Alex Friesen

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Alex Friesen
Alex Friesen playing for Fischtown Pinguins in 2022
Born (1991-01-30) January 30, 1991 (age 33)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams
NHL Draft
 172nd overall,
2010
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2013–present

Alex Friesen (born January 30, 1991) is a Canadian professional

2010 NHL Entry Draft
.

Playing career

Friesen played his

Niagara Ice Dogs of the Ontario Hockey League. He scored his first pro-goal on February 1, 2013 against the Milwaukee Admirals while playing with the Chicago Wolves. He was a member of the Utica Comets team that made it to the Calder Cup Finals in 2015, they lost to the Manchester Monarchs
in 5 games.

On June 22, 2015, Friesen signed a two-year contract extension worth $575,000.[1] During the 2015–16 season, Friesen made his NHL debut on February 15, 2016, with the Canucks in a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.[2]

On July 2, 2016, having left the Canucks as a free agent, Friesen agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.[3] In his return to the Chicago Wolves in the 2016–17 season, Friesen's offensive production dropped in registering just 3 goals and 12 points in 76 games.

As an impending free agent, Friesen opted to pursue a European career, agreeing to an initial one-year deal with

2017–18
, Friesen adapted his offensive game in scoring 44 points in 52 games with Leksands.

At the conclusion of his contract, Friesen left as a free agent and agreed to a two-year contract with German outfit, Fischtown Pinguins of the DEL, on June 29, 2018.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08
Niagara Ice Dogs
 OHL 46 5 9 14 26 10 0 2 2 6
2008–09
 Niagara Ice Dogs OHL 64 11 22 33 94 12 3 7 10 25
2009–10
 Niagara Ice Dogs OHL 60 23 37 60 94 14 2 8 10 19
2010–11
 Niagara Ice Dogs OHL 60 26 40 66 61 14 2 8 10 19
2011–12
 Niagara Ice Dogs OHL 62 26 45 71 106 20 8 14 22 18
2012–13
 Chicago Wolves AHL 42 1 4 5 22 — — — — —
2012–13
 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 10 0 4 4 2 — — — — —
2013–14
 Utica Comets AHL 54 6 14 20 32 — — — — —
2014–15
 Utica Comets AHL 60 10 20 30 57 23 4 6 10 12
2015–16
 Utica Comets AHL 65 14 17 31 75 4 1 1 2 2
2015–16 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17
 Chicago Wolves AHL 76 3 9 12 47 10 1 3 4 8
2017–18 Leksands IF Allsv 52 15 29 44 36 11 1 2 3 35
2018–19
 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 50 10 20 30 105 3 1 2 3 2
2019–20 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 50 7 25 32 38 — — — — —
2020–21 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 28 7 17 24 20 3 0 1 1 0
2021–22 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 46 7 17 24 66 5 2 1 3 2
2022–23 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 56 17 21 38 28 8 1 1 2 8
AHL totals 297 34 64 98 233 37 6 10 16 22
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

References

  1. The Vancouver Sun
    . 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  2. ^ "Home ice misery continues as Canucks fall to Wild". Vancouver Sun. 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  3. ^ "Blues add depth, agree to terms with 9 players". St. Louis Blues. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
  4. ^ "Alex Friesen strengthen's Leksands IF" (in Swedish). Leksands IF. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  5. ^ "Former NHL forward Friesen signs with Pinguins" (in German). Fischtown Pinguins. 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2018-06-29.

External links

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