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Tanner Fritz

Forward

#11

  • DOB: 8/20/1991
  • Ht: 5-11
  • Wt: 192
  • Shoots: R
  • Years on Team: 7
  • Hometown: Grande Prairie, AB

2022-23: Led the Hartford Wolf Pack with a career-high 33 assists in 67 regular-season games while serving as an alternate captain... Added 10 goals for a career-high 43 points, ranking fourth on the Wolf Pack in scoring... Recorded 10 points (1g, 9a) in nine Calder Cup Playoff games, helping Hartford reach the Atlantic Division Finals. 2021-22: Had 36 points (13g, 23a) in 62 games during his first year with Hartford. 2020-21: Notched six points (3g, 3a) in 20 games during his sixth season with Bridgeport... Named an alternate captain. 2019-20: Played just four games with Bridgeport due to injury. 2018-19: Made the NY Islanders 23-man opening night roster for the first time in his career... Played just eight NHL games before his season was cut short due to a blood clot in his left arm... Ranked sixth on Bridgeport’s roster in assists (25) and seventh in points (37) despite playing just 57 AHL games. 2017-18: Led Bridgeport in assists (28) and points-per-game (1.09) in 35 AHL contests... Earned a career-high four points (2g, 2a) including the overtime-winning goal in a 7-6 victory at Utica on 12/1/17 (his 100th AHL game)... Selected to represent Bridgeport at the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic in Utica, but was unable to attend due to his first NHL recall... Recalled by the NY Islanders on 1/1/18 and made his NHL debut on 1/2/18 vs. Boston... Scored his first NHL goal with the Islanders on 2/19/18 vs. Minnesota. 2016-17: Scored a career-high 19 goals in 63 games during his first full season with Bridgeport, finishing runner-up on the team to Bracken Kearns. 2015-16: Initially signed a professional tryout (PTO) with Bridgeport on 2/18/16... Made his AHL debut on 2/21/16 vs. Albany and notched his first AHL point (assist) on his first shift...Began his pro career with 33 points (10g, 23a) in 43 ECHL games with the Missouri Mavericks. College: Had 110 points (36g, 74a) in 142 games over four seasons at Ohio State University... Won the CCHA scoring title with 32 points (9g, 32a) as a sophomore in 2012-13.  

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