Player Profile: Matt Greene

My first of many player profiles is on none other than defenseman Matt Greene. Greener takes the cake as my favorite King, not only because he is a defenseman, (I love defensemen) but also because he is a true warrior and does whatever it takes to keep the puck out of the Kings zone. And he has an incredible sense of humor! Besides, who can resist a man who can block a shot with his face, and jump right back up into the game? I sure can't. He's a big physical presence (6'3", 224lbs) patrolling that blueline, which is what the Kings desperately needed. He led the Kings last season in blocked shots, with 167 (that is 53 more than Drew Doughty, who was second on the team in blocked shots) and a whopping 202 hits. (2nd behind Dustin Brown, who had 285) Also want to mention, his blocked shots total was top 10 in the league. In six games this season, Greene already has 18 blocked shots, and 15 hits.

Now for the infamous face block video. Indeed a remarkable display of balls.




His History:

<- How can you not love those bloody pictures? Greene was drafted in the 2nd round, 44th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. He played three seasons with the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux, where he was Captain in the 2004-05 season, leading the team to the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship game. He played three seasons with the Oilers before being traded along with Jarett Stoll to the Los Angeles Kings on June 29, 2008. The trade sent Lubomir Visnovsky to Edmonton. Greene was named an Alternate Captain for the Kings on October 8, 2008 and would soon sign a five-year contract.

Thank you Wikipedia

Matt Greene Fight Card

My Thoughts:

A big stay-at-home defenseman, I don't expect to see Greene on the scoresheet much. He does his job quite effectively on the back end, and is a good leader both on the ice, and in the locker room. I like the idea of Greene paired up with both Doughty and Scuderi. I'll have a little more to add on this later.

More Videos:

Kings night out at LA Live. Love this video!




Kings 2009 All Star Video: Matt Greene is totally the best in this one!