Brian Greer (ice hockey)

For the American Baseball Player, see Brian Greer.

Brian Greer
Born (1974-07-15) July 15, 1974 (age 50)
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Right
Played for Muskegon Fury
Bracknell Bees
SønderjyskE Ishockey
AaB Ishockey
Odense Bulldogs
Playing career 1995–present

Brian Greer (born July 15, 1974, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who last played for the Odense Bulldogs in the top Danish ice hockey league, AL-Bank Ligaen.

Professional career

Following Greer's junior hockey with the Gloucester Rangers in the CJHL, he played two years with the Muskegon Fury of the Colonial Hockey League. Greer spent the next 6 seasons playing for the Bracknell Bees of the Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL) in the United Kingdom. The Bees were league champions in the 1999–2000 season.

Greer signed with SønderjyskE of the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen for the 2003–04 season and has played in Denmark since then. He has played for two championship teams in Denmark, in 2005–06 and in 2008–09; both SønderjyskE teams. Greer has also played for Aalborg in the Danish ice hockey league.

Awards

  • Named to the All-Star Team in the 1995 Centennial Cup[1]
  • Shared the Bracknell Bees Players Player of the Year award with Joe Ferraccioli 1996–1997[2]
  • Best Defenceman with the Bracknell Bees 1999–2000[3]
  • Named to the 2nd ISL All-Star Team 1999–2000[4]
  • Best Defenceman with the Bracknell Bees 2000–2001[5]
  • Players Player of the Year with the Bracknell Bees 2000–2001[6]
  • Voted Import Player of the Year with the Vojens Lions (SønderjyskE) 2003–2004[7]
  • Named to the Danish All-Star Team for the Season 2003–2004[8]
  • Voted Best Goaltender in Denmark 2003–2004[9]
  • Named to the Danish All-Star Team for the Season 2005–2006[10]

Records

  • On Jan 6, 2004 playing for SønderjyskE, Greer became the first professional ice hockey goaltender in Denmark to score a goal.[11][12]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Named to the All-Star Team in the 1995 Centennial Cup". Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  2. ^ "Players Player of the Year with the Bracknell Bees Season 1996–1997". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "Best Defenceman with the Bracknell Bees Season 1999–2000". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  4. ^ "Named to the 2nd ISL All-Star Team 1999–2000". Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  5. ^ "Best Defenceman with the Bracknell Bees Season 2000–2001". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  6. ^ "Players Player of the Year with the Bracknell Bees Season 2000–2001". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  7. ^ "Voted Import Player of the Year with the Vojens Lions (SønderjyskE Ishockey) 2003–2004". Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  8. ^ "Named to the Danish All-Star Team for the Season 2003–2004". Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  9. ^ "Voted Best Goaltender in Denmark 2003–2004". Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  10. ^ "Named to the Danish All-Star Team for the Season 2005–2006". Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  11. ^ "First professional ice hockey goaltender to score a goal in Denmark". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  12. ^ "First professional ice hockey goaltender to score a goal in Denmark". Retrieved May 2, 2010.

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