Patrick Fischer

Patrick Fischer (born September 6, 1975 in Zug, Switzerland) is a retired Swiss ice hockey forward. He is currently the head coach of the Swiss National Team.

A lot of his family members also play ice hockey. His son named Kimi played in junior categories, but he never made it in the senior game. His older brother Marco spent his whole career in the Switzerland. Marco also played few games for Swiss National Junior Team. Patrick and Marco also has a cousin named Andreas who also stayed during his whole career in Switzerland and also played few games for Swiss National Junior Team. After his playing career, Andreas worked as a coach and later as a referee.

Career
In 2006–07, Fischer played for the National Hockey League's Phoenix Coyotes. He appeared in his first NHL game on October 5, 2006 against the New York Islanders. Fischer retired on May 8, 2009 from professional ice hockey, his last team was EV Zug.

He played for the Switzerland at the 1994 World Junior Championship, 1995 World Junior Championship Pool B, 1996 World Championship Pool B, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005 World Championships and at the 2002 and 2006 Olympics.