Tom Fitzgerald

Position: RW ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: August 28, 1968 in Billerica, Massachusetts
Draft: NY Islanders, 1st round (17th overall), 1986 NHL Entry

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					Scoring Stats						Goals				Assists					Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	EV	SH	PP	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1988-89	20	NYI	NHL	23	3	5	8	3	1	10	3	0	0	1	5	0	0	24	12.5
1989-90	21	NYI	NHL	19	2	5	7	2	-3	4	2	0	0	1	5	0	0	24	8.3
1990-91	22	NYI	NHL	41	5	5	10	4	-9	24	5	0	0	2	5	0	0	60	8.3
1991-92	23	NYI	NHL	45	6	11	17	6	-3	28	4	0	2	2	10	1	0	71	8.5
1992-93	24	NYI	NHL	77	9	18	27	10	-2	34	6	0	3	1	16	2	0	83	10.8
1993-94	25	FLA	NHL	83	18	14	32	14	-3	54	15	0	3	1	10	1	3	144	12.5
1994-95	26	FLA	NHL	48	3	13	16	5	-3	31	3	0	0	0	13	0	0	78	3.8
1995-96	27	FLA	NHL	82	13	21	34	13	-3	75	6	1	6	2	20	0	1	141	9.2
1996-97	28	FLA	NHL	71	10	14	24	9	7	64	8	0	2	1	13	1	0	135	7.4
1997-98	29	TOT	NHL	80	12	6	18	8	-4	79	10	0	2	1	6	0	0	119	10.1
1997-98	29	FLA	NHL	69	10	5	15	7	-4	57	9	0	1	1	5	0	0	105	9.5
1997-98	29	COL	NHL	11	2	1	3	1	0	22	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	14	14.3
1998-99	30	NSH	NHL	80	13	19	32	12	-18	48	13	0	0	1	15	2	2	180	7.2	1383	17:17
1999-00	31	NSH	NHL	82	13	9	22	10	-18	66	10	0	3	1	8	1	0	119	10.9	1144	13:57
2000-01	32	NSH	NHL	82	9	9	18	7	-5	71	7	0	2	2	7	2	0	135	6.7	1227	14:58
2001-02	33	TOT	NHL	78	8	12	20	8	-7	39	6	0	2	0	11	1	0	125	6.4	1142	14:39
2001-02	33	NSH	NHL	63	7	9	16	6	-4	33	6	0	1	0	8	1	0	101	6.9	898	14:15
2001-02	33	CHI	NHL	15	1	3	4	1	-3	6	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	24	4.2	244	16:16
2002-03	34	TOR	NHL	66	4	13	17	6	10	57	4	0	0	0	13	0	0	89	4.5	799	12:07
2003-04	35	TOR	NHL	69	7	10	17	6	-2	52	6	1	0	1	10	0	0	81	8.6	854	12:23
2005-06	37	BOS	NHL	71	4	6	10	4	-10	40	4	0	0	0	5	1	0	50	8.0	671	9:27
Career			NHL	1097	139	190	329	127	-72	776	112	2	25	17	172	12	6	1658	8.4	7221	13:41

