David Fischer (ice hockey)

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| caption =

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| name = David Fischer

| image = David Fischer 1.JPG

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|19}}

| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 185

| position = Defense

| shoots = Right

| played_for = Krefeld Pinguine
EC KAC

| draft = 20th overall

| draft_year = 2006

| draft_team = Montreal Canadiens

| career_start = 2010

| career_end = 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/david_fischer/|title= David Fischer|publisher= Hockey’s Future |accessdate= October 14, 2012}}

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.{{cite web|last=Staff report|title=Canucks reduce prospects camp roster|url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=537725|publisher=NHL.com|accessdate=18 July 2012|date=17 September 2010}} He signed with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL just over a week later.{{cite web|title=Blades add first round pick Fischer to roster|url=http://www.floridaeverblades.com/news/press/index.html?article_id=776|publisher=Florida Everblades|accessdate=18 July 2012|date=29 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123004224/http://floridaeverblades.com/news/press/index.html?article_id=776|archive-date=23 November 2010|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|last=Staff Report|title=Pro hockey: Everblades lose David Fischer to German team|url=https://archive.naplesnews.com/sports/everblades/pro-hockey-everblades-lose-david-fischer-to-german-team-ep-388306137-342467631.html/|accessdate=10 December 2021|newspaper=Naples Daily News|date=17 July 2012}}

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.{{cite web | url = http://portal.krefeld-pinguine.de/index.php?view=article&catid=35%3Apinguine-news&id=1106%3Apinguine-holen-zweitliga-spitzenverteidiger-david-fischer&format=pdf&lang=de | title = Pinguine commit defender David Fischer | publisher = Krefeld Pinguine | date = 2013-07-24 | accessdate = 2013-07-25 | language = German | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070027/http://portal.krefeld-pinguine.de/index.php?view=article&catid=35%3Apinguine-news&id=1106%3Apinguine-holen-zweitliga-spitzenverteidiger-david-fischer&format=pdf&lang=de | archive-date = 2014-04-07 | url-status = dead }} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kac.at/de/news/spieler/us-verteidiger-david-fischer-wechselt-nach-klagenfurt|title=US defenseman David Fischer signs with Klagenfurt|publisher=EC KAC|date=2016-04-19|access-date=2016-04-19|archive-date=2016-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419075301/http://www.kac.at/de/news/spieler/us-verteidiger-david-fischer-wechselt-nach-klagenfurt|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web| url = https://www.kac.at/de/news/david-fischer-nicht-einsatzfaehig | title = David Fischer not operational | publisher = EC KAC | date = August 3, 2021 | accessdate = August 3, 2021 | language = German}} 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.{{cite web| url = https://www.kac.at/de/news/david-fischer-bleibt-dem-klub-erhalten | title = Fischer will stay with the club | publisher = EC KAC | date = August 16, 2021 | accessdate = August 16, 2021 | language = German}}

Career statistics

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! 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

| —

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| 2004–05

| Apple Valley High School

| HSMN

| 28

| 8

| 30

| 38

| 26

| —

2005–06

| Apple Valley High School

| HSMN

| 28

| 8

| 31

| 39

| 22

| —

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| 2006–07

| University of Minnesota

| WCHA

| 42

| 0

| 5

| 14

| —

2007–08

| University of Minnesota

| WCHA

| 45

| 2

| 12

| 14

| 18

| —

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| 2008–09

| University of Minnesota

| WCHA

| 31

| 2

| 11

| 13

| 16

| —

2009–10

| University of Minnesota

| WCHA

| 39

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 28

| —

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| 2010–11

| Florida Everblades

| ECHL

| 64

| 3

| 26

| 29

| 43

| 4

| 0

| 2

2011–12

| Houston Aeros

| AHL

| 2

| 0

| —

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| 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

| 2

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| 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

| 8

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| 2015–16

| Krefeld Pinguine

| DEL

| 49

| 2

| 18

| 20

| 70

| —

2016–17

| EC KAC

| EBEL

| 32

| 3

| 19

| 22

| 14

| 0

| 9

| 8

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| 2017–18

| EC KAC

| EBEL

| 51

| 6

| 17

| 23

| 32

| 6

| 1

| 2

| 6

2018–19

| EC KAC

| EBEL

| 54

| 5

| 25

| 30

| 50

| 15

| 2

| 8

| 10

| 24

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| 2019–20

| EC KAC

| EBEL

| 45

| 3

| 17

| 20

| 30

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 4

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! colspan="3" | DEL totals

! 131

! 9

! 53

! 62

! 144

! 7

! 2

! 3

! 5

! 12

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! colspan="3" | 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.{{cite news|author=Minnesota Wild |url=http://www.wild.com/community/Press.asp?story_id=4633 |title=Apple Valley's Fischer Named Mr. Hockey |publisher=Minnesota Wild |accessdate=2007-04-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113084246/http://wild.com/community/Press.asp?story_id=4633 |archivedate=November 13, 2006 }}{{cite web|url= http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/david_fischer/|title= David Fischer|publisher= Hockey’s Future |accessdate= October 14, 2012}}

References

External links

{{icehockeystats}}

{{succession box | before = Brian Lee | title = Minnesota Mr. Hockey | years = 2005–06 | after = Ryan McDonagh}}

{{succession box | before = Carey Price | title = Montreal Canadiens First Round Pick | years = 2006 | after = Ryan McDonagh}}

Category:1988 births

Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen

Category:21st-century American sportsmen

Category:Florida Everblades players

Category:Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players

Category:Ice hockey people from Minneapolis

Category:EC KAC players

Category:Krefeld Pinguine players

Category:Living people

Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players

Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks

Category:NHL first-round draft picks

Category:Apple Valley High School (Minnesota) alumni