2008-09: During his sophomore season Friesen played in 22 of 28 regular season games… finished tied for second in team scoring registering five goals and 10 assists for 15 points… two of his five goals came on the power play… was named a CIS Academic All-Canadian

2007-08: In his freshman season, Friesen appeared in 26 of 28 regular season contests... he led the team in rookie scoring and was fourth overall in team scoring recording six goals and 12 assists for 18 points... recorded his first career Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) goal versus the Lakehead Thunderwolves (12/1/07).

Junior: From 2003-07 Friesen played in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Sudbury Wolves and Oshawa Generals... in 194 career OHL games he collected 21 goals and 28 assists for 49 points... he also recorded 228 career penalty minutes.