Jeff Friesen (b. August 5 1976 in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a professional hockey player who plays left-wing for Calgary Flames of the NHL. 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 until he 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. 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 9th 2006, he moved again to the Ducks for a second-round draft pick.

Sign by the Calgary Flames on July 5 2006 to a 1 year 1.6 million dollar deal.

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• Hockey statistics for Jeff Friesen

1976 births | Canadian ice hockey players | Living people | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players | National Hockey League first round draft picks | New Jersey Devils players | Norwegian Canadians | Regina Pats alumni | San Jose Sharks players | Saskatchewan sportspeople | Stanley Cup champions | Washington Capitals players