Tanner Fritz

Tanner Fritz (born August 20, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL), while under contract to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
===Amateur===
Fritz played for the Grande Prairie Storm of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for four years. While playing with the Storm, he graduated from Grande Prairie St. Joseph High School in 2009 and was named the 2011 AJHL MVP after leading the team in points and ranking fourth in the league. He then attended Ohio State University, and played for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey team. Fritz stated that he became interested in Ohio State after his cousin, Daymen Rycroft, began his freshman season there.
While majoring in sport industry, Fritz played 34 games in his freshman season. He scored his first collegiate goal on November 5, 2011, in a 2–0 win over Alabama-Huntsville. In his sophomore year, Fritz played in 40 games and set new career highs with 37 points. He was named to the Second Team All-CCHA, 2013 CCHA scoring champion, Ohio State Scholar-Athlete, and Academic All-Big Ten.
In his junior year, despite missing five games due to an injury, Fritz ranked third on team in points and fourth in the conference for assists. At the conclusion of the season, Fritz was again named an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and was selected for the Academic All-Big Ten and 2014 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
Prior to his senior year, Fritz participated in the Chicago Blackhawks 2014 Prospect Camp. However, he returned to Ohio State and served as the team's captain for the 2014–15 season.
===Professional===
Fritz ended his collegiate career by signing with the Missouri Mavericks of the ECHL for the 2015–16 season. However, he tried out for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2015–16 season, and made the team. In 43 games for the Mavericks, Fritz scored ten goals and 33 points. In 19 games for the Sound Tigers, he had two goals and 12 points.
Fritz returned exclusively to the Sound Tigers for the 2016-17 season. He upped his previous season's totals by scoring 19 goals and 23 assists in 63 games. On March 29, 2017, Fritz signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Sound Tigers' National Hockey League (NHL) affiliate, the New York Islanders. The contract was set to begin in the 2017-18 season. The Islanders recalled Fritz for the first time on January 1, 2018. and he recorded his first NHL goal on February 19 against the Minnesota Wild.
On May 31, 2019, the Islanders re-signed Fritz to a two-year contract extension.
==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
2007–08 	Grande Prairie Storm 	AJHL 		28 	4 	4 	8 	14 		12 	0 	1 	1 	4
2008–09 	Grande Prairie Storm 	AJHL 		57 	19 	24 	43 	30 		19 	4 	8 	12 	4
2009–10 	Grande Prairie Storm 	AJHL 		54 	27 	27 	54 	62 		9 	1 	5 	6 	2
2010–11 	Grande Prairie Storm 	AJHL 		60 	31 	43 	74 	29 		5 	3 	3 	6 	4
2011–12 	Ohio State University 	CCHA 		34 	6 	8 	14 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Ohio State University 	CCHA 		40 	11 	26 	37 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Ohio State University 	B1G 		32 	8 	24 	32 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Ohio State University 	B1G 		36 	11 	16 	27 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Missouri Mavericks 	ECHL 		43 	10 	23 	33 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		19 	2 	10 	12 	0 		3 	0 	2 	2 	0
2016–17 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		63 	19 	23 	42 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		35 	10 	28 	38 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		34 	3 	4 	7 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		8 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		57 	12 	25 	37 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	7 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		42 	3 	5 	8 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
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