Mitch Fritz

Mitch Fritz (born November 24, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 20 games in the National Hockey League's 2008–09 season for the New York Islanders. Fritz was born in Osoyoos, British Columbia.

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 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 and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals. During the 2010–11 season, Fritz suffered from a groin injury and shortly retired.

His brother, Luke, played offensive guard for the CFL Montreal Alouettes and 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 — — — — — AHL totals 354 13 20 33 954 6 0 0 0 8 ECHL totals 184 13 23 36 656 — — — — —