Kris Draper Assistant General Manager Director of Amateur Scouting | Detroit Red Wings Website
Kris Draper Assistant General Manager Director of Amateur Scouting | Detroit Red Wings Website
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed right wing Christian Fischer to a one-year contract with an average annual value of $1.125 million.
Fischer, 27, participated in 79 games with the Red Wings during the 2023-24 season, recording 19 points (5-14-19) and accumulating 36 penalty minutes. Standing at 6 feet tall and weighing 208 pounds, Fischer previously played for the Arizona Coyotes during the 2022-23 season, where he logged 27 points (13-14-27) and 20 penalty minutes over 80 games. That season marked his highest point total since his rookie year in 2017-18 when he set career highs in goals (15), assists (18), and points (33).
Originally selected by Arizona in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Fischer has amassed a total of 130 points (61-69-130) and served 133 penalty minutes across 477 games with both the Coyotes and Red Wings since his debut in the 2016-17 season. Additionally, Fischer recorded 50 points (22-28-50) and accumulated 28 penalty minutes in 63 American Hockey League games with the Springfield Falcons and Tucson Roadrunners from 2015 to 2017. He also competed in the AHL All-Star Classic in 2017.
Before turning professional, Fischer played for the Ontario Hockey League’s Windsor Spitfires during the 2015-16 season, where he collected an impressive tally of 90 points (40-50-90), maintained a plus-minus rating of plus-35, and incurred 34 penalty minutes over the course of 66 games. He also added three points (1-2-3) during five postseason contests that year.
The Chicago native skated with the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2013 to 2015, scoring a total of 106 points (50-56-106) along with serving out penalties amounting to a total of forty-five minutes over one hundred twenty games. On an international level, Fischer won gold medals representing Team USA at both the IIHF World Under-18 Championship in 2015—where he gathered eight points (1–7–8)—and at the World Under–17 Hockey Challenge in 2014—where he notched six points (2–4–6).
Christian Fischer
Right Wing
Born Apr.15th1997 -- Chicago IL
Height:6ft--Weight:208lbs--Shoots:R
Selected by Arizona Coyotes round two #32 overall at the NHL Entry Draft
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