Doug Friedman | |||
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Born | Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. | September 1, 1971||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Winger | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Edmonton Oilers Nashville Predators | ||
NHL draft | 222nd overall, 1991 Quebec Nordiques | ||
Playing career | 1994–2001 |
Doug Friedman (born September 1, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the American Hockey League (AHL) with two brief stints in the National Hockey League (NHL). Known as an enforcer, Friedman racked up 1,500 penalty minutes in just over 500 games in the AHL/IHL. He played four years with Boston University in NCAA Division I before beginning his professional career with the Cornwall Aces of the AHL. He was the one player [a] taken from Edmonton in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft. He finished his career with the Worcester IceCats of the AHL in 2001.
Friedman was selected in the eleventh round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, 222nd overall, by the Quebec Nordiques. During the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season Friedman was voted captain of the Terriers.While at Boston University Friedman was part of teams that won multiple Hockey East Championships, Beanpot Titles, and made the NCAA Final Four three of his four years at BU. Friedman ended his college career with over 100 points, and was recognized as New England Defensive Forward of the Year [1] Friedman had two NHL stints, in the 1997–98 and 1998–99 with the Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators, primarily as an enforcer.
Following his playing career, Friedman transitioned into coaching. From 2014 to 2018, Friedman was the athletic director of the college-preparatory school Kents Hill and coached the school's ice hockey team. In 2018, Friedman was named the head coach of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) team Twin City Thunder based in Auburn, Maine, and later became the head coach of their National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) team. In 2021 he joined his alma mater as Director of Hockey at Boston University. As a member of the BU staff, they have won a Hockey East Championship, a Beanpot Championship, and made the NCAA Final Four two of his three years there. [2]
Friedman grew-up in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. He is married with three children and lives in Maine.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1990–91 | Boston University | HE | 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Boston University | HE | 35 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Boston University | HE | 38 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Boston University | HE | 41 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 55 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1995–96 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 80 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 178 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | ||
1996–97 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 245 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 49 | ||
1997–98 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 55 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 235 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 40 | ||
1997–98 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 69 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 251 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
1999–00 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 73 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 237 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 35 | ||
2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 41 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | ||
NHL totals | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
AHL/IHL totals | 434 | 97 | 137 | 234 | 1,280 | 62 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 181 |
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