The Shocking Reason Behind Christian Fischer’s Sudden NHL Retirement at Just 28
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He looks back on his younger days in Arizona, and the lessons he took from Coyotes’ veterans, such as Brad Richardson and Derek Stepan, in guiding him to what eventually became his calling card as a pro.
“They kind of sat me down after my second or third year and just said, ‘hey, listen, everybody wants to score 20 goals, everyone wants to be on the power play, but if you’re not doing that, your time in this league’s going to be cut short pretty quickly,” Fischer said. “I remember being young, just going into the (penalty kill) meetings in Arizona, I wasn’t even PKing, just to learn the systems just in case that opportunity ever called. And wouldn’t you know it, a couple years later, that was my role, that was what I loved to do. Just the little details of the game, and just being a good teammate and just doing the little mucky things.”
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