Christian Fischer

Christian Fischer
Born (1997-04-15) April 15, 1997
Chicago, IL, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Centre / Right Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Arizona Coyotes
Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)
NHL Draft 32nd overall, 2015
Arizona Coyotes
Playing career 2016present

Christian Fischer (born April 15, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey forward who was drafted 32nd overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes, and is currently playing with the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career

Fischer played his juniors leagues with Chicago Mission Bantam AAA, Chicago Mission Midget AAA, and Chicago Mission U16, registering 44 goals and 95 points in a total of 77 games in the 3 seasons. He was selected in the 11th Round of the 2013 OHL Priority Selection, however he was not signed.

After that, he played in the USNTDP Junior Team, and played with the USA U17 hockey team. The following season he competed with the U18 and the Junior Team again and was selected 32nd overall by Arizona in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

On August 20, 2015 Fischer was signed to a three-year entry-level contract contract with the Arizona Coyotes.[2] On August 24 Fischer came to terms in continuing his junior career with the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL, who previously drafted him in 2013.

After completing his rookie campaign with the Spitfires in 2015–16 season, Fischer continued his year by signing an amateur try-out contract with the Coyotes' AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons on April 7, 2016. He made his professional debut with the Falcons, finishing with 3 points in 6 games.

International play

Fischer represented the United States by playing on the National U17 Team in January 2014, and the National U18 Team in 2015, winning 2 gold medals and adding 3 goals and 11 assists in the 2 tournaments.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Chicago Mission HPHL 25 12 14 26 10
2013–14 U.S. National Development Team USHL 34 11 12 23 6
2014–15 U.S. National Development Team USHL 25 15 15 30 10
2015–16 Windsor Spitfires OHL 66 40 50 90 34 5 1 2 3 0
2015–16 Springfield Falcons AHL 6 2 1 3 0
AHL totals 6 2 1 3 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 United States U17 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 2 4 6 2
2015 United States WJC 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 1 7 8 0
Junior totals 13 3 11 14 2

Records

References

  1. "Arizona Coyotes select Christian Fischer at 32 in draft". fiveforhowling.com. 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  2. "Coyotes sign Fischer to entry-level contract". Arizona Coyotes. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2015-08-20.

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