Mitch Fritz

Mitch Fritz (born November 24, 1980 in Osoyoos, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward who last played for the Norfolk Admirals under the Tampa Bay Lightning organization of the National Hockey League.
==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, MA 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. 
His brother, Luke, is currently playing at offensive guard for the CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
==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
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	NHL totals 	NHL totals		20 	0 	0 	0 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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==External links==
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Category:Born in 1980
Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Columbus Cottonmouths players
Category:Hamilton Bulldogs players
Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players
Category:Lowell Lock Monsters players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:Norfolk Admirals players
Category:Saint John Flames players
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:Tallahassee Tiger Sharks players
Category:Worcester IceCats players
Category:Retired in 2011