Tom Fritsche
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Tom Fritsche (born September 30, 1986 in Parma, Ohio) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. Retired in 2012 for health reasons. Tom is the younger brother of former Columbus Blue Jacket, Dan Fritsche who currently plays for the Zurich Lions of the Swiss National League A.
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Playing career
Fritsche was drafted 47th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. An Ohio native, Fritsche played collegiate hockey with hometown team, Ohio State University. After his final year with the Buckeyes, Fritsche made his professional debut at the end of the 2007–08
Fritsche was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Avalanche on August 11, 2008.[1] In the 2008–09 season, Tom was assigned to Lake Erie. On January 27, 2009, he was suspended for 6 games after he left the bench during an altercation, to help Lake Erie's Goalie who was being beaten by Steve Downie of the Norfolk Admirals.[2] Fritsche was voted into the "25 best looking AHL players" in 2009 on an AHL fan site.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2002–03 | U.S. National Development Team | USDP | 51 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | U.S. National Development Team | USDP | 57 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 42 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 37 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 19 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 39 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 48 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 47 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 35 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 110 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2004 | United States | WJC18 | Template:Sica | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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College | ||
All-CCHA Rookie Team | 2004–05 | [3] |
INCH Freshman of the Year | 2004–05 | [4] |
CCHA All-Tournament Team | 2005 | [5] |
References
- ↑ "Avalanche sign Williams, Fritsche". avalanche.nhl.com. 2008-08-11. http://avalanche.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=379554&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ↑ "AHL announces suspensions". oursportscentral.com. 2009-01-27. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3769797. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ↑ "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
- ↑ "Inside College Hockey national freshman of year". insidecollegehockey.com. 2008-04-05. http://insidecollegehockey.com/6History/inch_00.htm. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. http://issuu.com/cchahockey/docs/2012-13_ccha_media_guide_final_2a_compressed#. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
External links
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- Deleted June 2016
- 1986 births
- American ice hockey left wingers
- Colorado Avalanche draft picks
- Ice hockey people from Ohio
- Lake Erie Monsters players
- Living people
- Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey players
- People from Parma, Ohio
- USA Hockey National Team Development Program players
- Sportspeople from Cuyahoga County, Ohio
- Fritsche family (hockey)