Mike Green (ice hockey player, 1985)

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Mike Green (ice hockey player, 1985)
Date of birth October 12, 1985
place of birth Calgary , Alberta , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 94 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2004 , 1st round, 29th position
Washington Capitals
Career stations
2001-2005 Saskatoon Blades
2005-2006 Hershey Bears
2006-2015 Washington Capitals
2015-2020 Detroit Red Wings
2020 Edmonton Oilers

Michael David "Mike" Green (born October 12, 1985 in Calgary , Alberta ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 956 games for the Washington Capitals , Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers in the National between 2001 and 2020 Hockey League (NHL). The defender spent most of his career between 2005 and 2015 in the organization of the Washington Capitals, in whose service he was twice appointed to the NHL First All-Star Team and with the farm team Hershey Bears in 2006 the Calder Cup of the American Hockey League ( AHL). In addition, Green won the silver medal with the Canadian national team at the 2008 World Cup .

Career

Green in the Washington Capitals jersey

The 188 cm tall defender began his career in the Canadian Junior Western Hockey League with the Saskatoon Blades before being selected 29th in the first round by the Capitals in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft .

Initially employed by the Hershey Bears , a farm team of the Capitals in the American Hockey League , the right-handed shooter completed his first NHL games for Washington in the 2005/06 season , and from the 2006/07 season he was part of the main squad of the Capitals. In 2007 Green was nominated for the “Young Stars Game” taking place in the framework of the NHL All-Star Game , and he scored three assists for the Eastern Conference team .

From the 2007/08 season Green was a permanent member of the Capitals in the NHL. At the beginning of July 2008, he extended his contract with the Caps by four years, which guaranteed him a total salary of 21 million US dollars. On February 14, 2009, Green scored at least one goal in the eighth game in a row, setting a new NHL record for defenders. The previous record was held by Mike O'Connell , who scored seven times in a row in the 1983/84 season . After completing the 2008/09 regular season , which the Canadian had finished with 31 goals and 42 assists as the best-in-point defender in the NHL, Green was nominated for the first time in his career for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as best defender.

After more than nine seasons in Washington, his contract was not extended after the 2014/15 season, so he joined the Detroit Red Wings as a free agent . He spent almost five years there before being handed over to the Edmonton Oilers for the trade deadline in February 2020 . In return, the Red Wings received a conditional four-round vote in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft , one of which is to become one for the third round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft , provided the Oilers reach the conference final in the following playoffs and Green reaches at least half of it of games. In addition, the Red Wings took over Kyle Brodziak's contract and half of Green's salary. At the end of the season, the 34-year-old ended his active career.

International

For Canada , Green took part in the U18 World Junior Championship in 2003 , where he became world champion with his team. At the Ice Hockey World Championship in 2008 he was in the senior team of Team Canada for the first time and won the silver medal. In addition, Green was elected to the All-Star Team of the World Championship.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
2000/01 Saskatoon Blades WHL 7th 0 2 2 0 - - - - -
2001/02 Saskatoon Blades WHL 62 3 20th 23 57 7th 0 1 1 2
2002/03 Saskatoon Blades WHL 72 6th 36 42 70 6th 0 2 2 6th
2003/04 Saskatoon Blades WHL 59 14th 25th 39 92 - - - - -
2004/05 Saskatoon Blades WHL 67 14th 52 66 105 4th 0 0 0 6th
2005/06 Hershey Bears AHL 56 9 34 43 79 21st 3 15th 18th 30th
2005/06 Washington Capitals NHL 22nd 1 2 3 18th - - - - -
2006/07 Hershey Bears AHL 12 3 5 8th 26th 19th 7th 9 16 38
2006/07 Washington Capitals NHL 70 2 10 12 36 - - - - -
2007/08 Washington Capitals NHL 82 18th 38 56 62 7th 3 4th 7th 15th
2008/09 Washington Capitals NHL 68 31 42 73 68 14th 1 8th 9 12
2009/10 Washington Capitals NHL 75 19th 57 76 54 7th 0 3 3 12
2010/11 Washington Capitals NHL 49 8th 16 24 48 8th 1 5 6th 8th
2011/12 Washington Capitals NHL 32 3 4th 7th 12 14th 2 2 4th 10
2012/13 Washington Capitals NHL 35 12 14th 26th 20th 7th 2 2 4th 4th
2013/14 Washington Capitals NHL 70 9 29 38 64 - - - - -
2014/15 Washington Capitals NHL 72 10 35 45 34 14th 0 2 2 14th
2015/16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74 7th 28 35 38 5 1 1 2 10
2016/17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 72 14th 22nd 36 40 - - - - -
2017/18 Detroit Red Wings NHL 66 8th 25th 33 38 - - - - -
2018/19 Detroit Red Wings NHL 43 5 21st 26th 28 - - - - -
2019/20 Detroit Red Wings NHL 48 3 8th 11 32 - - - - -
2019/20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
WHL overall 267 37 135 172 324 17th 0 3 3 14th
AHL total 68 12 39 51 105 40 10 24 34 68
NHL overall 880 150 351 501 592 76 10 27 37 85

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2003 Canada U18 World Cup 1st place, gold 7th 0 0 0 2
2008 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 9 4th 8th 12 2
Juniors overall 7th 0 0 0 2
Men overall 9 4th 8th 12 2

( 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 )

Web links

Commons : Mike Green  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ chron.com, Mike Green gets 4 years, $ 21 million from Caps
  2. ↑ cbc.ca, Capitals defenceman Green sets NHL record
  3. ↑ cbc.ca, Lidstrom up for 7th Norris Trophy
personal data
SURNAME Green, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Green, Michael David (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Calgary , Alberta , Canada