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USA Switzerland Dan Fritsche
#49 ZSC Lions / NLA - 15/16
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
1-time NL Champion 1
1-time OHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jul 13, 1985
Position
C/W
Age
39
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Parma, OH, USA
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
USA / Switzerland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
HC Lugano
Status
Retired
Drafted
2003 round 2 #46 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets

Fritsche skates very well and has good two-way instincts. Plays a gritty game and owns decent hands, but isn't a natural on offense. Can play center and wing equally well.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2010)

Brother: Tom Fritsche
Uncle: John Fritsche
Cousin: John Fritsche Jr.

© Photo: Peter Eggimann

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Dan Fritsche Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Cleveland Barons 14U AAA 14U AAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2000-01 Cleveland Barons NAHL NAHL 49* 23* 29* 52* 47* -* | Playoffs 1 1 1 2 0 -
2001-02 Sarnia Sting OHL 17* 5* 13* 18* 20* 1* |
Switzerland U17 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2002-03 Sarnia Sting OHL 61* 32* 39* 71* 79* 7* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 4 0
2003-04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 19* 1* 0* 1* 12* -5* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 4* 2* 0* 2* 0* 2* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 1
Sarnia Sting OHL 27* 16* 13* 29* 26* -6* | Playoffs 5 1 5 6 0 0
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 2* 4* 4* 5* |
2004-05 Sarnia Sting OHL 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
London Knights OHL 28* 17* 18* 35* 18* 27* | Playoffs 17 9 13 22 12 12
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 4* 7* 22* -3* |
2005-06 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 59* 6* 7* 13* 22* -14* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 19* 5* 4* 9* 12* 3* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 8 -1
2006-07 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 59* 12* 15* 27* 35* 3* |
2007-08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 69* 10* 12* 22* 22* 2* |
2008-09 New York Rangers NHL 16* 1* 3* 4* 2* -2* |
Minnesota Wild NHL 34* 4* 5* 9* 10* -3* |
2009-10 Syracuse Crunch AHL 67* 13* 29* 42* 12* -10* |
2010-11 Genève-Servette HC NLA 39* 15* 18* 33* 66* 7* |
2011-12 Genève-Servette HC NLA 14* 1* 1* 2* 6* -4* | Relegation 9 2 5 7 2 -2
2012-13 Genève-Servette HC NLA 43* 16* 16* 32* 18* 15* | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 2 2
2013-14 HC Lugano NLA 12* 1* 3* 4* 4* 1* |
ZSC Lions NLA 22* 6* 7* 13* 6* 13* | Playoffs 18 2 3 5 10 6
2014-15 ZSC Lions NLA 46* 9* 11* 20* 10* 11* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
Switzerland (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
2015-16 ZSC Lions NLA 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Dan Fritsche Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 London Knights Memorial Cup 4* 3* 3* 6* 8* 3* |
2008-09 New York Rangers Victoria Cup 1* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
2010-11 Genève-Servette HC Spengler Cup 4* 2* 1* 3* 8* -* |
2014-15 ZSC Lions Champions HL 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -4* |
ZSC Lions Swiss Cup 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |

Dan Fritsche Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
14U AAA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 3 90* 20* 33* 53* 0.59* 24* -5* | 2 10 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.50 * 12 * 0 *
Champions HL 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 2* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 4* 3* 3* 6* 1.50* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 1 49* 23* 29* 52* 1.06* 47* -* | 1 1 1 * 1 * 2 * 2.00 * 0 * - *
NHL 5 256* 34* 42* 76* 0.30* 103* -19* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 6 176* 48* 56* 104* 0.59* 110* 43* | 4 37 6 * 11 * 17 * 0.46 * 14 * 6 *
OHL 4 135* 71* 84* 155* 1.15* 143* 28* | 3 27 12 * 20 * 32 * 1.19 * 16 * 12 *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Victoria Cup 1 1* 1* 0* 1* 1.00* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 5* 6* 11* 0.85* 26* 2* | 0 * * * * * *

Dan Fritsche Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/29/2013
11/29/2013 Confirmed HC Lugano ZSC Lions
11/15/2012
11/15/2012 Confirmed Genève-Servette HC HC Lugano
10/03/2010
10/03/2010 Confirmed Syracuse Crunch Genève-Servette HC
10/05/2009
10/05/2009 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Syracuse Crunch
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2001, 1 #6 overall by Sarnia Sting in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for London Knights

Cult/Star player for Sarnia Sting

Career transactions
- 2010-10-03 • Signed to a three-year contract by Genève-Servette
- 2009-10-05 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Syracuse Crunch
- 2009-01-29 • Traded to the Minnesota Wild for Erik Reitz
- 2008-07-02 • Traded to the New York Rangers with Nikolai Zherdev for Fedor Tyutin & Christian Bäckman
- 2008-07-15 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- 2006-09-13 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- 2004-08-12 • Signed to a lockout contract by Ambrí-Piotta (but never joined team)
- 2004-01-07 • Returned to his junior team (Sarnia, OHL)
- 2003-10-06 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Columbus Blue Jackets