- Mitch Fritz
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Mitch Fritz 
Born November 24, 1980
Osoyoos, BC, CANHeight 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Weight 258 lb (117 kg; 18 st 6 lb) Position Left Wing Shoots Left NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teamsTampa Bay Lightning
Norfolk Admirals (AHL)
New York IslandersNHL Draft Undrafted Playing career 2000–present Mitch Fritz (born November 24, 1980 in Osoyoos, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward who last played for the Norfolk Admirals under the Tampa Bay Lightning organization of the National Hockey League.
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Playing career
Fritz made his NHL debut against the Philadelphia Flyers on October 30, 2008. He is a noted enforcer, regularly accumulating a high amount of penalty minutes and fighting majors each season. In 2005–2006, Fritz was awarded the AHL Man of the Year award for outstanding service in the Springfield, MA community, while playing for the American Hockey League's Springfield Falcons.
On September 30, 2009, Fritz signed a one-year contract as a free agent to return to the Tampa Bay Lightning organization.[1]
His brother, Luke, is currently playing at offensive guard for the CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Kelowna Rockets WHL 52 9 0 9 156 2 0 0 0 0 1999–2000 Kelowna Rockets WHL 58 4 2 6 204 5 0 0 0 0 2000–01 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks ECHL 42 5 3 8 79 — — — — — 2000–01 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 5 0 0 0 20 — — — — — 2001–02 Columbus Cottonmouths ECHL 45 3 7 10 284 — — — — — 2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 13 0 0 0 37 — — — — — 2001–02 Saint John Flames AHL 11 0 0 0 34 — — — — — 2002–03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 13 1 2 3 33 — — — — — 2002–03 Columbus Cottonmouths ECHL 33 2 4 6 144 — — — — — 2003–04 Columbus Cottonmouths ECHL 64 3 9 12 149 — — — — — 2003–04 Worcester IceCats AHL 4 0 0 0 10 4 0 0 0 4 2004–05 Springfield Falcons AHL 45 3 1 4 179 — — — — — 2005–06 Springfield Falcons AHL 69 6 5 11 212 — — — — — 2006–07 Springfield Falcons AHL 63 0 1 1 144 — — — — — 2007–08 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 11 1 4 5 34 2 0 0 0 4 2008–09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 36 0 2 2 58 — — — — — 2008–09 New York Islanders NHL 20 0 0 0 42 — — — — — 2009–10 Norfolk Admirals AHL 73 2 4 6 157 — — — — — 2010–11 Norfolk Admirals AHL 11 0 1 1 36 — — — — — NHL totals 20 0 0 0 42 — — — — — References
- ^ "Tampa Bay Lightning signs left wing Mitch Fritz, sends him to Norfolk". TampaBay.com. 2009-09-30. http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightning/content/tampa-bay-lightning-signs-left-wing-mitch-fritz-sends-him-norfolk. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
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Categories:- 1980 births
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Columbus Cottonmouths players
- Hamilton Bulldogs players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Living people
- Lowell Lock Monsters players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- New York Islanders players
- Norfolk Admirals players
- Saint John Flames players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Tallahassee Tiger Sharks players
- Worcester IceCats players
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1980s births stubs
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