Quick Facts
Biography
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.
On August 20, 2015 Fischer was signed to a three-year entry-level contract contract with the Arizona Coyotes. 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, 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.
Finally, on January 21st, 2017, he was called up to the Arizona Coyotes and played in his NHL debut against the Tampa Bay Lightning. With just over two minutes left in the second period, Fischer scored his first NHL goal from a feed from fellow teammates Jamie McGinn and Alex Burmistrov in a 5-3 victory.
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 |  | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2015 | United States | WJC | | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | ||||
Records
- Fastest USHL goal in history (6 Seconds In Game)