Mike Fisher
Mike Fisher was born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada on June 5th, 1980 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 43, Mike Fisher biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Michael Andrew Fisher (born June 5, 1980) is a former professional ice hockey centre who competed for the Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL).
In the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, he was drafted by the Senators in the second round, 44th overall.
Personal life
Fisher was born and raised in Peterborough, Ontario, and is a devout Christian. He has two brothers (Rob and Gregory, aka "Bud") and one sister (Meredith). David Fisher, the former chaplain to the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team, is Fisher's uncle. Gregory Fisher's brother is also a goaltender for Quinnipiac University in the ECAC; he competed for Quinnipiac University. After Leclaire fell ill, Gregory replaced the Senators' then-starting goaltender Pascal Leclaire in net during a Senators' game on October 23, 2009.
Fisher devotes time to hockey camps in Peterborough, Kingston, and Ottawa through Hockey Ministries International in the off-season. Fisher has also worked at the Roger Neilson Hockey Camp as a guest instructor.
Fisher is married to American singer Carrie Underwood. They appeared backstage at one of Underwood's performances in 2008. On December 20, 2009, the couple announced their engagement on December 20, 2009. Fisher married Underwood at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia, on July 10, 2010. More than 250 people attended. Brandon Heath, one of Underwood's most popular artists, performed his song "Love Never Fails" for their first dance, wich delighted Fisher. Fisher and Underwood were expecting their first child together on September 1, 2014. Underwood gave birth to their first child, a boy, in February 2015. She gave birth to her second son in January 2019.
Fisher became a resident of the United States on March 21, 2019.
Playing career
Fisher grew up playing hockey in the Peterborough Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) with the rep Minor Petes program. In the 1997 OHL Priority Draft, he was drafted by the Sudbury Wolves from Jr. A Peterborough Petes (OHA) by the Sudbury Wolves in the second round, 22nd overall. Fisher was drafted in the second round, 44th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, after posting 49 points in 66 games in his first year with the Wolves. Fisher, who was returning to the OHL for one more season, scored 106 points, fifth highest in league scoring.
Fisher debuted with the Senators in 1999-2000 and scored 9 points in an injury-shortened 32-game rookie season. He began to play with an aggressive style of play and showed his penchant for offensive production as he increased to 18 goals and 38 points in his fourth season in 2002–03.
Fisher played abroad for EV Zug in the Swiss Nationalliga A during the lockout season of 2004-05. Fisher scored 22 goals and 44 points in 2005-06, providing valuable secondary scoring for the Spezza-Heatley-Alfredsson line as NHL play resumed. He helped the Senators advance to the first seed in the Eastern Conference going into the playoffs, but they were defeated by the fourth-seeded division rivals, the Buffalo Sabres, in five games in the second round. Fisher was nominated for the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the best defensive forward in the regular season, despite a career-high plus-minus (+/-) rating of +23. He finished second runner-up behind Dallas Stars Jere Lehtinen and trophy-winner Rod Brind'Amour, captain of the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes.
Fisher's goal total for 22 goals was the same as his previous one, with 26 assists and 48 points. Due to a left knee injury he sustained against the New York Islanders on December 27, 2006, he was limited to 68 games for the first four weeks. Fisher led the Senators to the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, where they fell short of the Anaheim Ducks in five games. With 5 goals, 5 assists, and 10 points in 20 games, Fisher set a new record in playoffs.
Fisher re-signed with the Senators to a five-year, $21 million contract extension with one year remaining on his deal going into the 2007–08 season. He went on to set a career-high 23 goals for the season. In the final game of the regular season, Fisher was forced to postponed the playoffs after injuring his left knee cap from Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mark Bell.
Fisher suffered another knee injury against the New York Islanders on November 17, 2008.
Fisher was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for the Predators' 2011 first round draft pick (Stefan Noesen) and a conditional pick in 2012 (Jarrod Maidens). If the Predators win a playoff series, the Senators will get a third-round pick and a second-round pick if the Predators win two or more playoff series. The Predators won their first round of playoffs, but they lost their second round match to the Vancouver Canucks, losing to the Senators in third round, despite having a third-round pick. Although many trade negotiations were involved, Ottawa GM Bryan Murray and Ottawa owner Eugene Melnyk had opted to accept Nashville's bid so that Fisher could be closer to his wife, country singer Carrie Underwood, according to Fisher.
In a 5–3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche, Fisher played his first game with the Predators on February 12, 2011 and had an assist. He scored his first goal as a Predator five days earlier against the Vancouver Canucks on February 17.
Fisher was the recipient of the 2012 NHL Foundation Player Award, which is given to the NHL player who uses the fundamental values of hockey – perseverance, and teamwork – to improve the lives of people in his community.
Fisher signed a two-year, $8.8 million contract extension with the Predators on June 26, 2015, just before becoming an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2016.
In game four of the Western Conference Semi-finals, he defeated the San Jose Sharks 4–3 on May 5, 2016, tying the series at two games apiece.
After Shea Weber, the previous captain, was swapped to the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman P. K. Subban, Fisher became the sixth captain of the Predators on September 7, 2016. He led the Predators to the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals, before losing in six games to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Fisher announced his retirement from the NHL on August 3, 2017 in a letter sent to Predators fans on the day's The Tennessean, making him the first Predators captain to resign with the team.
Fisher said on January 31, 2018 that he intended to end his retirement to help the Predators make another Stanley Cup appearance. Fisher said he would train with the Predators and eventually sign a deal before the trade deadline, February 26, 2018. Fisher agreed to a one-year deal with the Predators on February 26, 2018.
Fisher retired for the second time on May 12, 2018, just a few days after the Predators were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs by the Winnipeg Jets.