Patrick Fischer

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Patrick Fischer
NLA, HC Lugano vs. Geneve-Servette HC, 18th October 2014 13.jpg
Born (1975-09-06) September 6, 1975 (age 48)
Zug, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for EV Zug
HC Lugano
HC Davos
Arizona Coyotes
SKA Saint Petersburg
National teamFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1992–2009

Patrick Fischer (born September 6, 1975) is a Swiss ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey forward who played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Arizona Coyotes. He predominantly played in his native country in the National League A. He is currently the head coach of the Swiss national team.

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Playing career

Fischer made his professional debut at EV Zug of the Swiss National League A (NLA) during the 1992–93 season. He transferred to fellow NLA side HC Lugano in 1997 and won the Swiss championship with the club in 1999. After two years with Lugano, Fischer moved on to HC Davos, where he played until the end of the 2002–03 campaign. During his Davos stint, he won a Swiss championship in 2002 as well as the Spengler Cup in 2000.

He joined back EV Zug in 2003 and then in 2006–07 took his game to the NHL, joining the Arizona Coyotes. He appeared in his first NHL game on October 5, 2006, against the New York Islanders and played a total of 27 games for the Coyotes. [1] After a short stint at SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) at the beginning of the 2007–08 campaign, Fischer returned to Zug. He retired on May 8, 2009, from professional ice hockey. He was named to EV Zug's Wall of Fame and had his jersey number 21 retired by the club. [2]

Fischer won a total of 183 caps for the Swiss national team and played in the 2002 and 2006 Olympic Games as well as in several World Championships. [3]

Coaching career

He started his coaching career in the youth ranks of HC Lugano and was named assistant coach of the club's NLA team in 2010. He briefly took over as interim head coach in October 2011 after the sacking of Barry Smith. In 2013, he was named Lugano head coach and was relieved of his duties in October 2015 after collecting only 16 points from the 15 opening games of the 2015–16 season. [4]

Serving as assistant coach to Sean Simpson, Fischer helped the Swiss national team win the silver medal at the 2013 World Championships, and also joined the coaching staff for the 2014 World Championships. [5]

In December 2015, he was named head coach of the Swiss national team. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 Carman Collegiate HSMB ——————————
1992–93 EV Zug SUI U2029171835—3202—
1992–93 EV Zug NDA 20000—————
1993–94EV ZugSUI U2018121527—5527—
1993–94 EV ZugNDA3216714902226
1994–95EV ZugSUI U20354961202—
1994–95 EV ZugNDA3610182830122464
1995–96EV ZugSUI U201101——————
1995–96 EV ZugNDA3610172724902216
1996–97 EV ZugNDA4320183826100110
1997–98 HC Lugano NDA401528433870556
1998–99 HC LuganoNDA45111728731630310
1999–00 HC Davos NLA4419173610752240
2000–01 HC DavosNLA4213274054—————
2001–02 HC DavosNLA38822303616561139
2002–03 HC DavosNLA44172138871627943
2003–04 EV ZugNLA461223357051450
2004–05 EV ZugNLA4417183564925712
2005–06 EV ZugNLA4421325372724624
2006–07 San Antonio Rampage AHL 40116—————
2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 27461024—————
2007–08 SKA Saint Petersburg RSL 501122—————
2007–08 EV ZugNLA321011212733610
2008–09 EV ZugNLA50192746701005522
NLA totals618203302505827138225072212
NHL totals27461024—————

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1993 Switzerland EJC B 75490
1994 Switzerland WJC 71018
1995 SwitzerlandWJC B742612
1996 Switzerland WC B 73364
1997 Switzerland OGQ 41012
1998 Switzerland WC 81234
1999 SwitzerlandWC64046
2000 SwitzerlandWC73258
2002 SwitzerlandOG41014
2003 SwitzerlandWC72248
2004 SwitzerlandWC71018
2005 SwitzerlandOGQ31012
2005 SwitzerlandWC72242
2006 SwitzerlandOG61124
Junior totals211061620
Senior totals6620123252

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References

  1. ↑ "Patrick Fischer Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Wall of Fame | EVZ". www.evz.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Patrick Fischer neuer Headcoach der Nati". eishockeyticker.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  4. ↑ "Hockey: Lugano se sépare de Patrick Fischer". rts.ch. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  5. ↑ "Firepower and Swissness". www.iihf.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  6. ↑ "Greatest Hockey Legends.com: Patrick Fischer". www.greatesthockeylegends.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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