Jeff Friesen
| Jeff Friesen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
August 5, 1976 Meadow Lake, SK | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Free Agent Calgary Flames Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils San Jose Sharks | ||
| NHL draft |
11th overall, 1994 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 1994–present | ||
Jeff Daryl Friesen (born August 5, 1976 in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a professional hockey player, He is currently a free agent.
Playing career
Friesen played his junior years with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was selected 11th overall in the first round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks.
Friesen played nearly seven seasons with the Sharks until he was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim near the end of the 2000-2001 season. After playing the following season with the Ducks, he was traded to the New Jersey Devils for the 2002-2003 season where he won the Stanley Cup. 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 moved again to the Ducks for a second-round draft pick, but spent a significant part of the 2005-06 regular season sidelined with a groin injury.
Friesen was signed by the Calgary Flames on July 5, 2006 to a 1-year $1.6 million dollar 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 Jeff Friesen. He was playing in the AHL as a Left Wing for the Lake Erie Monsters.
On 1/29/08 Jeff Friesen was released by the Lake Erie Monsters. He is likely to retire from the NHL in the coming days...
Career statistics
| 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 | ||
| NHL totals | 893 | 218 | 298 | 516 | 488 | 84 | 18 | 51 | 33 | 48 | ||||
Personal
Friesen and his wife Rhonda have one daughter, Kaylee (born in 2005). [citation needed]
External links
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- 1976 births
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Canadians of Norwegian descent
- Ice hockey personnel from Saskatchewan
- Living people
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- New Jersey Devils players
- Regina Pats alumni
- San Jose Sharks draft picks
- San Jose Sharks players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Washington Capitals players