Position: RW/C
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195
Birthdate: 08/28/1968
Birthplace: Melrose, Mass.
Full Name: Thomas James Fitzgerald
High School: Austin Prep (Reading, Mass.).
Nick-Names: Fitz
College: Providence.
TRANSACTION/CAREER NOTES
Selected by New York Islanders in first round (first Islanders pick, 17th overall) of NHL entry draft (June 21, 1986). ... Bruised left knee (November 7, 1990). ... Strained abdominal muscle (October 22, 1991); missed 16 games. ... Tore rib cage muscle (October 24, 1992); missed four games. ... Selected by Florida Panthers in NHL expansion draft (June 24, 1993). ... Sore hip (March 18, 1994); missed one game. ... Bruised eye (November 13, 1996); missed one game. ... Suffered from the flu (December 29, 1996); missed one game. ... Strained abdominal muscle (January 25, 1997); missed three games. ... Strained abdominal muscle (February 22, 1997); missed five games.
CAREER RECORDS: Shares NHL single-game playoff record for most shorthanded goals-2 (May 8, 1993).
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES: Holds Florida Panthers all-time record for most games played (213).
