Simon Fischhaber
Encyclopedia
Simon Fischhaber is a ice hockey
player from Germany
, who plays for the Sinupret Ice Tigers
.
with the 55th overall selection. At age 16, Simon joined the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
of the Ontario Hockey League
. 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. On 29 April 2009, Simon turned back to Germany
and signed a two year contract with the Sinupret Ice Tigers
.
. 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.
plays for EC Bad Tölz.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, who plays for the Sinupret Ice Tigers
Sinupret Ice Tigers
The Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-History:...
.
Career
Fischhaber began his career with Tölzer Löwen, where he was a dynamic offensive player scoring 66 points in 70 games with the team. He also proved to be a clutch playoff performer for Tölzer Löwen, netting 4 points in 5 playoff games. In the 2007 CHL Import Draft, Fischhaber was chosen by the Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...
with the 55th overall selection. At age 16, Simon joined the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...
of the Ontario Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
. 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. On 29 April 2009, Simon turned back to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and signed a two year contract with the Sinupret Ice Tigers
Sinupret Ice Tigers
The Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-History:...
.
International
Fischhaber is currently a member of the German national under-20 ice hockey team and represented his country at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- Group B :ScheduleAll times local - Relegation round :The results from matches between teams from the same group in the preliminary round are carried forward to this round.-Schedule:...
. Fischhaber was perhaps Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's best player in the tournament, scoring the game winning goal in the team's lone win over Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. He finished the tournament with 1 goal and 3 points in 4 games.
Personal
His father Balthasar was long time member of EHC Klostersee and his elder brother Christoph FischhaberChristoph Fischhaber
Christoph Fischhaber is a ice hockey player from Germany, who plays for Tölzer Löwen.- Career :Fischhaber began his career with Tölzer Löwen and played his first professional games in 2005 in the 2...
plays for EC Bad Tölz.