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). He was selected in the fifth round, 143rd overall, by the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
| Max Friberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93144.jpg) Friberg in 2022 | |||
| 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 | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | 143rd overall, 2011 Anaheim Ducks | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Playing career
editFriberg played as a junior and in the lower divisions in his native Sweden with Skövde IK. 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 before 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 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] He later signed a three-year extension with Frölunda on June 25, 2019.[5]
International play
edit | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2024 Czech Republic | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2012 Calgary | |
He represented Sweden at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a bronze medal.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Skövde IK | J18 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Skövde IK | SWE.2 U20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Skövde IK | SWE.2 U18 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Skövde IK | SWE.2 U20 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Skövde IK | Div.1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Skövde IK | J18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Skövde IK | SWE.2 U20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Skövde IK | Div.1 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Skövde IK | SWE.2 U20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Skövde IK | Div.1 | 34 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Timrå IK | J20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Timrå IK | SEL | 48 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | IF Sundsvall Hockey | 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 | ||
| 2019–20 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 50 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 52 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 41 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 35 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 51 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| SHL totals | 436 | 85 | 116 | 201 | 116 | 65 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 14 | ||||
| NHL totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sweden | U18 |  | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2011 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Sweden | WJC |  | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 22 | |
| 2021 | Sweden | WC | 9th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Sweden | OG | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 40 | ||||
| Senior totals | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | ||
| Champions (Frölunda HC) | 2019 | [6] |
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) | 2019 | [7] |
| International | ||
| WJC First Team All-Star | 2012 | [8] |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Friberg förlänger". Frölunda HC (in Swedish). 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ^ "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
edit- 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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