2001-02: Captain…one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award...first team All-American...won the New England Writers Award as the Outstanding Defenseman in the region...named All-New England...a unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Conference team...named Hockey East All-Academic...played in every game this season...set an NU single-season record for points by a defenseman with 46...only the second defenseman to ever lead NU in scoring...46 points most by a Husky since Sebastien Laplante had 47 in 1990-91...finished career with a 26-85-11 line in 143 games; ranks 32nd in points, 14th in assists and fifth in games played...first Husky defenseman since Dan McGillis in 1995-96 to have at least 10 goals and 30 points in a season...only third NU defenseman ever to have at least 40 points in a season...played in 100th consecutive game Dec. 8 at Merrimack..had at least one point in 22 games and at least two points in 16 games...had four three-point games...scored eight power-play goals...had a goal and two assists in season opener against Alaska-Anchorage Oct. 12...had a goal and an assist in 5-2 win over Mercyhurst Oct. 19...helped NU to a 4-3 win over Boston College with a goal and two assists...scored two first period goals against New Hampshire Oct. 26; second career two-goal game...played a part in all three NU goals at Boston University Nov. 2 with a goal and two assists...had two assists in 3-1 win at Providence Nov. 9...had a goal and an assist the next night, also versus Providence...had two assists at Maine Nov. 16...set career-highs of four points and four assists in win over Holy Cross Nov. 30...had a power-play goal and an assist at Union Dec. 29...had the game-tying goal in 2-2 tie with Maine Jan. 12...had an assist and first career shorthanded goal in win over UMass-Lowell Jan. 18...had an assist and a power-play goal in win at Lowell Jan. 20...had three assists against Merrimack Feb. 8; became 40th player in NU history and just the fifth defenseman to reach 100 career points...had a goal and an assist in Beanpot finals against BU Feb. 11; was on the ice for over 43 minutes of game time...scored the game-tying goal at 19:59 of the third against UNH Feb. 15 and then set up the game-winner in overtime; also had an assist earlier in the game...two assists at Lowell March 8 gave him 46 points on the season, setting a school record for points in a season by a defenseman.
2000-01: Played in every game as team captain…second on the team in assists (23) and fourth in points (27)…led all NU defensemen in points for the second straight season ...recorded seven multi-assist games on the season…named All-Hockey East, second team...had two assists at Notre Dame Oct. 20…assisted on Chris Lynch’s third goal of the game at UMass-Lowell Oct. 27…had two assists, including one on Scott Selig’s game-winner, in NU’s 5-4 OT victory over top ranked Wisconsin Oct. 28...had career-highs with three assists and three points at BC Nov. 3...picked up an assist at Maine Dec. 1...was named to the All-Tournament Team at the RPI Tournament...helped NU to a 4-2 win over UMass-Amherst Jan. 12 with an assist...had a goal against UNH Jan. 20 in 5-3 win...had two assists in 3-1 win over Merrimack Jan. 25...had a great month of February, with a 3-6-9 line in eight games, with four multi-point games...had a goal and an assist against Providence Feb. 2...had a goal and an assist against BU in the Beanpot Feb. 5...had a goal and two assists to equal a career-best three points against Harvard in the Beanpot Feb. 12...had two assists against Merrimack Feb. 17...had two assists against UMass-Lowell March. 3…had two assists against Maine March 9 in the Hockey East Quarterfinals.
1999-00: Played in every game and led NU blueliners with 20 points on the season...assistant captain...had an assist in season-opening win over Bowling Green...had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win vs. UMass-Amherst Oct. 22...had two assists in a win over Maine Dec. 4...assisted on both NU goals in a 2-1 win over Dartmouth Dec. 11; also led a Husky penalty-kill unit that went 5-5 earning him Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors...followed the Dartmouth game with single assists against Harvard Dec. 19 and Minnesota-Duluth Dec. 28 for a four-game point streak...scored a goal against New Hampshire in a 3-3 tie Jan. 21 while leading the NU penalty kill to a 12-12 mark against UNH in the two-game weekend series; named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week...had a pair of assists at Merrimack Jan. 29...scored a goal against Harvard in the Beanpot Feb. 14.
1998-99: Played in 32 of 34 games...tied for second on the team for goals by a defenseman (five)...named to Hockey East’s All-Rookie team...first career goal stood as the game-winner in an early season shutout of Colgate Oct. 23...scored two goals against ranked Notre Dame Nov. 7 sparking a four-game point streak with three goals and three assists over that stretch...had a goal and an assist at Boston College Nov. 14 and at UNH Nov. 21...had a pair of assists against Maine Dec. 13...set up two goals to lead Northeastern to a 3-1 win at BU Jan. 17, the team’s first win at Walter Brown Arena since 1990...also had a pair of assists, including a clearing pass in OT, to steer NU’s 4-3 win over Harvard in the first round of the Beanpot.
Before NU: Captained Catholic Memorial to two state titles...named Catholic Conference All-Star and MVP as a senior in 1997-98...selected to the Boston Globe Dream Team and the Boston Herald Super Team...Hockey Night in Boston’s Player of the Year and Defensive MVP...earned All-Scholastic honors from the Globe, Herald, the Patriot Ledger and Hockey Night in Boston...member of four state championship teams and one national title team (Catholic Memorial in 1995).
Personal: Born May 11, 1979...selected in the eighth round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks...also talented at golf and baseball...was a member of the National Honor Society in high school…off-ice pursuits include fishing, rollerblading and weightlifting…a Communications major...Class of 2003.
Fahey in the news...
April 3, 2002: Fahey earns All-American honors
March 20, 2002: Fahey named winner of 50th Annual Walter Brown Award
March 15, 2002: Fahey earns Hockey East All-Conference honors
March 14, 2002: Fahey named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award
March 8, 2002: Fahey sets single-season scoring record by a Husky defenseman
March 7, 2002: Bob Snow's article on Fahey for NHL.com
Feb. 10, 2002: Fahey named a finalist for Walter Brown Award
Feb. 8, 2002: Fahey scores 100th career point
Jan. 25, 2002: Article on Fahey from the San Shose Sharks
Jan. 20, 2002: A Husky for Hobey
Jan. 8, 2002: Scott Weighart's article on Fahey from U.S. College Hockey Online
Nov. 1, 2001: Fahey named Hockey East Player of the Month
March 16, 2001: Fahey named All-Hockey East, second team