Kyle Greentree Explained

Kyle Greentree
Birth Date:15 November 1983
Birth Place:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:200
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Played For:Philadelphia Flyers
Calgary Flames
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
EHC Basel
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Dornbirner EC
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2007
Career End: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 Philadelphia Flyers.[1] In 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]

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 Washington Capitals organization on July 7, 2010.[5] He spent both seasons in the AHL with the Hershey Bears where he recorded 63 points in 74 games in 2010–11 and 34 points in 50 games in 2011–12.[6] Greentree then left to play in Europe. He spent a year with Croatian club KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the Austrian Hockey League before moving to EHC Basel of the Swiss National League B for the 2013–14 season.[7]

After a season (2014–15) with the Schwenninger Wild Wings, Greentree left the German DEL, signing a one-year deal with Dornbirner EC of 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
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1999–00Victoria SalsaBCHL28761311
2000–01Victoria SalsaBCHL5927386550
2001–02Victoria SalsaBCHL6741448573
2002–03Victoria SalsaBCHL53465197110
2003–04 Victoria SalsaBCHL596253115170545929
2004–05Alaska Fairbanks NanooksCCHA3712203231
2005–06Alaska Fairbanks NanooksCCHA398192758
2006–07Alaska Fairbanks NanooksCCHA3921214278
2006–07Philadelphia PhantomsAHL82022
2007–08Philadelphia PhantomsAHL72242448831213411
2007–08Philadelphia FlyersNHL20000
2008–09Quad City FlamesAHL7939377663
2008–09Calgary FlamesNHL20000
2009–10Rockford IceHogsAHL6425204557300019
2010–11Hershey BearsAHL7430336311061124
2011–12Hershey BearsAHL5011233450510118
2012–13KHL Medveščak ZagrebEBEL51243054955381110
2013–14EHC BaselNLB4223365978507712
2014–15Schwenninger Wild WingsDEL5011213250
2015–16Dornbirner ECEBEL521828467563256
NHL totals40000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flyers nab Greentree too . Collegehockeynews.com . 2007-03-15 . 2008-11-10.
  2. Web site: Greentree gets a call from Flyers . newsminer.com . 2008-02-12 . 2008-11-10.
  3. Web site: Ramholt traded after 45 seconds of playing time with Calgary Flames . Calgary Herald . 2008-06-30 . 2010-01-03.
  4. Web site: Flames acquire Johnson from Hawks for Greentree . The Sports Network . 2009-10-07 . 2009-10-07.
  5. Web site: Kyle Greentree and Brian Fahey sign with Washington/Hershey . oursportscentral.com. 2010-07-07 . 2010-07-07 .
  6. Web site: Kyle Greentree profile . Hockey Hall of Fame . 2013-12-09.
  7. Web site: Kyle Greentree stays with EHC Basel Sharks for another year . Swiss Hockey News . 2013-11-01 . 2013-12-09.
  8. Web site: Bulldogs make four additions to roster . . 2015-07-13 . 2015-07-13 . German.
  9. Web site: Time for next chapter . . 2016-03-19 . 2016-03-19 . Dornbirner EC . Dornbirner EC .