Mitch Fritz
Appearance
Mitch Fritz | |||
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Born |
Osoyoos, BC | November 24, 1980||
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.
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- 1980 births
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Columbus Cottonmouths players
- Hamilton Bulldogs players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Ice hockey personnel from British Columbia
- Living people
- Lowell Lock Monsters players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- New York Islanders players
- Saint John Flames players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Tallahassee Tiger Sharks players
- Worcester IceCats players
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1980s births stubs