Dave Fretz

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Dave Fretz
Born (1962-07-05) July 5, 1962 (age 62)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Right
Played for Clarkson
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 19811985

David Fretz is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was a two-time All-American for Clarkson. [1]

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Career

Fretz began attending Clarkson University in the fall of 1981 and quickly became a mainstay on the blueline. He would lead the defensive corps in scoring in three of his four seasons with the Golden Knights and help the team post three 20+ win seasons in his time. Prior to his junior season, Fretz joined Team Canada in their run up to the 1984 Winter Olympics but was not retained for the competition. He did, however, help the team win the 1984 Spengler Cup, the first for Canada in the 58 years of the series. [2]

In his third collegiate season, he helped the team to its best postseason finish in eleven year in 1984 and was named an All-American that season. He was an alternate captain for his senior season and ended his playing career upon his graduation. He was inducted into the Clarkson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 and was named to the ECAC Hockey All-decade team. [3]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Pickering Panthers MJBHL 416344028
1980–81 Pickering Panthers MJBHL 4214284255
1981–82 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 356172322
1982–83 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 318192726
1983–84 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 3410172754
1984–85 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 327182550
MJBHL totals8320628283
NCAA totals1323171102152

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
1984 Canada Spengler Cup Gold medal icon.svg Gold40000

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1982–83 [4]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1983–84 [1]
Spengler Cup All-Star Team1984
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1984–85 [4]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1984–85 [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "DAVE FRETZ '85". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  3. "Fretz, Dave - Clarkson University, Defenseman - (1981-85)". Clarkson Golden Knights. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.