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Mitch Fritz
Born (1980-11-24) November 24, 1980 (age 44)
Osoyoos, BC
Height 6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight 258 lb (117 kg; 18 st 6 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
New York Islanders
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2000–present

Mitch Fritz (born November 24, 1980 in Osoyoos, British Columbia) is a Canadian ice hockey forward who plays for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League. He 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.

On November 1st, 2008 in his first NHL fight Fritz beat arguably the leagues most feared enforcer, Georges Laraque.

His brother, Luke, is currently playing at offensive guard for the CFL Montreal Alouettes. He wears #61.