Dustin Friesen

Dustin Friesen (born March 1, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career Friesen played five seasons of college hockey at the University of New Brunswick before turning professional in 2009. He spent time with the ECHL's Utah Grizzlies and Idaho Steelheads, both of the ECHL, and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL.

On September 22, 2011, Friesen signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL, before being optioned to the Missouri Mavericks, the Wolves' CHL affiliate.

Friesen enjoyed six years with Iserlohn, captaining the club in his final two seasons before leaving as a free agent following the interrupted 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 3, 2019, Friesen was signed to extend his career in the DEL with a one-year contract agreed with the Iserlohn Roosters.

With the ongoing COVID pandemic complicating family considerations and having secured the opportunity to pursue a career in coaching near his hometown in Saskatchewan, Friesen, before beginning his contract with Iserlohn, abruptly announced his retirement after 11 professional seasons on August 12, 2020.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Swift Current Broncos WHL 61 3 8 11 33 17 0 0 0 0 2001–02 Swift Current Broncos WHL 58 5 10 15 29 12 0 1 1 11 2002–03 Swift Current Broncos WHL 67 7 16 23 40 4 2 0 2 7 2003–04 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 11 21 32 39 5 1 1 2 2 2004–05 University of New Brunswick USports 28 11 10 21 16 4 0 0 0 0 2005–06 University of New Brunswick USports 28 4 7 11 8 8 0 3 3 6 2006–07 University of New Brunswick USports 25 3 14 17 16 6 1 5 6 0 2007–08 University of New Brunswick USports 28 3 21 24 26 5 4 1 5 4 2008–09 University of New Brunswick USports 28 8 12 20 12 6 1 2 3 2 2009–10 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 33 2 9 11 20 — — — — — 2009–10 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 30 3 15 18 4 15 1 12 13 6 2009–10 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 8 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 2010–11 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 35 2 15 17 12 9 1 2 3 4 2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 20 1 2 3 6 — — — — — 2011–12 Chicago Wolves AHL 19 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2011–12 Missouri Mavericks CHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —2012–13 Fischtown Pinguins 2.GBun 47 12 20 32 26 7 1 3 4 10 2013–14 Fischtown Pinguins DEL2 54 5 28 33 16 17 0 10 10 2 2014–15 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 4 22 26 22 18 2 1 3 12 2015–16 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 3 11 14 4 2 1 0 1 2 2016–17 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 2 13 15 10 2 0 0 0 0 2017–18 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 46 2 4 6 16 5 0 1 1 4 2018–19 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 0 6 6 22 7 0 3 3 2 2019–20 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 1 7 8 36 — — — — — AHL totals 47 3 5 8 14 — — — — — DEL totals 306 12 63 75 110 34 3 5 8 20