Mark Friedman

Bemidji State

Nov 1 (Sat)

6:07 p.m.

Photo by: Todd Pavlack / BGSUHockey.com

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
5-10
Weight:
196
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Toronto, Ont.
Prev School:
Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)

2016-17 (Junior): Appeared in 40 of the Falcons 41 games this season … named to All-WCHA Third Team honors … earned eight goals and 18 assists for 26 points on the season, leading the defensemen on the Bowling Green squad … marked four multi-point games on the year, including a game-high of three in the 8-3 victory at Alabama Huntsville (Nov. 19) … tallied 90 shots on goal, and 51 blocked shots … marked the game-winning goal in the 4-2 victory at home over then-No. 17 Bemidji State (Jan. 6) and again in the 3-2 overtime win at Ferris State (Jan. 27) … finished the season with a plus-7 rating on the ice, including a game-high of plus-3 on two occasions … marked 2.25 shots on goal per game, in addition to 0.45 assists and 0.65 points per game.

2015-16 (Sophomore): First team All-WCHA … Anchor on a defensive unit that that often started four freshmen and played just five defensemen seven times during the regular season … Named one of the Top 50 Players to Watch by The Hockey News just prior to the start of the season … Earned WCHA Defensive Player of the Week honors on Nov. 30 after posting a goal in each of the team’s wins over Northern Michigan and playing on a penalty kill unit that was perfect on the weekend … Ranked among the top 50 defensemen in the country in points per game … Had the first two-goal game of his career on March 12 against Bemidji State in game two of the first round of the WCHA Tournament … Added an assist in that contest for a three-point night … Finished the year with 17 assists, second-most on the team … Had 23 total points, tied for most among defensemen in the WCHA, and a team-best 73 blocked shots, fourth-most in the conference … Tied for a team-best 10 points on the power play (two goals, eight assists) and added a goal and an assist short-handed … His short-handed goal came in a 4-1 win at Bemidji State Dec. 11 … Team went 5-0-0 when he scored two or more points in a game and had the same record when he posted at least one goal … Had two assists and was a +4 in a 6-2 win against Ferris State on Senior Night Feb. 27.

2014-15 (Freshman): Named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team and the team’s co-Rookie of the Year … Pivotal part of a defensive unit that ranked second in the country on the penalty kill … Tied for a team-high with 17 assists on the season … Added two goals and carried a +7 on-ice rating … Tied for seventh in the WCHA among defensemen in points, as well as tied for seventh among freshmen … Blocked a team-best 64 shots … Scored a goal on four shots in just his second collegiate game – a 3-2 loss at Miami … Also had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win at Robert Morris … Posted two assists in wins over Lake Superior State and Alabama Huntsville … Twice recorded four blocks in a game – in road wins over Alabama Huntsville and Ohio State.

Prior to BGSU: Drafted in the 2014 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft in the third round (86 overall) by the Philadelphia Flyers … Marked the highest among four players taken with ties to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) … Competed with the Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) for two season (2012-14) … Tallied a total of 18 goals and 57 assists as a defensemen for 75 points … Led the Blackhawks to the Anderson Cup … Finalists of the Clarke Cup.

Personal: Full name – Mark Isaac Friedman … Son of Jeff and Joanne Friedman … Has one sister named Erin (17) … Mark’s paternal grandfather – Mark Friedman – played golf at the University of Miami … Majoring in sport management.