Max Friberg
| Max Friberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
November 20, 1992 Skövde, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Frölunda HC Timrå IK Anaheim Ducks | ||
| NHL draft |
143rd overall, 2011 Anaheim Ducks | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Max Friberg (born November 20, 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing under contract to Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Friberg was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the fifth round, 143rd overall, of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Friberg played as a junior and in the lower division's in his native Sweden with Skövde IK. In order to continue his development, Friberg moved to Timrå IK of the then Elitserien. His first Elitserien goal came on November 19, 2011, against Fredrik Norrena of Linköpings HC.[1]
On June 15, 2012, Friberg agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[2]
Having agreed to a two-year extension prior to the 2015–16 season, on January 7, 2016, Friberg was surprisingly traded by the Ducks to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Dustin Tokarski.[3] Friberg was assigned directly to conclude the remainder of the season with AHL affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps.
In the 2016–17 season, Friberg was assigned to continue with the IceCaps for the entirety of the campaign. As the IceCaps captain in their announced last season in the AHL, Friberg contributed with 11 goals and 31 points in 71 games.
As an impending restricted free agent from the Canadiens, having never made his debut with the club, Friberg opted to return home to Sweden in agreeing to a three-year contract with Frölunda HC of the SHL on May 4, 2017.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Skövde IK | Div.1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Skövde IK | Div.1 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Skövde IK | Div.1 | 34 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Timrå IK | SEL | 48 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | IF Sundsvall | Allsv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Timrå IK | SEL | 55 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 74 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 58 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 25 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 42 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 71 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 52 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 52 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | ||
| SHL totals | 207 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 54 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 |
2012 Calgary | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sweden | WJC18 | 
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2011 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Sweden | WJC | 
|
6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 22 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 40 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | ||
| Champions (Frölunda HC) | 2019 | [5] |
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) | 2019 | [6] |
| International | ||
| WJC First Team All-Star | 2012 | [7] |
References
- ^ "Statistik - Hockeyligan.se, Linköping - Timrå". hockeyligan.se. 2011-11-19. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Ducks sign Friberg to three-year entry-level contract". Anaheim Ducks. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ^ "TSN.ca Canadiens deal Tokarski to Ducks for F Friberg". The Sports Network. 2016-01-07.
- ^ "Friberg takes squad number 6" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ^ "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
- ^ "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ "World Jrs. feature". The Sports Network. 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Anaheim Ducks draft picks
- Anaheim Ducks players
- Frölunda HC players
- IF Sundsvall Hockey players
- Norfolk Admirals players
- People from Skövde Municipality
- St. John's IceCaps players
- San Diego Gulls (AHL) players
- Swedish ice hockey left wingers
- Timrå IK players
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