Jeff Friesen
| Jeff Friesen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Friesen during the 2006-07 NHL season as a member of the Flames. | |||
| Born |
August 5, 1976 Meadow Lake, SK, CAN | ||
| 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 team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
11th overall, 1994 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2011 | ||
Jeff Daryl Friesen (born August 5, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 800 games in the National Hockey League. He is known for his tenure with the San Jose Sharks and the New Jersey Devils, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2003.
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, Friesen signed a one-year contract with Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[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] 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 Stadium in Santa Clara.
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 | Event | Result | 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 | 4th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Canada | WC | 5th | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2004 | Canada | WC | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||||
| Senior totals | 42 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 32 | ||||
Personal
Friesen and his ex-wife Rhonda have a daughter, Kaylee (born in 2005),[5] and a son, Benjamin.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Friesen returns as tryout player". Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ↑ "Friesen Released From Training Camp". Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ↑ "Jeff Friesen bleibt Eisbär". Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ↑ "Single-season short-handed goals". hockey-reference.com. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
- ↑ Friesen, Jeff (2006-10-28). "FlamesTV Interview with Jeff Friesen". FlamesTV (Interview: Video). Interview with Alex Ruiz.
- ↑ "Hier umarmt Friesen seine Allerliebsten". 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ↑ "Seine Welt ist eine Scheibe". 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Viktor Kozlov |
San Jose Sharks first round draft pick 1994 |
Succeeded by Teemu Riihijärvi |