Career
Issel spent his junior career with the Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL. He was selected in the first round of the 1986 National Hockey League Entry Draft, 21st overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. Issel played four games for the Oilers, and was briefly part of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks minor league systems, but spent the majority of his career in Europe. He officially announced his retirement on July 1, 1999.