Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Role Ice hockey player Salary 575,000 USD (2013) | Playing career Shoots Left-handed Name Alex Friesen | |
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Born January 30, 1991 (age 33) St. Catharines, ON, CAN ( 1991-01-30 ) Weight 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) NHL team (P)Cur. team Vancouver CanucksUtica Comets (AHL) NHL Draft 172nd overall, 2010Vancouver Canucks Similar People Jim Benning, Henrik Sedin, Willie Desjardins, Trevor Linden, Pat Quinn | ||
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Alex Friesen (born January 30, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Leksands IF in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round (172nd overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career
Friesen played his Junior ice hockey career with the 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. 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.
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. 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 Leksands IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan on June 6, 2017.