{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = 2022-11-04 Eisbären Berlin gegen Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank–025.jpg | caption = Alex Friesen playing for Fischtown Pinguins in 2022 | team = Fischtown Pinguins | league = DEL | former_teams = Vancouver Canucks<br>Leksands IF | position = Centre | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 186 | shoots = Left | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|30}} | birth_place = St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | draft = 172nd overall | draft_year = 2010 | draft_team = Vancouver Canucks | career_start = 2013 }} '''Alex Friesen''' (born January 30, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Fischtown Pinguins in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round (172nd overall) in the 2010 NHL entry draft, and played one game in the NHL with the team in 2016.
==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.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+sign+Ronalds+Kenins+Alex+Friesen/11157929/story.html | title = Canucks re-sign Ronalds Kenins, Alex Friesen | newspaper = The Vancouver Sun | date = 2015-06-22 | accessdate = 2015-11-29 | archive-date = 2016-08-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160804130953/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks%20sign%20Ronalds%20Kenins%20Alex%20Friesen/11157929/story.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://vancouversun.com/sports/Home+misery+continues+Canucks+fall+Wild/11721418/story.html | title = Home ice misery continues as Canucks fall to Wild | newspaper = Vancouver Sun | date = 2016-02-15 | accessdate = 2016-02-15 | archive-date = 2016-02-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160218155853/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Home%20misery%20continues%20Canucks%20fall%20Wild/11721418/story.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=888398 | title = Blues add depth, agree to terms with 9 players | publisher = St. Louis Blues | date = 2016-07-01 | accessdate = 2016-07-01}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.leksandsif.se/artikel/1qsqaj3k0-30ead/alex-friesen-forstarker-leksands-if | title = Alex Friesen strengthen's Leksands IF | publisher = Leksands IF | date = 2017-06-06 | accessdate = 2017-06-06 | language = Swedish}}</ref> In his debut season in Sweden in 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.fischtown-pinguins.de/allgemein/wunschstuermer-fuer-die-fischtown-pinguins | title = Former NHL forward Friesen signs with Pinguins | publisher = Fischtown Pinguins | date = 2018-06-29 | accessdate = 2018-06-29 | language = German}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 42 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 22 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2012–13 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 10 || 0 || 4 || 4|| 2 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |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 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2022–23 |Fischtown Pinguins |DEL |56 |17 |21 |38 |28 |8 |1 |1 |2 |8 |- |2023–24 |Fischtown Pinguins |DEL |52 |8 |22 |30 |85 |14 |3 |3 |6 |15 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |2024–25 |Fischtown Pinguins |DEL |38 |6 |9 |15 |12 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 297 !! 34 !! 64 !! 98 !! 233 ! 37 !! 6 !! 10 !! 16 !! 22 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}
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