Tim Friday
Encyclopedia
Timothy J. Friday is a retired ice hockey
defenseman
. He played in 23 games for the Detroit Red Wings
of the National Hockey League
. Friday has been on two championship teams, the R.P.I. Engineers and the Adirondack Red Wings
.
in 1979, where he was a star player, Friday decided to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
and join their Division I ice hockey team, the Engineers. He was known for being a responsible defenseman in his own end of the ice and for finding the space for a quick pass up to the forwards. He played for the Engineers all four years he was at R.P.I. and helped lead them to an NCAA Championship in 1985. Friday posted his best numbers in 1985, amassing 34 points in 36 games.
on May 27, 1985. However, the celebration would be short-lived. After playing just 23 games for Detroit, Friday was involved in a collision during a game against the Philadelphia Flyers
on Dec 3, 1985. He injured his shoulder in the hit, but wanted to continue playing.
Detroit decided to take it easty with Friday's shoulder and sent him down to their minor league affiliate the Adirondack Red Wings for the remainder of the 1985–86 season
. There, Friday again found his form and contributed 33 points in the remaining 43 games, to lead Adirondack into the playoffs where Adirondack counted on Friday's defensive play. He delivered, offering up six assists and helping Adirondack to their second American Hockey League
championship in six games over the Hershey Bears
. However, Friday never let on at any time during the season that his shoulder was getting worse and after winning the Calder Cup
, decided to retire, barring further injury.
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenseman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
. He played in 23 games for the Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. Friday has been on two championship teams, the R.P.I. Engineers and the Adirondack Red Wings
Adirondack Red Wings
The Adirondack Red Wings were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Glens Falls, New York, USA at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The team was affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League...
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Minor league hockey
After graduating from Marian High SchoolMarian High School (Framingham, Massachusetts)
Marian High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Framingham, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, and has been run independent of the Diocese since 2004...
in 1979, where he was a star player, Friday decided to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
and join their Division I ice hockey team, the Engineers. He was known for being a responsible defenseman in his own end of the ice and for finding the space for a quick pass up to the forwards. He played for the Engineers all four years he was at R.P.I. and helped lead them to an NCAA Championship in 1985. Friday posted his best numbers in 1985, amassing 34 points in 36 games.
Reaching the NHL
After the celebration at Rensselaer settled down, the celebration for Friday continued when the Detroit Red Wings signed him as a free agentFree agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
on May 27, 1985. However, the celebration would be short-lived. After playing just 23 games for Detroit, Friday was involved in a collision during a game against the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
on Dec 3, 1985. He injured his shoulder in the hit, but wanted to continue playing.
Detroit decided to take it easty with Friday's shoulder and sent him down to their minor league affiliate the Adirondack Red Wings for the remainder of the 1985–86 season
1985–86 AHL season
The 1985–86 AHL season was the 50th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears finished first overall in the regular season...
. There, Friday again found his form and contributed 33 points in the remaining 43 games, to lead Adirondack into the playoffs where Adirondack counted on Friday's defensive play. He delivered, offering up six assists and helping Adirondack to their second American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
championship in six games over the Hershey Bears
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of...
. However, Friday never let on at any time during the season that his shoulder was getting worse and after winning the Calder Cup
Calder Cup
The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year.The cup...
, decided to retire, barring further injury.
After hockey
Currently Friday is owner of Water Street Wine & Spirits in Framingham, MassachusettsFramingham, Massachusetts
Framingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:...
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