Jeff Friesen

Jeffrey Daryl Friesen (born August 5, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played over 800 games in the National Hockey League, spending roughly half his career with the San Jose Sharks, who drafted him in the 1994 NHL entry draft. The rest of his career was spent with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, and Calgary Flames. He won the Stanley Cup with the Devils 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 seven. It was his third game-winning goal of the series. Then in game seven of the finals, he scored two goals against his former team, the Ducks en route to the Devils' third Stanley Cup championship.

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. On October 9, 2008, Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced that Friesen had been released from training camp. On August 29, 2009, Friesen signed a one-year contract with the Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Friesen is tied with Jamie Baker for the Sharks single-season short-handed goals record with 6, set in the 1997–98 season. On February 21, 2015 he was introduced along with several other former Shark players before the outdoor Stadium Series game vs. the L.A. Kings at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.

Personal life Friesen and his ex-wife Rhonda have a daughter and son together.

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 1999–2000 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

Awards CHL/WHL Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy - 1993 CHL Rookie of the Year - 1993 CHL All-Rookie Team - 1993

NHL NHL All-Rookie Team - 1995 Stanley Cup champion - 2003