| Jeff Friesen | |
| |
| Position | Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Team F. Teams |
Free Agent San Jose Sharks Mighty Ducks of Anaheim New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals Calgary Flames Eisbären Berlin |
| Born | August 5, 1976, Meadow Lake, SK, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 11th overall, 1994 San Jose Sharks |
| Pro Career | 1994 – present |
Jeff Daryl Friesen (born August 5, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently a Free Agent. He most recently played with Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Playing career
Friesen played his junior years with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL) where he was Rookie of the Year in 1993. He was selected 11th overall in the first round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks. He played 14 season in the NHL as a winger, originally as a left winger but also as a right winger.
Friesen played nearly seven seasons with the Sharks, becoming their 3rd all-time leading scorer, but was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim near the end of the 2000–01 season. After playing the following season with the Ducks, he was traded to the New Jersey Devils for the 2002–03 season where he won the Stanley Cup. In the Eastern Conference Finals against the Ottawa Senators that year, Friesen scored the game-winning goal with just under three minutes left in regulation in Game 7. It was his third game winning goal of the series. Then in Game 7 of the finals, he scored two goals.
On September 26, 2005, the salary cap troubled Devils traded Friesen to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a conditional 2006 draft pick. On March 9, 2006, he was moved again to the Ducks for a second-round draft pick, but spent a significant part of the 2005–06 season sidelined with a groin injury.
Friesen was signed by the Calgary Flames on July 5, 2006 to a 1-year $1.6 million contract for the 2006–07 season. After a disappointing season that had Friesen producing six goals and six assists in seventy-two games, the Calgary Flames chose not to re-sign him. He played in the AHL as a left wing for the Lake Erie Monsters before January 29, 2008, when Friesen was released.
Friesen attended the San Jose Sharks' 2008 training camp on a tryout basis.[1] On October 9, 2008, Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced that Friesen had been released from training camp.[2] On August 29, 2009, Eisbären Berlin (Berlin Polar Bears) announced that they have signed Friesen to a one-year contract.[3]
Jeff is tied with Jamie Baker for the Sharks single-season short-handed goals record with 6, set in the 1997–98 season.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Regina Pats | WHL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Regina Pats | WHL | 70 | 45 | 38 | 83 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | Regina Pats | WHL | 66 | 51 | 67 | 118 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Regina Pats | WHL | 25 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 48 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 79 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 79 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 78 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1999–00 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 82 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 64 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 81 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 81 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 81 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 72 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 53 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 130 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 30 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 893 | 218 | 298 | 516 | 488 | 84 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 48 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Canada | WJC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 1996 | Canada | WC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1997 | Canada | WC | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 1999 | Canada | WC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | Canada | WC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | Canada | WC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Junior int'l totals | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Senior int'l totals | 42 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 32 | ||
Personal
Friesen and his wife Rhonda have a daughter, Kaylee (born in 2005),[5] and a son, Benjamin.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Friesen returns as tryout player. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
- ↑ Friesen Released From Training Camp. Retrieved on 2008-10-09.
- ↑ Jeff Friesen bleibt Eisbär. Retrieved on 2009-08-31.
- ↑ Single-season short-handed goals. hockey-reference.com (2010-01-02). Retrieved on 2010-01-02.
- ↑ Friesen, Jeff (2006-10-28), FlamesTV Interview with Jeff Friesen
- ↑ Hier umarmt Friesen seine Allerliebsten (2009-09-25). Retrieved on 2010-01-04.
- ↑ Seine Welt ist eine Scheibe (2009-11-02). Retrieved on 2010-01-04.
External links
| Preceded by Viktor Kozlov |
San Jose Sharks first round draft pick 1994 |
Succeeded by Teemu Riihijärvi |
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