{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1985)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | caption = | alt = | image = | image_size = 230px | position = Defense | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 195 | played_for = Philadelphia Flyers<br>Milano Rossoblu<br>Braehead Clan | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|02|25|mf=y}} | birth_place = Odenton, Maryland, U.S. | career_start = 2009 | career_end = 2016 | draft = Undrafted |}} '''Jamie Fritsch''' (born February 25, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for Braehead Clan, Scotland of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.braeheadclan.com/news/2618/news-fritsch--mciver-confirm-retirements.html#.V410kUZ97IU | title = Fritsch, McIver confirm retirements | publisher = Braehead Clan | date = 2016-07-18 | accessdate = 2016-07-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170305002040/http://www.braeheadclan.com/news/2618/news-fritsch--mciver-confirm-retirements.html#.V410kUZ97IU | archive-date = 2017-03-05 | url-status = dead }}</ref> He played in one National Hockey League (NHL) game with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2008–09 season.

==Playing career== Undrafted, he played collegiate hockey with the University of New Hampshire of the Hockey East. After completing his senior year in 2008–09, amassing 146 games with the Wildcats, he was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers on an amateur try-out contract on April 12, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csnphilly.com/pages/landing_09/?&Panaccio-Flyers-Sign-Fritsch-to-Amateur-=1&blockID=48860&feedID=717 |title=Panaccio: Flyers Sign Fritsch to Amateur Tryout |publisher=CSN Philadelphia |date=2009-04-12 |accessdate=2010-05-03 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108081350/http://www.csnphilly.com/pages/landing_09 |archivedate=2010-01-08 }}</ref> Signed because of the Flyers salary cap limitations,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.lvrj.com/sports/nhl-cameo-for-flyers-remains-career-summit-for-wranglers-fritsch-132843338.html?ref=338 | title = NHL cameo for Flyers remains career summit for Wranglers Fritsch | publisher = lvrj.com | date = 2010-02-03 | accessdate = 2010-02-03}}</ref> Fritsch made his NHL debut in the last regular season game against the New York Rangers on the same day. He became the second player to make it to the NHL who grew up in Maryland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teammaryland.com/news2.php?news_id=164073 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917232047/http://www.teammaryland.com/news2.php?news_id=164073 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-17 |title=Maryland-Bred Fritsch Breaks NHL Barrie |publisher=TeamMaryland.com |date=2009-04-14 |accessdate=2010-05-03 }}</ref>

Jamie signed with the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL for the 2009–10 season and played in 48 games posting 5 points. On February 5, 2010, he was signed to a try-out with the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL and appeared in 2 games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3960531|title=Admirals sign D Jamie Fritsch to Professional Try-Out contract| publisher =oursportscentral.com | date = 2010-02-05 | accessdate = 2010-05-03}}</ref> Following the season, he was traded to the Las Vegas Wranglers on August 12, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gwinnettgladiators.com/news/article.asp?art=1459 |title=Fritsch traded to Las Vegas |publisher=Gwinnett Gladiators |date=2010-08-12 |accessdate=2010-09-26 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Fritsch signed his first European contract as a free agent with Italian club, Hockey Milano Rossoblu on August 20, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.hockeymilano.it/main/?p=9453 | title = North American signings for Milano | publisher = Hockey Milano Rossoblu | date = 2013-08-20 | accessdate = 2013-08-20 | language = Italian | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131113122040/http://www.hockeymilano.it/main/?p=9453 | archive-date = 2013-11-13 | url-status = dead }}</ref> After a single season in Italy, Fritsch continued abroad in signing a one-year contract with Scottish club, Braehead Clan of the EIHL on August 13, 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.braeheadclan.com/news/442/news-jamie-brings-breath-of-fritsch-air-to-clan.html#.VAVLuWSSzVl | title = Jamie bring breath of Fritsch air to the Clan | publisher = Braehead Clan | date = 2014-08-13 | accessdate = 2014-08-13}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;" |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Regular&nbsp;season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- ALIGN="center" | 2005–06 | New Hampshire Wildcats | HE | 32 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | New Hampshire Wildcats | HE | 39 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2007–08 | New Hampshire Wildcats | HE | 37 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008–09 | New Hampshire Wildcats | HE | 38 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2008–09 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 48 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" | 2009–10 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010–11 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 54 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |- ALIGN="center" | 2010–11 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 42 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |- ALIGN="center" | 2011–12 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- ALIGN="center" | 2012–13 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 60 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | Milano Rossoblu | ITL | 42 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |- ALIGN="center" | 2014–15 | Braehead Clan | EIHL | 60 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Braehead Clan | EIHL | 60 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 <!-- AS PER WIKIPEDIA STANDARD PLEASE DO NOT ADD STATS TILL END OF SEASON --> |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 1 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |}

==See also== *List of players who played only one game in the NHL

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}

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