Amateur Fischer was born in
Minneapolis,
Minnesota and played for
Apple Valley High School in the
Minnesota State High School League. In 2006 - 2007, he played his first season as a freshman for the
University of Minnesota in the
WCHA. In 42 games, he recorded five assists.
Professional Fischer attended training camp with the
Vancouver Canucks in 2010, but was released. He signed with the
Florida Everblades of the
ECHL just over a week later. He played with Florida in both the
2010-11 and
2011-12 seasons, going to the playoffs both years, and winning the
Kelly Cup in
2012. On July 17, 2012, it was announced that Fischer had signed a contract to play with the
Heilbronner Falken of the
2nd Bundesliga in
Germany. After a successful season with Heilbronner, Fischer moved up to the top German league the following 2013–14 season, signing a one-year contract for
Krefeld Pinguine in the DEL on July 24, 2013. He eventually remained in Krefeld until the end of the 2015-16 campaign. Fischer penned a deal with
EC KAC of the
Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) in April 2016. Fischer missed the entirety of his fifth season with EC KAC in
2020–21 due to injury and after having the intention to resume his career in the 2021–22 season, he was announced to have suffered a setback on August 3, 2021. With a long term recovery looming, Fischer opted to end his 10-year professional playing career, and accept an assistant coaching role to continue within the EC KAC organization on August 16, 2021. ==Career statistics==