Jeff Friesen

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Jeff Friesen
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Friesen with the Calgary Flames in 2007
Born (1976-08-05) August 5, 1976 (age 47)
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for San Jose Sharks
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
New Jersey Devils
Washington Capitals
Calgary Flames
Eisbären Berlin
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 11th overall, 1994
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 1994–2011

Jeffrey Daryl Friesen (born August 5, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played over 800 games in the National Hockey League, spending roughly half his career with the San Jose Sharks, who drafted him in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. The rest of his career was spent with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, and Calgary Flames. He won the Stanley Cup with the Devils in 2003.

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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. [1] 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 against his former team, the Ducks en route to the Devils' third Stanley Cup championship.

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. [2] On October 9, 2008, Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced that Friesen had been released from training camp. [3] On August 29, 2009, Friesen signed a one-year contract with the Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). [4]

Friesen is tied with Jamie Baker for the Sharks single-season short-handed goals record with 6, set in the 1997–98 season. [5] On February 21, 2015 he returned to San Jose (Santa Clara) where he was introduced along with several other former Shark players before the outdoor Stadium Series game vs. the L.A. Kings at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.

Personal life

Friesen and his ex-wife Rhonda have a daughter and son together. [6] [7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 Regina Pats WHL 43142—————
1992–93 Regina PatsWHL704538832313710178
1993–94 Regina PatsWHL6651671184843252
1994–95 Regina PatsWHL2521234422—————
1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 4815102514111564
1995–96 San Jose SharksNHL7915314642—————
1996–97 San Jose SharksNHL8228346275—————
1997–98 San Jose SharksNHL793132634060112
1998–99 San Jose SharksNHL7822355742622414
1999–2000 San Jose SharksNHL82263561471122410
2000–01 San Jose SharksNHL6412243656—————
2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL152101210—————
2001–02 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL8117264344—————
2002–03 New Jersey Devils NHL812328512624104146
2003–04 New Jersey DevilsNHL811720372650004
2005–06 Washington Capitals NHL3334724—————
2005–06Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL181348163146
2006–07 Calgary Flames NHL7266123450002
2007–08 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 51450—————
2009–10 Eisbären Berlin DEL 5315304513051120
2010–11 Eisbären BerlinDEL30591412111452
NHL totals8932182985164888418153348

International

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Helsinki
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Prague
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Vienna
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Frydek-Mistek/Ostrava
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Red Deer
YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
1994 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg50220
1995 CanadaWJCGold medal icon.svg75274
1996 Canada WC Silver medal icon.svg82026
1997 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg1134716
1999 CanadaWC4th72240
2001 CanadaWC5th71346
2004 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg90114
Junior totals125494
Senior totals428101832

Awards

CHL/WHL

NHL

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References

  1. ↑ "Devils trade Sykora to Ducks for 3 players". New York Times . 2002-07-07. Retrieved 2002-07-07.
  2. ↑ "Friesen returns as tryout player". Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
  3. ↑ "Friesen Released From Training Camp". Archived from the original on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  4. ↑ "Jeff Friesen bleibt Eisbär". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  5. ↑ "Single-season short-handed goals". hockey-reference.com. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  6. ↑ "Hier umarmt Friesen seine Allerliebsten". 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  7. ↑ "Seine Welt ist eine Scheibe". 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
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Preceded by San Jose Sharks first round draft pick
1994 		Succeeded by
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