17, 2022 | accessdate = December 17, 2022}}</ref> After making his debut with the Royals, Fulcher was soon loaned to AHL club, the Syracuse Crunch, in January 2023.
Continuing his career, Fulcher signed with the ECHL's Idaho Steelheads on September 19, 2023;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://echl.com/news/2023/09/steelheads-sign-pair-of-goalies |title=Steelheads sign pair of goalies |website=ECHL |date=September 19, 2023 |access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> however, he was released from his contract on October 18,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://idahosteelheads.com/news/2023/10/steelheads-sign-goaltender-dylan-wells-to-an-echl-contract |title=STEELHEADS SIGN GOALTENDER DYLAN WELLS TO AN ECHL CONTRACT |website=Idaho Steelheads |date=October 18, 2023 |access-date=December 1, 2023 |quote=In addition, the team has released netminder Kaden Fulcher from his ECHL contract.}}</ref> and instead signed with the Pensacola Ice Flyers of the SPHL on October 23.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Pensacola Ice Flyers |user=PcolaIceFlyers |number=1716561089507332255 |date=October 23, 2023 |title=🚨 Transaction Tracker Presented by Mediacom 🚨 We've Signed Goalie Kaden Fulcher. Waived Goalie Drennan Atherton. Traded Goalie Ryan Kenny to Fayetteville, and Defensemen Cooper Jones has been called up to the ECHL Idaho Steelheads. |language=en-us |access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> Soon after, Fulcher returned to the ECHL, as the Ice Flyers loaned him to the Savannah Ghost Pirates on November 22.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=EP Transfers |user=ep_transfers |number=1727449960872898836 |date=November 22, 2023 |title=Loan: Kaden Fulcher (G) {{!}} Pensacola Ice Flyers -> Savannah Ghost Pirates |language=en-us |access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>
Fulcher was traded to the Worcester Railers in the end of December 2023 from the Savannah Ghost Pirates in exchange for cash considerations. Fulcher played a total of five games during his short stint in Savannah, collecting a .893 save percentage, a 3.78 goals against average, and an 0-4-0 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Worcester Railers {{!}} Railers Announce Multiple Transactions |url=https://railershc.com/news/2023/12/railers-announce-multiple-transactions |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Worcester Railers |language=en}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:75%" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! align="center" colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season ! align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! align="center" colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! W ! L ! T/OT ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% ! GP ! W ! L ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% |- | 2015–16 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 10 | 0 | 3.30 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2015–16 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 764 | 57 | 0 | 4.48 | .876 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2016–17 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 43 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 2,393 | 128 | 2 | 3.21 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2017–18 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 55 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 3,207 | 153 | 3 | 2.86 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2018–19 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 28 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1,642 | 82 | 1 | 3.00 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2018–19 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4.44 | .818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2019–20 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 11 | 0 | 5.51 | .831 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2020–21 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 380 | 18 | 1 | 2.84 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2021–22 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1074 | 44 | 2 | 2.46 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2021–22 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 16 | 0 | 4.42 | .846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2022–23 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 534 | 27 | 0 | 3.03 | .897 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1.70 | .933 |- style="background:#f0f0f0;" | 2022–23 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 2.99 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan=3 | NHL totals ! 1 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 28 ! 2 ! 0 ! 4.44 ! .818 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |}
==See also== *List of players who played only one game in the NHL
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fulcher, Kaden}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Category:Detroit Red Wings players Category:Grand Rapids Griffins players Category:Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) players Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario Category:Pensacola Ice Flyers players Category:Reading Royals players Category:Sarnia Sting players Category:Savannah Ghost Pirates players Category:Syracuse Crunch players Category:Toledo Walleye players Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen Category:Worcester Railers players