- Colton Fretter
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Colton Fretter Born March 12, 1982
Harrow, ON, CANHeight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) Position Right wing Shoots Right DEL team
Former teamsIserlohn Roosters
Chicago Wolves
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Portland Pirates
Springfield FalconsNHL Draft 230th overall, 2002
Atlanta ThrashersPlaying career 2006–present Colton Fretter (born March 12, 1982 in Harrow, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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Playing career
Fretter played hockey at Michigan State University. Following his first year with the Spartans, he was drafted 230th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers.
He began his professional career by playing with the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL where he played in the 2006-2007 ECHL All-Star game. He was also named ECHL rookie of the year despite missing some games due to injury. During 2007-2008 season, he split time between three teams: Gwinnett, and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Chicago Wolves, both of the AHL.
Fretter signed a two-way deal with Buffalo Sabres on August 4, 2008 and was assigned to affiliate, the Portland Pirates, of the AHL.[1] He played in a career high 80 games with the Pirates, scoring 40 points.
On August 3, 2009, Fretter signed a one-year contract with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL.[2]
After spending the 2010–11 season in Italy with the Bolzano-Bozen Foxes on May 20, 2011, Fretter signed a one-year contract with German DEL team, Iserlohn Roosters.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 Michigan State University CCHA 35 7 15 22 36 — — — — — 2003–04 Michigan State University CCHA 39 6 11 17 22 — — — — — 2004–05 Michigan State University CCHA 40 20 24 44 28 — — — — — 2005–06 Michigan State University CCHA 45 10 19 29 28 — — — — — 2006–07 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 51 36 32 68 46 4 3 0 3 4 2007–08 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 2 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 2007–08 Chicago Wolves AHL 8 1 3 4 2 — — — — — 2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 18 9 2 11 14 — — — — — 2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL 80 24 16 40 43 5 0 1 1 0 2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 79 26 29 55 51 — — — — — 2010–11 Bolzano-Bozen Foxes ITL 35 23 23 46 38 10 2 7 9 14 AHL totals 185 60 50 110 110 5 0 1 1 0 References
- ^ "Sabres sign pair of free agents". Buffalo Sabres. 2008-08-04. http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=438092. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Fretter signed to AHL contract". Springfield Falcons. 2009-08-03. http://www.falconsahl.com/index.php?id=1142. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Roosters sign Canadian Fretter" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 2011-05-20. http://www.iserlohn-roosters.de/roostersnews/3817. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
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Categories:- Living people
- 1982 births
- Atlanta Thrashers draft picks
- Bolzano HC players
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Chicago Wolves players
- Gwinnett Gladiators players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey players
- Portland Pirates players
- Springfield Falcons players
- People from Essex, Ontario
- Iserlohn Roosters players
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