Career profile Last roster: 2025-26 VGK
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Mark Friedman

D · CAN
Status
Retired this year
Career
2019–2026 (7 yrs)
Age
30 (30 in 2026)
Vitals
5'11" · 185 lb
Drafted
2014 Rd 3 (#75) NSH

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 NJD 50 1 3 4 0.08 +9 26 0 0 0 13 7.7% 45
2023-24 NJD 8 1 1 2 0.25 0 2 0 0 0 5 20.0% 8
CAREER 2 yrs 58 2 4 6 0.10 +9 28 0 0 0 -- 11.1% 53
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2018-19 PHL 1 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 0.0% 12:33
2019-20 PHL 6 0 1 1 0.17 0 2 0 0 0 0.0% 13:35
2020-21 PHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 -2 4 0 0 0 0.0% 11:01
2020-21 PIT 5 2 1 3 0.60 3 5 0 0 0 33.3% 11:04
2021-22 PIT 26 1 4 5 0.19 1 23 1 0 0 3.7% 13:17
2022-23 PIT 23 1 2 3 0.13 2 15 0 0 0 2.8% 14:27
2023-24 VAN 23 0 1 1 0.04 4 21 0 0 0 0.0% 12:14
2024-25 VAN 5 0 0 0 0.00 -4 10 0 0 0 0.0% 14:04
Career NHL 93 4 9 13 0.14 3 80 1 0 0 4.2% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 24 D NJD 69 67 74 64 67 78 86 50 25 43 41 58 39 44 44 58
2020-21 25 D NJD 71 67 81 64 67 75 81 51 25 47 41 59 39 44 44 59
2021-22 26 D NJD 81 44 72 64 67 56 54 55 25 49 62 56 25 45 45 57
2022-23 27 D NJD 75 66 75 73 68 62 51 59 25 51 48 75 25 47 47 62
2023-24 28 D CLB 88 75 81 73 69 65 58 61 25 48 48 74 25 52 53 64
2024-25 29 D CLB 79 74 75 73 69 59 58 61 25 43 47 68 25 55 56 62
2025-26 30 D VGK 71 67 79 70 67 49 50 51 25 43 41 62 39 55 56 57
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 24 D NJD 69 67 74 64 67 78 86 50 25 43 41 58 39 44 44 58
2020-21 25 D NJD +2 · +7 · · −3 −5 +1 · +4 · +1 · · · +1
2021-22 26 D NJD +10 −23 −9 · · −19 −27 +4 · +2 +21 −3 −14 +1 +1 −2
2022-23 27 D NJD −6 +22 +3 +9 +1 +6 −3 +4 · +2 −14 +19 · +2 +2 +5
2023-24 28 D CLB +13 +9 +6 · +1 +3 +7 +2 · −3 · −1 · +5 +6 +2
2024-25 29 D CLB −9 −1 −6 · · −6 · · · −5 −1 −6 · +3 +3 −2
2025-26 30 D VGK −8 −7 +4 −3 −2 −10 −8 −10 · · −6 −6 +14 · · −5
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2019-20 NJD $825,000 3 yr 1.0% 24 ELC Rookie
2022-23 NJD $785,000 2 yr 1.0% 27 RFA
2024-25 CLB $800,000 2 yr 0.9% 29 UFA
2017-18
Mar 11 2018
2017-18
to DEVILS
to PREDATORS
2025-26
Sep 5 2025
2025-26
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
to BLUE JACKETS

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