Dan Fridgen
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Career
Fridgen played four seasons of college hockey with Colgate University, where he still holds the record for most goals in a season (38) and most points in a season (68). Fridgen signed with the Hartford Whalers as a free agent on April 5, 1982. He went on to play 13 regular-season games for the Whalers in two seasons, scoring two goals and three assists for five points. He split his time with the American Hockey League's Binghamton Whalers, where he spent the entire 1983–84 season. Fridgen's career ended prematurely in August 1984 when he suffered head injuries in a car accident, officially announcing his retirement on November 1, 1984.
Fridgen was the assistant hockey coach at Union College from 1985 to 1989. He became the assistant coach of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1989 and head coach in 1994, remaining until 2006. Fridgen holds the coaching record for the most wins (211) at RPI.
Fridgen is currently part of PuckAgency. PuckAgency represents several elite hockey players. His son, Corbin, is a graduate of UVM, while his daughter, Callan, is a graduate of SUNY Oneonta.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | CJHL | 31 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Colgate University | ECAC | 26 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Colgate University | ECAC | 25 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Colgate University | ECAC | 33 | 37 | 31 | 68 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Colgate University | ECAC | 29 | 38 | 17 | 55 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 48 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1983–84 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 77 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 125 | 45 | 43 | 88 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
College Head Coaching Record
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Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Second team | 1980–81 | [2] |
ECAC Top 50 in 50 - https://gocolgateraiders.com/news/2011/2/16/MHOCKEY_0216114838.aspx
Colgate University Athletic Hall of Honor - https://gocolgateraiders.com/hof.aspx?hof=198
References
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External links
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey players
- Hartford Whalers players
- Ice hockey people from Renfrew County
- People from Arnprior, Ontario
- RPI Engineers men's ice hockey coaches
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey coaches