EHC Red Bull München: Sten Fischer in portrait

Thursday, 13. July 2023 | EHC Red Bull München: Sten Fischer in portrait

Berlin - Liefering - Munich: This is Sten FischerWhy Steve Walker's children had a decisive influence on Fischer's career// PORTRAITAfter five DEL appearances for the Red Bulls last season, Sten Fischer is now a permanent member of coach Toni Söderholm's squad. The youngster has a moving story behind him, which also includes our former co-coach Steve Walker.

It's the 30th minute in the home derby against ERC Ingolstadt on January 22, 2023: Andreas Eder is once again in the right place and converts a rebound from the boards in the Schanzer box for the interim 3:1 lead for Red Bull München - it should be the winning goal in the 3:2 victory. The shot before that came from our new number 47, Sten Fischer, who put the disc in the direction of the opponent's goal with a lot of feeling and a good overview, setting up the game-winner in only his second DEL game.

3:1 | Eder bedankt sich bei Fischer - und der Bande

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"I got the puck and after the game they gave me the microphone on the ice. And then I had to sing the 'Humba'," the 20-year-old defenseman remembers only too fondly his first scoring point in the German ice hockey top flight. The native Berliner celebrated his debut in the Munich jersey just two days earlier on January 20 at the away game in Mannheim.

Even then, the rather unusual spelling of his first name with an "e" stood out. "A friend of my parents had the first name Sten. And they thought it was pretty cool," he explains with a laugh. "The variant with "a" is rather American, after all."

Babysitting at Steve Walker's

Fischer stood on skates for the first time in the German capital at the age of four. The fact that the youngster came into contact with ice hockey at all at that time is thanks to a DEL icon who is also a household name to our fans. We are talking about our former co-trainer Steve Walker. "When Steve was still playing in Berlin, my mother was the babysitter for his children during the games. That's how it all developed," he reveals.

In 2017, Fischer moved from Eisbären Berlin to the Red Bull Ice Hockey Academy on the Bavarian-Austrian border in Liefering - but still in a different position. "Until the age of about 17, I was a forward. But rather defensively oriented. Then we had a phase with relatively few defenders," he explains.

Fischer moved to the back and played his way in. "I tried it for a week and stuck with it. It was just a great fit," explains the defensive talent. During his training, he made it to the U16, U17 and U18 national teams of the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB), among others.

"Thinking about whether to quit or not"

The path continued upward until he injured himself at the end of 2021. "From December 2021, I was out and didn't play a game for a year. I was understandably in a low phase and I had to think about what to do next." Fischer battled through rehab and made it back on the ice in December 2022.

At just under 1.90 meters, the defender is a real yardstick for a defender. Of course, there is always room for improvement. "I want to play even more physically, become faster and make decisions on the ice even more quickly," Fischer summarizes. "In return, I'm very calm in the game and already have a pretty good overview." All fans will soon be able to see this for themselves.

And of course the coaching team around Söderholm and Pekka Kangasalusta. Fischer himself, at any rate, has set his sights high. "I want to start the season well and show what I can do. I'm trying to get as much ice time as possible and just want to play. As well and as much as I can," he formulates his goals.

Bayern München and the Dallas Stars: Focus on the top leagues

In his free time, too, everything revolves around sports. "I'm a big fan of Bayern München. Accordingly, I watch a lot of soccer. But I also watch American football and basketball. And I like spending time with the boys," says Fischer.

It's clear that the NHL is also high on his list of priorities. "The Dallas Stars around Miro Heiskanen are my favorite team. In general, I like to look at the defensemen and observe what I could adapt. Preferably a little bit of each." So the next scoring point at Oberwiesenfeld should only be a matter of time.