Born	August 5, 1976 (1976-08-05) (age 33), Meadow Lake, SK, CAN
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team F. teams	Free Agent Calgary Flames Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils San Jose Sharks
Ntl. team	Canada
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1994 San Jose Sharks
Pro career	1994 – present

Jeff Daryl Friesen (born August 5, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Berlin Polar Bears of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

[edit] 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, becoming their 3rd all-time leading scorer, but 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, while posting an impressive performance (10G, 4A,+10, 4GWG), especially in the hard-fought finals against Anaheim. 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 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 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, the Berlin Polar Bears announced that they have signed Friesen to a one-year contract. ^[3]

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Personal

Friesen and his wife Rhonda have one daughter, Kaylee (born in 2005). ^[4]

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Jeff Friesen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database