Amateur Fritz played for the
Grande Prairie Storm of the
Alberta Junior Hockey League for four years. While playing with the Storm, he graduated from Grande Prairie St. Joseph High School in 2009 and was named the 2011 AJHL MVP after leading the team in points and ranking fourth in the league. He then attended
Ohio State University, and played for the
Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey team. Fritz stated that he became interested in Ohio State after his cousin, Daymen Rycroft, began his freshman season there. While majoring in sport industry, Fritz played 34 games in his freshman season. In his sophomore year, Fritz played in 40 games and set new career highs with 37 points. He was named to the
Second Team All-CCHA, 2013 CCHA scoring champion, Ohio State Scholar-Athlete, and Academic All-Big Ten. However, he returned to Ohio State and served as the team's
captain for the 2014–15 season.
Professional Fritz ended his collegiate career by signing with the
Missouri Mavericks of the
ECHL for the
2015–16 season. However, he tried out for the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the
American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2015–16 season, and made the team. In 43 games for the Mavericks, Fritz scored ten goals and 33 points. In 19 games for the Sound Tigers, he had two goals and 12 points. Fritz returned exclusively to the Sound Tigers for the
2016-17 season. He upped his previous season's totals by scoring 19 goals and 23 assists in 63 games. On March 29, 2017, Fritz signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Sound Tigers'
National Hockey League (NHL) affiliate, the
New York Islanders. The contract was set to begin in the
2017-18 season. The Islanders recalled Fritz for the first time on January 1, 2018. and he recorded his first NHL goal on February 19 against the
Minnesota Wild. On May 31, 2019, the Islanders re-signed Fritz to a two-year contract extension. Following his sixth season within the Islanders organization, Fritz left as a free agent and on September 15, 2021, was signed a one-year contract with the
Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL, the primary affiliate of the
New York Rangers. Following two successful seasons with the Wolf Pack, Fritz opted to return to the Islanders organization as a free agent, signing a one-year AHL deal with Bridgeport on September 5, 2023. In the
2023-24 season, Fritz made 20 regular season appearances with Bridgeport, posting 1 goal and 7 points, before he opted to be released from his contract and sign his first contract abroad in agreeing to a two-year deal with
HC Dinamo Minsk of the
Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on December 28, 2023. Fritz played out the season with Dinamo, registering 10 points through 17 regular season games, and adding 1 assist through 6 playoff appearances. On August 7, 2024, Fritz was mutually released from the remaining year of his contract in Belarus with Minsk to become a free agent. ==Career statistics==