Adam Fox

He led all NCAA defensemen in the nation, and ranked 4th among NCAA freshmen skaters with 40 points, led all NCAA defensemen and all NCAA freshmen skaters in assists with 34, and led all ECAC skaters in both points and assists, as he played 35 games.

He was drafted 66th overall by the Calgary Flames.

Fox attended Harvard University for three years, majoring in psychology.

Fox broke the school record for points by a Harvard defenseman in one season, set by Mark Fusco in 1983.

In his freshman season, Fox helped Harvard win the Beanpot for the first time since 1993 by recording a goal and an assist to beat Boston University 6–3.

Fox also helped Harvard reach its first Frozen Four series since 1994 and win an Ivy title and ECAC Hockey Championship.

In the Frozen Four semifinals against University of Minnesota Duluth, the Crimson lost 2–1.

Adam Fox (born February 17, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

He played two seasons (2014–16) in the U.S. National Team Development Program (USNTDP) in Plymouth, Michigan.

During his final season in the program, he led all under-18 defensemen in goals, assists, and points.

He played two seasons in the U.S. National Team Development Program, and finished with the record for the most assists in a single season (in 2015–16) and the most assists in a career (in 2014–16).

He played collegiate ice hockey for Harvard University, leading all NCAA defensemen in the nation in assists and points in his freshman season, and leading all defensemen in the country in points per game and assists in his junior season.

He finished his career with the record for the most assists in a single-season (59; in 2015–16), the most assists in a career (86; in 2014–2016), and the third-most points by a defenseman in USNTDP history.

Fox was selected by the Calgary Flames, 66th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

In 2021, Fox won the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman, joining Bobby Orr as the only two players in NHL history to win the award before their third NHL season.

He was named the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Best Defenseman, to the 2016 U18 World Hockey Championships Media All-Star Team, and won a bronze medal at the 2016 Championships.

Leading up to the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, Fox was ranked 50th for North American Skaters in the final ranking by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.

He had an immediate impact after joining Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey team for the 2016–17 season.

He was named 2017 ECAC Rookie of the Year and Ivy League Rookie of the Year after his freshman season.

In his sophomore 2017–18 season, he had 28 points on six goals and 22 assists in 29 games.

He was fifth in the nation among defensemen, averaging .97 points per game.

Fox was also named to the NCAA First All-American Team and ECAC First All-Star Team in each of his three seasons (2017–19).

In 97 career games, he had 116 points (21 goals, 95 assists).

He became the fourth defenseman in Harvard history to reach 100 career points.

He left Harvard before his senior year to play in the NHL, when he was five classes short of graduating.

In June 2018, Calgary traded Fox's NHL rights to the Carolina Hurricanes, who traded them to the New York Rangers in April 2019.

In his junior 2018–19 season, he had 48 points (9 goals, 39 assists) in 33 games for Harvard, and was the top scoring player and defenseman in the country with 1.45 points per game.

He led the NCAA in assists and was fourth in points, while also setting school single-season records for assists and points by a defenseman.

On June 23, 2018, the Calgary Flames traded Fox's NHL playing rights (along with Dougie Hamilton and Micheal Ferland) to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Elias Lindholm and Noah Hanifin.

Flames general manager Brad Treliving had expressed doubts about the team's chances of signing him.

The likelihood that Fox would sign with the Hurricanes diminished with the team becoming a playoff contender with a surplus of quality defensemen and a clause in the NHL's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) allowing a NCAA player to return for his senior year and become a free agent upon graduation.

He left college a year early and made his NHL debut for the Rangers in 2019.

In his rookie season, he tied for second among all NHL rookie defensemen in goals and was third in assists and points.

Fox was born in Jericho, New York, to parents Bruce and Tammy Fox and raised in the Jewish faith.

His father was a New York Rangers season ticket holder.

He has an older brother, Andrew, who is an investment banker.

His nickname is "Foxy".

He attended Jericho High School, and then Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he played hockey, soccer, and lacrosse.

Fox grew up playing for the Long Island Gulls of the Atlantic Youth Hockey League.

He was named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in college hockey, won the 2019 Walter Brown Award, and was an Academic All-Ivy honoree.