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).
| Dustin Friesen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 1, 1983 Waldheim, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenseman | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers Chicago Wolves ERC Ingolstadt | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–2020 | ||
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.[1] On October 7, 2011, Friesen was recalled by the Wolves from the Mavericks, before ever playing a game with the Mavericks.[2] On December 3, 2011, Friesen was optioned by the Wolves to the Mavericks again.[2] On December 6, 2011, Friesen was recalled by the Wolves from the Mavericks for a second time.[3]
In the 2012–13 season, Friesen opted to pursue a European career, and signed a contract with German club, the Fischtown Pinguins of the 2nd Bundesliga. Dustin re-signed for a second season with the Pinguins after he was voted the Best Defenseman of the league for the season.
After two successful years in the DEL2, Friesen attracted the attention of the top level German league, and signed a one-year contract with DEL club, ERC Ingolstadt on June 10, 2014.[4]
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 from 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.[5]
With the on-going 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.[6]
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 | ||||
References
- "Mavericks Announce Three Players to Be on Two-Way Contracts". Missouri Mavericks. September 22, 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- "2011-2012 Regular Season Chicago Wolves Transactions". American Hockey League. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
- "Mavericks Make Roster Moves: Zulyniak Traded to Dayton, Wakita Activated, Friesen and Testwuide back to Chicago". Missouri Mavericks. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- "Dustin Friesen changes to Ingolstadt" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2014-06-10. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- "Defense adds experience and quality". Iserlohn Roosters. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- "Roosters have to do without Dustin Friesen" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database