| Mitch Fritz | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 24, 1980 Osoyoos, BC, CAN |
| Height | 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 teams |
Tampa Bay Lightning Norfolk Admirals (AHL) New York Islanders |
| NHL 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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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.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||