| Matt Greene | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Greene with theLos Angeles Kings in November 2008 | |||
| Born | (1983-05-13)May 13, 1983 (age 41) Grand Ledge,Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 232 lb (105 kg; 16 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | 44th overall,2002 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2017 | ||
Matthew George Greene (born May 13, 1983) is an American former professionalice hockeydefenseman. Originally drafted in the second round, 44th overall, at the2002 NHL entry draft by theEdmonton Oilers, he most notably served as analternate captain for theLos Angeles Kings, with whom he won theStanley Cup twice. Greene has worked in the Kings' organization as a professional scout after retiring from playing.
As a youth, Greene played in the 1997Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with aminor ice hockey team fromKalamazoo, Michigan.[1]
Greene was drafted in the second round, 44th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in the2002 NHL entry draft. Prior to his professional career, he played for three seasons with the North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey team. In 2004–05, Greene captained The Fighting Sioux to theNCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship game, losing to theUniversity of Denver Pioneers, 4–1.[citation needed]
Due to his talent, Greene was encouraged to leave college hockey after only three seasons to start a professional career. After a successful training camp with the Oilers prior to the2005–06 season, Greene signed a professional contract with Edmonton and was assigned to theirAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate inDes Moines, theIowa Stars. He made his NHL debut with the Oilers on December 30, 2005, against theNashville Predators, and scored his first NHL point on January 25, 2006, away against heMighty Ducks of Anaheim, assisting on anAleš Hemský goal.[citation needed]
Wearing sweater number 32 for the first 13 games of his NHL career, Greene changed to sweater number 2 on February 2, 2006, when the Oilers faced off against theColumbus Blue Jackets.[citation needed]
Greene was part of the Edmonton team that made a run to theStanley Cup Finals, though the Cinderalla run eventually fell short after the Oilers lost in Game 7 to theCarolina Hurricanes. Greene contributed an assist in his team's playoff run.[citation needed]
Greene scored his first NHL goal on December 15, 2006, againstMinnesota Wild netminderManny Fernandez. The goal was scored in the third period of the game, evening the score at 1–1. The Oilers would eventually score two more goals, winning 3–1. Local Edmonton broadcasterGene Principe awarded Greene the game puck during an interview session following the game. Greene also received the second star of the game due to his effort.[citation needed]
Greene and his Oiler teammateJarret Stoll were traded to theLos Angeles Kings on June 29, 2008, in exchange for Kings defensemanĽubomír Višňovský.[2] On October 8, 2008, he was named as analternate captain of the Kings.[3] Nine days later, on October 17, he signed a five-year contract extension with the Kings.[4]In the2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, Greene and the Kings won the Stanley Cup by beating theNew Jersey Devils in six games. He scored the final goal of the2012 Stanley Cup Finals in the Kings' 6–1 Game 6 triumph.[5]
Injuries limited Greene to only five games during the2012–13 season, a campaign that saw the Kings fail to defend their Stanley Cup title, losing to the eventual championChicago Blackhawks in five games in the Western Conference Finals.[citation needed]
On June 13, 2014, Greene and his Kings teammates defeated theNew York Rangers in Game 5 of the2014 Stanley Cup Finals 3–2 in double overtime, securing his and the team's second Stanley Cup in three years. He was then resigned to a 4-year, $10 million contract.[citation needed]
On June 30, 2016, Greene was placed on unconditional waivers by the Kings for the purpose of buying out the final two years of his contract, following a season where the defenseman played only three games due to a shoulder injury, picking up no points and eight penalty minutes. He was however not bought out from his contract and remained with the team for the duration of the2016–17 season.[6]
Again limited to injury and back surgery, Greene featured in just 26 games for a goal and assist. As a consequence, he was stripped of his alternate captaincy due to the length of time he missed last season. In the following off-season he was activated from the injured reserve to be bought out from the remaining year of his contract on June 13, 2017.[7]
On August 14, 2017, Greene joined the Kings as a pro scout, ending his playing career.[8]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | US NTDP U18 | USDP | 34 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | US NTDP Juniors | USHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Green Bay Gamblers | USHL | 55 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 150 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | ||
| 2002–03 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 39 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 40 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 41 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 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 | 14 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 75 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 71 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 82 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 82 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 615 | 17 | 63 | 80 | 663 | 79 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 82 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | United States | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2003 | United States | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | |
| 2007 | United States | WC | 5th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2008 | United States | WC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | |
| 2010 | United States | WC | 13th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44 | ||||
| Senior totals | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 48 | ||||
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| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| Second All-Star Team | 2002 | |
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup champion | 2012,2014 | [9] |
| International | ||
| WC Top 3 player on Team | 2010 | |