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					Per Game						Adjusted				Plus/Minus					Point Shares
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	PIM	S	G	A	PTS	GC	TGF	PGF	TGA	PGA	+/-	OPS	DPS	PS
1988-89	20	NYI	NHL	23	0.13	0.22	0.35	0.13	0.43	1.04	2	4	6	2	11	0	16	6	1	-0.1	0.4	0.3
1989-90	21	NYI	NHL	19	0.11	0.26	0.37	0.13	0.21	1.26	2	4	6	2	8	0	17	6	-3	-0.1	0.2	0.1
1990-91	22	NYI	NHL	41	0.12	0.12	0.24	0.10	0.59	1.46	4	4	8	3	15	0	31	7	-9	-0.4	0.4	0.0
1991-92	23	NYI	NHL	45	0.13	0.24	0.38	0.14	0.62	1.58	5	10	15	5	23	0	37	11	-3	0.1	0.4	0.5
1992-93	24	NYI	NHL	77	0.12	0.23	0.35	0.13	0.44	1.08	7	14	21	8	32	0	62	28	-2	-0.3	0.9	0.6
1993-94	25	FLA	NHL	83	0.22	0.17	0.39	0.17	0.65	1.73	16	13	29	12	38	4	62	25	-3	1.1	1.1	2.2
1994-95	26	FLA	NHL	48	0.06	0.27	0.33	0.11	0.65	1.63	5	22	27	9	22	2	37	14	-3	-0.1	0.7	0.6
1995-96	27	FLA	NHL	82	0.16	0.26	0.41	0.15	0.91	1.72	12	20	32	12	43	2	69	25	-3	0.8	1.1	1.9
1996-97	28	FLA	NHL	71	0.14	0.20	0.34	0.13	0.90	1.90	10	15	25	10	34	0	47	20	7	0.4	1.2	1.6
1997-98	29	TOT	NHL	80	0.15	0.08	0.23	0.10	0.99	1.49	13	7	20	9	27	0	68	37	-4	0.1	0.8	0.9
1997-98	29	FLA	NHL	69	0.14	0.07	0.22	0.10	0.83	1.52	11	6	17	8	22	0	59	33	-4	0.0	0.7	0.7
1997-98	29	COL	NHL	11	0.18	0.09	0.27	0.12	2.00	1.27	2	1	3	1	5	0	9	4	0	0.1	0.1	0.2
1998-99	30	NSH	NHL	80	0.16	0.24	0.40	0.15	0.60	2.25	15	21	36	14	51	4	96	31	-18	0.9	0.6	1.5
1999-00	31	NSH	NHL	82	0.16	0.11	0.27	0.12	0.80	1.45	14	10	24	10	34	0	77	25	-18	0.5	0.7	1.2
2000-01	32	NSH	NHL	82	0.11	0.11	0.22	0.09	0.87	1.65	10	10	20	8	30	0	49	14	-5	-0.7	1.6	0.9
2001-02	33	TOT	NHL	78	0.10	0.15	0.26	0.10	0.50	1.60	9	13	22	8	32	2	58	21	-7	-0.1	1.1	0.9
2001-02	33	NSH	NHL	63	0.11	0.14	0.25	0.10	0.52	1.60	8	10	18	7	25	1	47	19	-4	0.0	0.9	1.0
2001-02	33	CHI	NHL	15	0.07	0.20	0.27	0.09	0.40	1.60	1	3	4	1	7	1	11	2	-3	-0.1	0.1	0.0
2002-03	34	TOR	NHL	66	0.06	0.20	0.26	0.09	0.86	1.35	5	14	19	7	25	0	25	10	10	0.0	1.2	1.2
2003-04	35	TOR	NHL	69	0.10	0.14	0.25	0.09	0.75	1.17	8	11	19	7	24	1	41	16	-2	0.3	0.7	1.0
2005-06	37	BOS	NHL	71	0.06	0.08	0.14	0.05	0.56	0.70	4	6	10	4	15	0	36	11	-10	-0.6	0.4	-0.2
Career			NHL	1097	0.13	0.17	0.30	0.12	0.71	1.51	141	198	339	131	464	15	828	307	-72	1.9	13.4	15.3

NHL Playoffs

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1989-90	21	NYI	NHL	4	1	0	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
1992-93	24	NYI	NHL	18	2	5	7	2	2	18	0	0	2	0	21	9.5
1995-96	27	FLA	NHL	22	4	4	8	3	3	34	4	0	0	2	31	12.9
1996-97	28	FLA	NHL	5	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0.0
1997-98	29	COL	NHL	7	0	1	1	0	-2	20	0	0	0	0	8	0.0
2001-02	33	CHI	NHL	5	0	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	76	15:15
2002-03	34	TOR	NHL	7	0	1	1	0	-2	4	0	0	0	0	12	0.0	127	18:11
2003-04	35	TOR	NHL	10	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	9	0.0	134	13:26
Career			NHL	78	7	12	19	7	-2	90	5	0	2	2	100	7.0	338	15:22

