David Fischer (ice hockey)

David Fischer
Born (1988-02-19) February 19, 1988 (age 36)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Krefeld Pinguine
EC KAC
NHL draft 20th overall, 2006
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2010–2020

David Fischer (born February 19, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who is an assistant coach with EC KAC's affiliate club, KAC Future Team of the Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL). He was selected in the first round, 20th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

Amateur

Fischer was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and played for Apple Valley High School in the Minnesota State High School League. In 2006 - 2007, he played his first season as a freshman for the University of Minnesota in the WCHA. In 42 games, he recorded five assists.

Professional

Fischer attended training camp with the Vancouver Canucks in 2010, but was released.[2] He signed with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL just over a week later.[3] He played with Florida in both the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, going to the playoffs both years, and winning the Kelly Cup in 2012.

On July 17, 2012, it was announced that Fischer had signed a contract to play with the Heilbronner Falken of the 2nd Bundesliga in Germany.[4]

After a successful season with Heilbronner, Fischer moved up to the top German league the following 2013–14 season, signing a one-year contract for Krefeld Pinguine in the DEL on July 24, 2013.[5] He eventually remained in Krefeld until the end of the 2015-16 campaign.

Fischer penned a deal with EC KAC of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) in April 2016.[6]

Fischer missed the entirety of his fifth season with EC KAC in 2020–21 due to injury and after having the intention to resume his career in the 2021–22 season, he was announced to have suffered a setback on August 3, 2021.[7] With a long term recovery looming, Fischer opted to end his 10 year professional playing career, and accept an assistant coaching role to continue within the EC KAC organization on August 16, 2021.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Apple Valley High School HSMN 27 2 9 11 10 — — — — —
2004–05 Apple Valley High School HSMN 28 8 30 38 26 — — — — —
2005–06 Apple Valley High School HSMN 28 8 31 39 22 — — — — —
2006–07 University of Minnesota WCHA 42 0 5 5 14 — — — — —
2007–08 University of Minnesota WCHA 45 2 12 14 18 — — — — —
2008–09 University of Minnesota WCHA 31 2 11 13 16 — — — — —
2009–10 University of Minnesota WCHA 39 2 4 6 28 — — — — —
2010–11 Florida Everblades ECHL 64 3 26 29 43 4 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Houston Aeros AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Florida Everblades ECHL 65 6 44 50 60 13 3 9 12 8
2012–13 Heilbronner Falken GER.2 46 7 18 25 40 5 0 1 1 2
2013–14 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 38 6 16 22 26 4 2 3 5 4
2014–15 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 44 1 19 20 48 3 0 0 0 8
2015–16 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 49 2 18 20 70 — — — — —
2016–17 EC KAC EBEL 32 3 19 22 22 14 0 9 9 8
2017–18 EC KAC EBEL 51 6 17 23 32 6 1 1 2 6
2018–19 EC KAC EBEL 54 5 25 30 50 15 2 8 10 24
2019–20 EC KAC EBEL 45 3 17 20 30 3 1 1 2 4
DEL totals 131 9 53 62 144 7 2 3 5 12
EBEL totals 182 17 78 95 134 38 4 19 23 42

Awards

References

  1. ^ "David Fischer". Hockey’s Future. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  2. ^ Staff report (17 September 2010). "Canucks reduce prospects camp roster". NHL.com. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Blades add first round pick Fischer to roster". Florida Everblades. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. ^ Staff Report (17 July 2012). "Pro hockey: Everblades lose David Fischer to German team". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Pinguine commit defender David Fischer" (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. 2013-07-24. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  6. ^ "US defenseman David Fischer signs with Klagenfurt". EC KAC. 2016-04-19. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  7. ^ "David Fischer not operational" (in German). EC KAC. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Fischer will stay with the club" (in German). EC KAC. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  9. ^ Minnesota Wild. "Apple Valley's Fischer Named Mr. Hockey". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on November 13, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  10. ^ "David Fischer". Hockey’s Future. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Minnesota Mr. Hockey
2005–06 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens First Round Pick
2006 		Succeeded by


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