The New York Islanders announced today that forward Tanner Fritz has agreed to a two-year, two-way (NHL/AHL) entry-level contract which will begin at the start of the 2017-18 season.

Fritz, 25, currently ranks second in points this season with 40 (19 goals, 21 assists) in 61 games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League. Fritz's mark of six power-play goals, is tied for eighth among all AHL rookies.