| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 249 |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Played For: | New York Islanders |
| Career Start: | 2000 |
| Career End: | 2011 |
Mitch Fritz (born November 24, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 20 games in the National Hockey League's 2008–09 season for the New York Islanders. Fritz was born in Osoyoos, British Columbia.
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 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 and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals.[1] During the 2010–11 season, Fritz suffered from a groin injury and shortly retired.
His brother, Luke, played offensive guard for the CFL Montreal Alouettes and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
| Team | League | GP | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 354 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 954 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| ECHL totals | 184 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 656 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||