ˌɔn mˈeɪ θˈɜːtiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, hɪz wˈaɪf ʃˈɜːli—ɐ hˈɑːki dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst ɪn hɜːɹ ˈoʊn ɹˈaɪt ænd fˈɪʃlɚz lˈɔŋtˈaɪm kəlˈæboːɹˌeɪɾɚɹ ˌɔn mˈɛnɪəv hɪz wˈɜːks—dˈaɪd ʌv kˈænsɚɹ æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ.
On May 13, 2014, his wife Shirley—a hockey journalist in her own right and Fischler's long-time collaborator on many of his works—died of cancer at the age of 74.