Matt Greene

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Matt Greene
Date of birth May 13, 1983
place of birth Grand Ledge , Michigan , USA
size 191 cm
Weight 106 kg
position defender
number # 2
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2002 , 2nd lap, 44th position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
2000-2001 USA Hockey National Team Development Program
2001-2002 Green Bay Gamblers
2002-2005 University of North Dakota
2005-2008 Edmonton Oilers
2008-2017 Los Angeles Kings

Matthew George "Matt" Greene (born May 13, 1983 in Grand Ledge , Michigan ) is a former American ice hockey player and current scout . During his playing career between 2000 and 2017, he played 694 games for the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings has played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . With the Los Angeles Kings, Greene won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014 .

Career

Matt Greene (left) in the LA Kings jersey , April 2010

Matt Greene began his career as a hockey player in the United States Hockey League , in which he was active for one season each from 2000 to 2002 for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and the Green Bay Gamblers. He was then selected in the NHL Entry Draft 2002 in the second round as a total of 44 players by the Edmonton Oilers from the National Hockey League . Initially, however, the defender played for the University of North Dakota in the National Collegiate Athletic Association for three years .

For the 2005/06 season , the defender finally moved to the professional field and celebrated his debut for Edmonton in the NHL during the season - in addition to appearances for the Iowa Stars in the American Hockey League . After he had established himself in the regular squad of the Oilers for the following season, he fell out in the 2007/08 season due to an ankle injury over long periods.

On June 29, 2008, after three years with the Oilers, the American was handed over to the Los Angeles Kings together with Jarret Stoll in exchange for Ľubomír Višňovský . For this he was in the 2008/09 season in all 82 games of the regular season on the ice and reached 14 points scorer. He was also appointed assistant captain straight away . With Greene as a defensively reliable player, the Kings won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014 . After nine years, the Kings paid him the remaining two years of his contract in June 2017 (buy-out) , so that the defender was subsequently considered a free agent . In August 2017, at the age of 34, Greene announced his retirement from active sports and moved to the Kings scouting division .

International

For the USA , Greene took part in the U18 World Junior Championship in 2001 and the U20 World Junior Championship in 2003 . He was also in the US squad at the 2007 , 2008 and 2010 World Championships . He could not win a medal in any of the five World Cup participations.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2000/01 US National Team Development Program USHL 20th 0 1 1 51 - - - - -
2001/02 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 55 4th 20th 24 150 7th 0 1 1 31
2002/03 University of North Dakota WCHA 39 0 4th 4th 135
2003/04 University of North Dakota WCHA 40 1 16 17th 86
2004/05 University of North Dakota WCHA 41 2 8th 10 126
2005/06 Iowa stars AHL 26th 2 5 7th 47 - - - - -
2005/06 Edmonton Oilers NHL 27 0 2 2 43 18th 0 1 1 34
2006/07 Edmonton Oilers NHL 78 1 9 10 109 - - - - -
2007/08 Edmonton Oilers NHL 46 0 1 1 53 - - - - -
2007/08 Springfield Falcons AHL 1 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
2008/09 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82 2 12 14th 111 - - - - -
2009/10 Los Angeles Kings NHL 75 2 7th 9 83 6th 0 1 1 0
2010/11 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71 2 9 11 70 6th 0 0 0 14th
2011/12 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82 4th 11 15th 58 20th 2 4th 6th 12
2012/13 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 0 1 1 8th 9 0 2 2 6th
2013/14 Los Angeles Kings NHL 38 2 4th 6th 47 20th 0 4th 4th 16
2014/15 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82 3 6th 9 54 - - - - -
2015/16 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 0 0 0 8th - - - - -
2016/17 Los Angeles Kings NHL 26th 1 1 2 19th - - - - -
USHL total 75 4th 21st 25th 201 7th 0 1 1 31
NCAA overall 122 3 28 31 347
AHL total 26th 2 5 7th 47 - - - - -
NHL overall 615 17th 63 80 663 79 2 12 14th 82

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2001 United States U18 World Cup 6th place 6th 0 1 1 10
2003 United States U20 World Cup 4th Place 7th 0 1 1 34
2007 United States WM 5th place 7th 0 2 2 6th
2008 United States WM 6th place 7th 0 0 0 38
2010 United States WM 13th place 6th 0 1 1 4th
Juniors overall 13 0 2 2 44
Men overall 20th 0 3 3 48

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Greene, Matt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Greene, Matthew George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player and scout
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Grand Ledge , Michigan , USA