Simon Fischhaber

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Simon Fischhaber
Born 19 February 1990 (1990-02-19) (age 33)
Greiling, West Germany
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Iserlohn Roosters
Playing career 20092017

Simon Fischhaber (born 19 February 1990 in Greiling) is a German former professional ice hockey left winger. He played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Sinupret Ice Tigers and the Iserlohn Roosters.

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Playing career

Fischhaber began his career with Tölzer Löwen, where he was a dynamic offensive player scoring 66 points in 70 games with the team. [1] He also proved to be a clutch playoff performer for Tölzer Löwen, netting 4 points in 5 playoff games. [2] In the 2007 CHL Import Draft, Fischhaber was chosen by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds with the 55th overall selection. [3] At age 16, Simon joined the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds [4] of the Ontario Hockey League. [5] Simon was an outstanding defensive forward and penalty killer in his 2 seasons with the Greyhounds, scoring 2 goals and 17 points in 106 games spread over 2 seasons. [6] On 29 April 2009, Simon turned back to Germany and signed a two-year contract with the Sinupret Ice Tigers. [7]

International

Fischhaber was a member of the German national under-20 ice hockey team [8] and represented his country at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [9] Fischhaber was perhaps Germany's best player in the tournament, scoring the game-winning goal in the team's lone win over Kazakhstan. He finished the tournament with 1 goal and 3 points in 4 games. [10]

Personal

His father Balthasar was a longtime member of EHC Klostersee, and his elder brother Christoph Fischhaber played two games for the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. [11]

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Notes
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  2. "Eurohockey.com - all about European ice hockey". www.eurohockey.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. "Shaw Communications". members.shaw.ca. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. Ice Tigers holen Simon Fischhaber [ permanent dead link ] on www.eishockey-magazin.de
  5. Ice Tigers holen Simon Fischhaber on www.hockeyweb.de
  6. "Simon Fischhaber". hockeydb.com.
  7. Ice Tigers verpflichten Simon Fischhaber Archived 2007-03-03 at the Wayback Machine on www.del.org
  8. Ice Tigers verpflichten Simon Fischhaber Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine on www.icetigers.de
  9. Soo Greyhound Fischhaber to represent Germany at WJHC on www.saultthisweek.com
  10. 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
  11. Das sind die Löwen Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine on www.blogs.badische.zeitung.de