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Jiri Fischer

43-Year-Old DefensemanD
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Weight 225
DOB 7/31/1980
$Re-signed to a three-year deal with the Red Wings in August of 2004. Unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2007.
DDetroit Red Wings  Free Agent
February 28, 2008
Fischer (heart problems) will skate in a charity game on Saturday marking his first time playing hockey since collapsing on the ice, the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Proceeds from the game will raise money for automatic external defibrillators -- the device that actually saved Fischer's life when he had a seizure on the Detroit bench during a game against Nashville in 2005. He remains a member of the Red Wings, but a return to the NHL seems highly unlikely given the severity of his health problems.
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Fischer has become the Red Wings' Director of Player Development after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition back in 2005.
His career is likely over after last season's scary heart problems. Fischer would like to play again and has seen some doctors with that in mind, but it's very much a long shot for now.
A very solid, dependable defenseman who will definitely be in the rotation for the Wings. He won't be needed to score much on this team - Detroit has arguably the deepest blue line in the league - so Fischer probably can't be one of your main guys, unless his plus-minus has a value to you. In short, this is a better player in real life than he is for fantasy.
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DDetroit Red Wings  Free Agent
November 19, 2006
Fischer (heart ailment) was placed on the long-term injured list, according to The Detroit News.
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DDetroit Red Wings  Free Agent
October 4, 2006
The Red Wings have not been able to get a salary cap exemption for Fischer (heart problems), the Detroit Free Press reports.
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DDetroit Red Wings  Free Agent
December 12, 2005
Fischer (heart problems) said in a press conference Monday that he feels lucky to be alive and hopes to play again in the future, the Canadian Press reports.
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DDetroit Red Wings  Free Agent
November 30, 2005
Fischer suffered another abnormal heartbeat this week and returned to a hospital for treatment, the Canadian Press reports.
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DDetroit Red Wings  Free Agent
November 24, 2005
The Red Wings put the 25-year-old Fischer on injured reserve, according to the Associated Press. Detroit coach Mike Babcock said Fischer's heart had stopped in Monday's game against the Predators.
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