Other Standard

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1984-85	16	Austin Mustangs	High-MA	18	20	21	41
1985-86	17	Austin Mustangs	High-MA	24	35	38	73
1986-87	18	Providence College	H-East	27	8	14	22			22
1986-87	18	United States	WJC-A	7	3	0	3			2
1987-88	19	Providence College	H-East	36	19	15	34			50
1988-89	20	Springfield Indians	AHL	61	24	18	42			43
1988-89	20	United States	WEC-A	10	0	2	2			12
1989-90	21	Springfield Indians	AHL	53	30	23	53			32
1990-91	22	Capital District Islanders	AHL	27	7	7	14			50
1990-91	22	United States	WEC-A	10	1	0	1			6
1991-92	23	Capital District Islanders	AHL	4	1	1	2			4
Career		4 Seasons	AHL	145	62	49	111			129
Career		2 Seasons	H-East	63	27	29	56			72
Career		2 Seasons	High-MA	42	55	59	114
Career		2 Seasons	WEC-A	20	1	2	3			18
Career		1 Season	WJC-A	7	3	0	3			2

Other Playoffs

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1989-90	21	Springfield Indians	AHL	14	2	9	11			13
Career		1 Season	AHL	14	2	9	11			13

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 17 Years		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Tom Fitzgerald		2.2	1.9	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.0	-0.2
Claude Lapointe	90.5	2.3	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.2
Rob DiMaio	83.6	2.5	2.3	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.0	0.0	-0.2	-0.4	-1.1
Stephane Yelle	80.7	2.1	1.8	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.1	-0.2	-0.2
Rick Meagher	75.0	2.9	2.1	2.0	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.7	-0.1	-0.1
Boyd Devereaux	73.0	2.4	2.2	1.9	1.3	1.2	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	-0.5
Jamal Mayers	70.8	1.7	1.7	1.5	1.3	1.2	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.1	-0.2	-0.4
Rich Sutter	68.4	2.5	2.3	2.0	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.5	-0.1	-0.1	-0.8
Mike Hough	68.3	2.7	1.9	1.3	1.3	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.1	-0.2
Dave Hannan	66.7	1.6	1.6	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3
J.P. Bordeleau	66.7	2.9	2.1	1.9	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.1	0.1	0.0

Career		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Tom Fitzgerald		2.2	1.9	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.0	-0.2
Claude Lapointe	90.5	2.3	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.2
Rob DiMaio	83.6	2.5	2.3	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.0	0.0	-0.2	-0.4	-1.1
Stephane Yelle	80.7	2.1	1.8	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.1	-0.2	-0.2
Rick Meagher	75.0	2.9	2.1	2.0	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.7	-0.1	-0.1
Boyd Devereaux	73.0	2.4	2.2	1.9	1.3	1.2	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	-0.5
Jamal Mayers	70.8	1.7	1.7	1.5	1.3	1.2	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.1	-0.2	-0.4
Rich Sutter	68.4	2.5	2.3	2.0	1.4	1.4	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.5	-0.1	-0.1	-0.8
Mike Hough	68.3	2.7	1.9	1.3	1.3	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.1	-0.2
Dave Hannan	66.7	1.6	1.6	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3
J.P. Bordeleau	66.7	2.9	2.1	1.9	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.1	0.1	0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Rate Statistic Requirements

Games Played 1994-95 NHL 48 (5) 1995-96 NHL 82 (3) 1999-00 NHL 82 (2) 2000-01 NHL 82 (3)	Short-Handed Goals 1995-96 NHL 6 (2) Career NHL 25 (38)	Total Goals On-Ice Against 1998-99 NHL 96 (10)	Power Play Goals On-Ice Against 1997-98 NHL 37 (5)

Games Played

1994-95 NHL 48 (5)
1995-96 NHL 82 (3)
1999-00 NHL 82 (2)
2000-01 NHL 82 (3)

Short-Handed Goals

1995-96 NHL 6 (2)
Career NHL 25 (38)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1998-99 NHL 96 (10)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1997-98 NHL 37 (5)

Transactions

Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 24, 1993: Claimed by Florida from NY Islanders in Expansion Draft, June 24, 1993.

March 24, 1998: Traded to Colorado by Florida for the rights to Mark Parrish and Anaheim's 3rd round choice (previously acquired, Florida selected Lance Ward) in 1998 Entry Draft, March 24, 1998.

July 6, 1998: Signed as a free agent by Nashville, July 6, 1998.

March 13, 2002: Traded to Chicago by Nashville for Chicago's 4th round choice (later traded to Anaheim - Anaheim selected Nathan Saunders) in 2003 Entry Draft and future considerations, March 13, 2002.

July 17, 2002: Signed as a free agent by Toronto, July 17, 2002.

July 28, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Boston, July 28, 2004.

September 12, 2006: Officially announced retirement, September 12, 2006.

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