Dan Fritsche

Dan Fritsche (born July 13, 1985 in Parma, Ohio) is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss National League A.
==Playing career==
Fritsche began his junior hockey career with his hometown Cleveland Barons of the North American Hockey League. He then played for the Sarnia Sting and the London Knights, and won a gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Hockey Championship, playing for the United States. He won a Memorial Cup playing for the Knights in 2005. He also played youth hockey for the Parma Flyers and is one of three players to go into the NHL from there. The other two players are Brian Holzinger and Michael Rupp.
Fritsche was drafted in the second round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, 46th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets. After playing for parts of four seasons with the Blue Jackets, Fritsche was traded along with Nikolai Zherdev to the New York Rangers on July 2, 2008 for defensemen Fedor Tyutin and Christian Bäckman. 
To start the 2008–09 season, Fritsche was a frequent healthy scratch in his first season with the Rangers due to the general healthiness of the team after Fritsche did not have a spot in the opening night lineup. On January 29, 2009, Fritsche was traded by the Rangers to the Minnesota Wild for defenseman Erik Reitz. After finishing the season with the Wild, Fritsche was not tendered a qualifying offer and became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2009.
On September 3, 2009, Fritsche was inivited to the Atlanta Thrashers training camp for the 2009–10 season, but was not offered a contract. Later, on October 5, 2009, he returned to the Blue Jackets organization by signing a contract with the AHL's Syracuse Crunch.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2000–01 	Cleveland Jr. Barons 	NAHL 		49 	23 	29 	52 	47 		1 	1 	1 	2 	0
2001–02 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		17 	5 	13 	18 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		61 	32 	39 	71 	79 		5 	2 	2 	4 	4
2003–04 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		27 	16 	13 	29 	26 		5 	1 	5 	6 	0
2003–04 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		19 	1 	0 	1 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		4 	2 	0 	2 	0 		4 	0 	1 	1 	4
2004–05 	Sarnia Sting 	OHL 		2 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	London Knights 	OHL 		28 	17 	18 	35 	18 		17 	9 	13 	22 	12
2005–06 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		59 	6 	7 	13 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		19 	5 	4 	9 	12 		6 	2 	2 	4 	8
2006–07 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		59 	12 	15 	27 	35 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		69 	10 	12 	22 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		16 	1 	3 	4 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		34 	4 	5 	9 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		67 	13 	29 	42 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Genève-Servette HC 	NLA 		39 	15 	18 	33 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		256 	34 	42 	76 	103 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Personal life==
His younger brother, Tom Fritsche, is the property of the Colorado Avalanche. His uncle, John Fritsche, was a long time player in Switzerland for HC Ambri-Piotta, HC Lugano and EV Zug, played for the United States at the 1990 World Hockey Championship, and coached the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets.
His sister Christine is a sophomore on the volleyball team at the University at Buffalo.
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Category:Born in 1985
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks
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Category:Genève-Servette HC players
Category:London Knights alumni
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