Colton Fretter (born March 12, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.
| Colton Fretter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Fretter with the Chicago Wolves in 2008 | |||
| Born |
March 12, 1982 Harrow, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Wolves Bridgeport Sound Tigers Portland Pirates Springfield Falcons HC Bolzano Iserlohn Roosters Kloten Flyers EC KAC Sheffield Steelers | ||
| NHL draft |
230th overall, 2002 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| Playing career | 2006–2018 | ||
Playing career
editBorn in Harrow, Ontario, Fretter played Jr. B hockey for Chatham Maroons until 2001-2002 where they recorded no more than nine losses for three straight seasons, winning two championships and three division titles. Before attending Michigan State University he was drafted in the eighth round (230th overall) of the 2002 NHL draft by Atlanta Thrashers, now Winnipeg Jets.
He attended four years at Michigan State University, recording 158 games, 43 goals, 69 assists, for 112 points and was a plus/minus +16 (career)
He began his professional career by playing with the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL where he played in the 2006-2007 ECHL All-Star game. He was also named ECHL rookie of the year despite missing some games due to injury. During 2007-2008 season, he split time between three teams: Gwinnett, and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Chicago Wolves, both of the AHL.
Fretter signed a two-way deal with Buffalo Sabres on August 4, 2008 and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates.[1] He played in a career high 80 games with the Pirates, scoring 40 points.
On August 3, 2009, Fretter signed a one-year contract with the Springfield Falcons of the AHL.[2] After spending the 2010–11 season in Italy with the Bolzano-Bozen Foxes on May 20, 2011, Fretter signed a one-year contract with German DEL team, Iserlohn Roosters.[3]
After a solitary season with Swiss club, EHC Olten of the National League B, Fretter returned to Germany on a try-out with DEL club, EHC München on July 29, 2013.[4] Unable to secure a contract in Munich, Fretter played the season in the Austrian Hockey League with EC KAC, contributing with 36 points in 46 games.
On August 6, 2014, Fretter opted to sign a one-year contract in the EIHL with British club, the Sheffield Steelers.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Tecumseh Bulldogs | WOHL | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Chatham Maroons | GOHL | 40 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Chatham Maroons | GOHL | 54 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 2001–02 | Chatham Maroons | WOHL | 52 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 62 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 35 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 39 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 40 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 45 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 51 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Gwinnett Gladiators | ECHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 18 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 80 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 79 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 35 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 52 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | EHC Olten | SUI.2 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | EC KAC | AUT | 46 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 48 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 19 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 48 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Sheffield Steelers | EIHL | 45 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 185 | 60 | 50 | 110 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| EIHL totals | 160 | 78 | 81 | 159 | 154 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Sabres sign pair of free agents". Buffalo Sabres. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Fretter signed to AHL contract". Springfield Falcons. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Roosters sign Canadian Fretter". Iserlohn Roosters (in German). 2011-05-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ^ "Colton Fretter gets try-out". EHC München (in German). 2013-07-29. Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
- ^ "Steelers land top summer target". Sheffield Steelers. 2014-08-06. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database