The Moncton Wildcats have added another experienced name to their hockey operations.

Dustin Friesen joins the team as the Associate Coach.

Friesen was Head Coach of the Prairie Hockey Academy U18 Prep team of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) for the last three seasons. He also worked with the Moose Jaw Warriors last season when the team captured its first Western Hockey League (WHL) championship and went to the Memorial Cup.

As a player, Friesen played 11 seasons of professional hockey including three seasons in North America where he spent time in the AHL and eight seasons in Germany where he was a captain of ERC Ingolstad, won the DEL2 Championship, and received the Defencemen of the Year Award in the DEL2. Before moving to the professional leagues, he played five seasons for the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Reds and four seasons with the Swift Current Broncos of the WHL.