Friesen joined Prairie in 2020/21 as head coach of their U17 Prep team and Director of Conditioning. He would take over the U18 Prep team the next season, holding that role until the conclusion of the 2023/24 season. Prairie’s U18 Prep team would finish 11W-23L-2OTL in their first season under Friesen. But the Waldheim, SK product would turn things around going 19-11-3 in 2022/23 and 18-10-2 in 2023/24, making the CSSHL Western Championship playoffs both seasons.

Friesen joined Prairie after a playing career that saw him play 258 games in the WHL with the Swift Current Broncos, 137 U SPORTS games with the University of New Brunswick, three seasons in the AHL and ECHL, capped off by 8 seasons and over 400 professional games in Germany.

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The nine student-athletes selected is second most in CSSHL history, behind the 2021 season when 17 heard their names called. 51 current or former CSSHL student-athletes have now been selected at the QMJHL Draft since 2018.

Former Mount Academy forward Liam Arsenault became the first forward and third student-athlete in CSSHL history to be selected in the first round, joining Evan Nause (5th overall 2020) and Oscar Plandowski (19th, 2019).

Mount Academy (3), Bishop’s College School (2), CIH Academy (2), Champions Hockey Academy (1) and Notre Dame (1) all had a student-athlete selected this year.

*Athletes in red played in the CSSHL during the 2022/23 season

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