Red Wings sign Christian Fischer to 1-year, $1.125 million contract

Per the Detroit Red Wings on Twitter:

The Detroit Red Wings have signed Christian Fischer to a one-year, $1.125M deal. Fischer is solid at PK. Overall, another weird signing by Yzerman this summer in our eyes. pic.twitter.com/STpggypAPo— Andy & Rono (@ARHockeyStats) July 2, 2023

Christian Fischer, signed 1x$1.3M by DET, is a bottom six winger who kills penalties. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/5ftQOyTPT6— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) July 2, 2023

Here’s the press release:

RED WINGS SIGN FORWARD CHRISTIAN FISCHER TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT

  … Forward Has Recorded 111 Points in 398 Games With Coyotes Since 2016-17 … 

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today signed right wing Christian Fischer to a one-year contract with an average annual value of $1.125 million.

Fischer, 26, spent the 2022-23 campaign with the Arizona Coyotes, recording 27 points (13-14-27) and 20 penalty minutes in 80 games. The 6-foot-2, 212-pound forward tallied his most points in a single season since achieving career highs in goals (15), assists (18) and points (33) as a rookie in 2017-18. Originally selected by Arizona in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Fischer has accumulated 111 points (56-55-111) and 97 penalty minutes in 398 games with the Coyotes since 2016-17. Additionally, Fischer logged 50 points (22-28-50) and 28 penalty minutes in 63 American Hockey League games with the Springfield Falcons and Tucson Roadrunners from 2015-17, competing at the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic.

Prior to turning professional, Fischer played the 2015-16 season with the Ontario Hockey League’s Windsor Spitfires, registering 90 points (40-50-90), a plus-35 rating and 34 penalty minutes in 66 games, in addition to three points (1-2-3) in five postseason appearances. The Chicago native skated with the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2013-15, scoring 106 points (50-56-106) and 45 penalty minutes in 120 games. On the international stage, Fischer won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2015 IIHF World Under-18 Championship, collecting eight points and a plus-two rating in seven games. He also earned a gold medal at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, notching six points (2-4-6) in six appearances.

Here’s the Free Press’s Helene St. James on Fischer:

Fischer, 26, scored 13 goals among 27 points last season with the Arizona Coyotes. His best season dates to 2017-18, when the former second round pick (No. 32, 2015) posted 15 goals and 33 points with the Coyotes. Fischer (6 feet 2, 212 pounds) adds size up front and gives the Wings yet another right-shot to plug into their lineup. Fischer has 56 goals, 111 points, and a minus-60 rating in 398 career NHL games, all with Arizona.

And MLive’s Ansar Khan:

Fischer (6-2, 212) has spent his entire seven-year NHL career with the Arizona Coyotes. He had 13 goals and 27 points in 80 games last season. The second-round selection in 2015 (32nd overall) has played in 398 career games, collecting 56 goals and 111 points.

He was one of the Coyotes’ leading penalty killers, a role he is expected to assume with the Red Wings while playing in their bottom six.

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