Jeff Friesen
Jeffrey Daryl Friesen (* August 5, 1976 in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who during his active career, among other things for the San Jose Sharks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League as well as for the polar bears Berlin in the German Ice Hockey League was active.
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Career
Friesen played as a teenager at the Regina Pats of the Canadian junior Western Hockey League. He was selected during the NHL Entry Draft in 1994 as a whole eleventh in the first round of the leaders of the San Jose Sharks. The attacking players stayed for another season with the Pats before moving to the National Hockey League in 1994. In his last season he scored 44 points scorer in 25 league games.
Friesen was already in his first season in 1994/95 by putting in the NHL and played all 48 games this season due to a strike short. Together with Peter Forsberg and Paul Kariya, he was elected All- Rookie Team in the attack of the NHL. He played almost seven years with the Sharks, where he was one of the leading players. Towards the end of the 2000/01 season the San Jose Sharks, Teemu Selanne gathered by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Friesen had in return to Anaheim.
Even after the 2001/ 02 season he was delivered to the New Jersey Devils. There he could also equal to the Stanley Cup win in season 2002/ 03. The new regulations, which had been introduced to end the player strikes the Devils forced to reduce the sum of its player salaries. This also Friesen was affected, which you gave to the Washington Capitals. A groin injury plagued him in Washington and let him to March only 33 games contest. He was then released back into the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
In the summer of 2006, the Calgary Flames Friesen took for the season 2006/ 07 under contract, however, where he played his worst ever season. After his contract was not renewed in the summer of 2007, was a change to Sweden Leksand IF in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan in conversation, never came to pass. In January 2008, the Lake Erie Monsters the free agent based on a two -week trial contract revenue from the American Hockey League on their squad. Although he was able to score a goal in five games and prepare for four more, but the end of January he was released from the Lake Erie Monsters again.
Before the start of season 2008/ 09 he was invited to the training camp of the San Jose Sharks. He could be sure whether the strong competition in the squad, not recommended and also found no other team that wanted to sign him. As a result, the Canadians underwent a hernia operation, and he paused for the entire season. In August 2009, Friesen came to Berlin to attend at the local polar bears from the German ice hockey league tryouts, from the episode, he signed a contract for the season 2009/10. Contact with the Berliner Manager Peter- John Lee had his ex- teammate Marco Sturm made after Friesen had expressed interest in becoming involved in Germany. In his second season in the jersey of the polar bears of the Canadian won the German championship with the Berliners. After the 2010/11 season, the striker ended his active career.
Awards and achievements
Internationally
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U20 Junior World Cup 1994
- U20 Junior World Cup in 1995
- World Cup 1996
- World Cup 1997
- 1999 World Cup
- World Cup 2001
- World Cup 2004
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )