Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Friesen ya buga karatunsa na farko tare da Regina Pats na Yankin Hockey na Yamma (WHL) inda ya kasance Rookie na Shekara a 1993. An zaba shi na 11 a cikin zagaye na farko na 1994 NHL Entry Draft
ta San Jose Sharks. Ya buga kakar wasa 14 a cikin NHL a matsayin winger, asali a matsayin mai tsaron hagu amma kuma a matsayin mai tsaron dama.