Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985)
Mike Green ( born October 12, 1985 in Calgary, Alberta ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League.
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Career
The 188 cm tall defender started his career in the Canadian junior Western Hockey League with the Saskatoon Blades before he was selected by the Capitals in the NHL Entry Draft in 2004 as 29th in the first round.
, Initially used for the Hershey Bears, a farm team of the Capitals in the AHL, completed the right shooter in the 2005/06 season his first NHL games for Washington since the season 2006/ 07 he belongs to the root cadres of the capital city.
2007 Green was nominated for the taking place in the framework program of the NHL All-Star Game " Young Stars Game", for the team of the Eastern Conference reach him here three assists.
Since the 2007/ 08 season, Green is part of the permanent staff of the Capitals in the NHL. In early July 2008 he extended his contract with the Caps to four years of guaranteed him a salary of 21 million U.S. dollars. On February 14, 2009 Green in a row scored at least one goal in eight games, continuing a new NHL record for defenders. The previous record held Mike O'Connell, who had 84 hit in the season 1983 / seven times in a row. After finishing the regular season 2008/ 09, which had finished with 31 goals and 42 assists as the top scoring defense in the NHL, the Canadian, Green was first nominated in his career for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the best defender.
Internationally
For Canada Green took part in the U18 World Youth Championship in 2003, in which he became world champion with his team. In the Ice Hockey World Championship 2008, he was first in the senior selection of Team Canada and it won the silver medal. In addition, Green was elected to the All-Star team in the world championship.
Awards and achievements
- 2004 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2005 WHL East First All-Star Team
- 2006 Calder Cup win with the Hershey Bears
- 2006 AHL All- Rookie Team
- 2007 NHL Young Stars Game
- 2009 NHL First All -Star Team
- 2010 NHL First All -Star Team
- 2011 NHL All-Star Game
Internationally
- 2003 Gold medal at the U18 World Youth Championship
- 2008 Silver medal at the World Championships
- 2008 All- Star Team of the World Cup
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U18 Junior World Championship 2003
- World Championship 2008
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )