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
Friberg in 2022
Born (1992-11-20) November 20, 1992 (age 32)
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

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Friberg 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

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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 10 3 4 7 4
2011–12 IF Sundsvall Hockey Allsv 1 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Timrå IK SEL 55 8 8 16 12 10 4 2 6 0
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

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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
2024 Sweden WC   3 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 18 13 5 18 40
Senior totals 24 4 3 7 0

Awards and honours

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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

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  1. ^ "Statistik - Hockeyligan.se, Linköping - Timrå". hockeyligan.se. 2011-11-19. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  2. ^ "Ducks sign Friberg to three-year entry-level contract". Anaheim Ducks. 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
  3. ^ "TSN.ca Canadiens deal Tokarski to Ducks for F Friberg". The Sports Network. 2016-01-07.
  4. ^ "Friberg takes squad number 6" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  5. ^ "Friberg förlänger". Frölunda HC (in Swedish). 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  6. ^ "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  7. ^ "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  8. ^ "World Jrs. feature". The Sports Network. 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
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Preceded by Frölunda HC captain
2023
Succeeded by
TBD