David Fischer (ice hockey)
David Fischer (born February 19, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently an assistant coach with EC KAC's affiliate club, KAC Future Team of the Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL). He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round, 20th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
| David Fischer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | February 19, 1988 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 | Houston Aeros Krefeld Pinguine EC KAC | ||
| NHL Draft | 20th overall, 2006 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2010–2020 | ||
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 | HS-MN | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Apple Valley High School | HS-MN | 28 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Apple Valley High School | HS-MN | 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 | 2.GBun | 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
- Minnesota Mr. Hockey (best senior high school player in Minnesota): 2005–06 season.[9][10]
References
- ^ "David Fischer". Hockey’s Future. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ Staff report (17 September 2010). "Canucks reduce prospects camp roster". NHL.com. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ . Florida Everblades. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ Staff Report (17 July 2012). "Pro hockey: Everblades lose David Fischer to German team". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ (in German). Krefeld Pinguine. 2013-07-24. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
- ^ "US defenseman David Fischer signs with Klagenfurt". EC KAC. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ "David Fischer not operational" (in German). EC KAC. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ "Fischer will stay with the club" (in German). EC KAC. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ Minnesota Wild. . Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on November 13, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
- ^ "David Fischer". Hockey’s Future. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database