Colton Fretter

Colton Fretter (born March 12, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.

Playing career Born in Harrow, Ontario, Fretter played Jr. B hockey for Chatham Maroons until 2001-2002 where they recorded no more than nine losses for three straight seasons, winning two championships and three division titles. Before attending Michigan State University he was drafted in the eighth round (230th overall) of the 2002 NHL draft by Atlanta Thrashers, now Winnipeg Jets.

He attended four years at Michigan State University, recording 158 games, 43 goals, 69 assists, for 112 points and was a plus/minus +16 (career)

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 their AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates. 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. 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.

After a solitary season with Swiss club, EHC Olten of the National League B, Fretter returned to Germany on a try-out with DEL club, EHC München on July 29, 2013. Unable to secure a contract in Munich, Fretter played the season in the Austrian Hockey League with EC KAC, contributing with 36 points in 46 games.

On August 6, 2014, Fretter opted to sign a one-year contract in the EIHL with British club, the Sheffield Steelers.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Tecumseh Bulldogs WOHL 11 2 3 5 0 — — — — — 1999–2000 Chatham Maroons GOHL 40 12 22 34 32 — — — — — 2000–01 Chatham Maroons GOHL 54 33 39 72 23 15 7 6 13 2001–02 Chatham Maroons WOHL 52 51 53 104 62 15 5 3 8 2 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 HC Bolzano ITA 35 23 23 46 38 10 2 7 9 14 2011–12 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 20 14 34 56 2 2 0 2 2 2012–13 EHC Olten SUI.2 35 23 23 46 50 1 0 0 0 12 2012–13 Kloten Flyers NLA 2 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2013–14 EC KAC AUT 46 16 20 36 65 — — — — — 2014–15 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 48 24 30 54 40 4 2 0 2 0 2015–16 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 19 10 2 12 16 2 1 0 1 2 2016–17 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 48 26 25 51 27 4 1 0 1 2 2017–18 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 45 18 24 42 71 4 1 4 5 2 AHL totals 185 60 50 110 110 5 0 1 1 0 EIHL totals 160 78 81 159 154 14 5 4 9 6