Fenyves was born in
Dunnville, Ontario. He went undrafted following his
junior hockey career with the
Peterborough Petes of the
Ontario Hockey League, where he compiled 85 points and 250
penalty minutes in 191 games and was part of their
Memorial Cup championship team in 1979. Fenyves signed with the
Buffalo Sabres entering the 1980–1981 season, and spent most of the next four seasons with their
AHL affiliate, the
Rochester Americans. Fenyves became a full-time NHL'er during the
1984/85 season, playing in 107 games and notching 16 points in the next two seasons with the Sabres. Fenyves returned to Rochester for the 1986–1987 season, where he helped the Americans to the
Calder Cup championship. During the playoff run, Fenyves compiled 15 points in 18 games and was awarded the
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the playoffs' Most Valuable Player. The following season, Fenyves signed with the
Philadelphia Flyers, where he spent the majority of the next six seasons with their
AHL affiliate, the
Hershey Bears before retiring after the
1992–1993 season. Following the
1987–88 and
1988–89 seasons, Fenyves was awarded the
Eddie Shore Award as the AHL's best defenceman, as voted on by the AHL media and players. For his career, Fenyves played in 206
National Hockey League games (148 with the Buffalo Sabres and 58 with the Philadelphia Flyers), totaling 35 points and 119 penalty minutes, and appeared in 11 games with the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL playoffs. In 2004, Fenyves was inducted into the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame. In 2017, "Fenway" was inducted into the sixth class of the Hershey Bears Hall of Fame. ==Awards==