Kyle Greentree

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Kyle Greentree
Dornbirner EC
in 2016
Born (1983-11-15) November 15, 1983 (age 40)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for
Dornbirner EC
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–2016

Kyle Greentree (born November 15, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. An undrafted player, he previously played two games each for the Philadelphia Flyers and Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Greentree began playing

collegiate hockey for the Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks during the 2004-05 season after playing for two seasons with the Victoria Salsa in the British Columbia Hockey League
. He led his team in points for all three seasons he played there and got his number retired by the club.

Following his junior season, on March 14, 2007, Greentree decided to forgo his senior season and signed an entry-level contract with the

2007–08 He was assigned to the Flyers AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, to help them in their push to the playoffs. The Flyers recalled Greentree in February 2008 and he played in his first two NHL games.[2]

Greentree with the Calgary Flames in 2008

The Flyers traded Greentree on June 30, 2008 to the Calgary Flames for Tim Ramholt.[3] Greentree spent most of the 2008–09 season with the AHL's Quad City Flames, earning a brief call up with Calgary in February, where he played in two games. Early in the 2009–10 season, he was dealt to the Chicago Blackhawks for Aaron Johnson.[4]

Greentree, a free agent at season's end, signed a two-year contract with the

National League B for the 2013–14 season.[7]

After a season (2014–15) with the

Austrian Hockey League on July 13, 2015.[8] After one season with Dornbirn, on March 19, 2016, Greentree announced his retirement from professional hockey.[9]

Career statistics

   
Regular season
  Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00
Victoria Salsa
BCHL 28 7 6 13 11
2000–01 Victoria Salsa BCHL 59 27 38 65 50
2001–02 Victoria Salsa BCHL 67 41 44 85 73
2002–03 Victoria Salsa BCHL 53 46 51 97 110
2003–04 Victoria Salsa BCHL 59 62 53 115 170 5 4 5 9 29
2004–05 Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks CCHA 37 12 20 32 31
2005–06 Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks CCHA 39 8 19 27 58
2006–07 Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks CCHA 39 21 21 42 78
2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 8 2 0 2 2
2007–08 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 72 24 24 48 83 12 1 3 4 11
2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Quad City Flames AHL 79 39 37 76 63
2008–09 Calgary Flames NHL 2 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Rockford IceHogs AHL 64 25 20 45 57 3 0 0 0 19
2010–11 Hershey Bears AHL 74 30 33 63 110 6 1 1 2 4
2011–12 Hershey Bears AHL 50 11 23 34 50 5 1 0 1 18
2012–13 KHL Medveščak Zagreb
EBEL
51 24 30 54 95 5 3 8 11 10
2013–14
EHC Basel
NLB
42 23 36 59 78 5 0 7 7 12
2014–15 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 50 11 21 32 50
2015–16
Dornbirner EC
EBEL 52 18 28 46 75 6 3 2 5 6
NHL totals 4 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Flyers nab Greentree too". Collegehockeynews.com. March 15, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  2. ^ "Greentree gets a call from Flyers". newsminer.com. February 12, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  3. ^ "Ramholt traded after 45 seconds of playing time with Calgary Flames". Calgary Herald. June 30, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "Flames acquire Johnson from Hawks for Greentree". The Sports Network. October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
  5. ^ "Kyle Greentree and Brian Fahey sign with Washington/Hershey". oursportscentral.com. July 7, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  6. ^ "Kyle Greentree profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  7. ^ "Kyle Greentree stays with EHC Basel Sharks for another year". Swiss Hockey News. November 1, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  8. Dornbirner EC
    . July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  9. Dornbirner EC (March 19, 2016). "Time for next chapter". Twitter
    . Retrieved March 19, 2016.

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