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  • Name: Jeff Frazee
  • Position: G
  • Catches: Left
  • Height: 6-0
  • Weight: 184 lbs
  • Birthdate: 1987-05-13
  • Eligible for Draft: 2005
  • Drafted:
  • Hometown: Burnsville, Minnesota
  • Acquired: 2nd round (#38 overall), 2005
  • Playing In: NCAA

Jeff Frazee

Prospect Grade: 6.5 D  (About Prospect Grades)

Profile Contributed By: Jared Ramsden

History

2004-05: The Burnsville, Minnesota native played the 2004-05 season with the development program’s U-18 squad. He played 32 games and posted a 22-7-0 record, with five of the wins being shutouts. His 2.29 goals-against average and .927 save percentage were both single season records. He also backstopped the U.S. National team at the Five Nations Tournament, the Four Nations Tournament, and the 2005 IIHF World U-18 Championship, all of whom were gold medal-winning squads. Frazee capped off his steallar season being selected by the New Jersey Devils in the second round of the 2005 NHL draft.

Read Hockey's Future's November 2005 interview with Frazee here.

2005-06: As a freshman at the University of Minnesota, Frazee backed up starter Kellen Briggs and as a result saw limited action between the pipes for the Golden Gophers. In 12 games (6-3-2), Frazee finished with a respectable 2.36 goals against average, .910 save percentage and recorded a pair of shutouts. He also represented Team USA at the World Junior Championships in December as a backup, and recorded a victory in his only start of the tournament.

2006-07: Frazee really began to emerge as a force to be reckoned with on the Minnesota Golden Gophers roster, particularly away from Mariucci Arena this season. He continued to split time in goal with senior Kellen Briggs. Frazee posted a 14-3-1 record that included one shutout in 20 appearances this season. One of Frazee’s best outings came back on Jan. 13 when he posted a 30-save, 1-0 shutout win at Wisconsin. He also turned in a strong performance in Minnesota’s 3-2 overtime win against archrival North Dakota in the WCHA Broadmoor Cup Championship game back on Mar. 17.

DJ Powers contributed to this profile

Talent Analysis

Frazee is a very athletic goaltender. He has good size and can cover a lot of ground, while using his flexibility to his advantage. He shows a lot of calm under fire, reads the attack well and does a good job of communicating with his teammates. He has shown a lot of consistency over the year and could become a very reliable netminder as he progresses in his career.

 One of the biggest areas this past season where Frazee made significant strides in was in his overall maturity level and attitude towards his game. Despite failing to help get Minnesota back to the Frozen Four, Frazee played with a renewed sense of confidence, commitment and focus. His consistency also progressed nicely, but it will need to continue to do so. While his skills and athleticism have always been there, this past season, the finer details of those skills and athleticism began to show through. Frazee displayed better puck control and ability to steer pucks away from the net. He also showed marked improvement in his quickness and willingness to be more aggressive in challenging shooters.

Future

Stats

SEASON   TEAM                                                         GP W L T GAA SV% SO
2003-04 USA National U-17 Team (USA) 41 23 11 3 2.73 .916 3
2004-05 USA National U-18 Team (USA) 35 28 7 0 2.29 .927 5
2005-06 U. of Minnesota (WCHA) 12 6 3 2 2.36 .910 2
2005-06 Team USA  (WJC) 1 1 0 0 5.00 .853 0
2006-07 U. of Minnesota (WCHA) 20 14 3 1 2.35 .903 1
2007 Team USA (WJC)
 5 4 1 0 1.72 .939 0

 

Profile Last Updated: March, 13th 2008

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