Minor/Junior Fraser was born in
Sicamous, but raised in
Surrey, British Columbia. Growing up, he played
minor hockey with the Pacific Vipers of
Vancouver with future
Chicago Blackhawks teammates
Brent Seabrook,
Andrew Ladd and
Troy Brouwer. He went on to play
major junior in the
Western Hockey League (WHL) with the
Red Deer Rebels for four years. He spent time as their team captain. Following a 52-point campaign in his second WHL season, Fraser was drafted in the third round, 69th overall, by the
Philadelphia Flyers in the
2003 NHL entry draft. In the subsequent season after being drafted by the Flyers, Fraser was traded to the
Chicago Blackhawks on February 19, 2004, while still in the WHL, along with
Jim Vandermeer and a second round selection (
Bryan Bickell) in
2004 in exchange for
Alexei Zhamnov and a fourth round selection (R. J. Anderson) in 2004.
Professional In the subsequent season after being drafted by the Flyers and while still in the WHL, Fraser was traded to the
Chicago Blackhawks on February 19, 2004, along with
Jim Vandermeer and a second-round draft pick (
Bryan Bickell) in
2004 in exchange for
Alexei Zhamnov and a 2004 fourth-round pick (R. J. Anderson). Turning professional in
2004–05, Fraser made his debut with the Blackhawks'
American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the
Norfolk Admirals, appearing in a handful of games following the completion of his fourth and final WHL season. He remained in Norfolk for several seasons and made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks in
2006–07, dressing for one game. In
2007–08, the
Rockford IceHogs became Chicago's AHL affiliate, where Fraser scored an AHL career-high 41 points while also playing in five games for the Blackhawks. During the
2009–10 season, Fraser won the
Stanley Cup while playing with the Chicago Blackhawks; he played in three playoff games in the
2010 playoffs (all in the first round against the
Nashville Predators. On June 24, 2010, it was announced that he was traded to the
Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a
2010 sixth-round draft choice (
Mirko Hoefflin). On June 26, 2011, Fraser was traded by the Oilers to the
Los Angeles Kings, along with a seventh-round pick in
2012, for
Ryan Smyth. Fraser scored the Kings' first goal in Game 1 of the
2012 Stanley Cup Final against the
New Jersey Devils, a 2–1 Kings overtime victory. He won his second Stanley Cup on June 11, 2012, with the Kings. He then signed a two-year, $1.65 million contract extension on June 23. On February 8, 2014, the Kings placed Fraser on waivers for the purpose of demoting him to the
Manchester Monarchs of the AHL. On April 22, the Kings then recalled Fraser during the first round of the
2014 Stanley Cup playoffs against the
San Jose Sharks; however, he did not appear in enough regular season or playoff games to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup upon their
2014 Stanley Cup Final win. On September 5, 2014, the
St. Louis Blues announced that they had signed Fraser to a one-year, two-way contract. He did not win a place with the Blues during training camp and, after clearing waivers, was assigned to the
Chicago Wolves, their AHL affiliate. On December 31, 2014, Fraser was recalled by St. Louis from the Wolves and subsequently played his first game for the Blues against the
Anaheim Ducks on January 2, 2015. On June 16, 2015, as an impending free agent, Fraser continued his career in Europe, agreeing to a one-year contract with German club, the
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga. In the midst of the
2015–16 season, Fraser had appeared in 17 games for the Ice Tigers, registering 5 assists, before opting to immediately retire from professional hockey for personal reasons on November 18, 2015. After retiring from professional ice hockey, Fraser became an amateur scout for his former team, the
Chicago Blackhawks. ==International play==