Kyle Greentree

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Kyle Greentree

| image = 20160306 ZNO vs DEC 8329.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Greentree with Dornbirner EC in 2016

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|15}}

| 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2007/03/15_flyers.php|title=Flyers nab Greentree too | publisher =Collegehockeynews.com | date = 2007-03-15 | accessdate = 2008-11-10}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://newsminer.com/news/2008/feb/12/greentree-gets-call-flyers/|title=Greentree gets a call from Flyers | website =newsminer.com | date = 2008-02-12 | accessdate = 2008-11-10}}

File:Kyle Greentree.PNG in 2008]]

The Flyers traded Greentree on June 30, 2008 to the Calgary Flames for Tim Ramholt.{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=2d63c73b-3b57-49f9-b6dc-d5ecfe759612 |title=Ramholt traded after 45 seconds of playing time with Calgary Flames |work=Calgary Herald |date=2008-06-30 |accessdate=2010-01-03}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=294121 |title=Flames acquire Johnson from Hawks for Greentree |publisher=The Sports Network |date=2009-10-07 |accessdate=2009-10-07}}

Greentree, a free agent at season's end, signed a two-year contract with the Washington Capitals organization on July 7, 2010.{{cite web | url = http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4044228 | title = Kyle Greentree and Brian Fahey sign with Washington/Hershey | website = oursportscentral.com| date = 2010-07-07 | accessdate = 2010-07-07 }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=22449 |title=Kyle Greentree profile |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |accessdate=2013-12-09}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/swiss-ice-hockey/nlb/568-kyle-greentree-stays-with-ehc-basel-sharks-for-another-year |title=Kyle Greentree stays with EHC Basel Sharks for another year |publisher=Swiss Hockey News |date=2013-11-01 |accessdate=2013-12-09}}

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.{{cite web| url = https://www.facebook.com/DECBulldogs/photos/a.486982017998045.123737.483156685047245/1072713942758180/?type=1 | title = Bulldogs make four additions to roster | publisher = Dornbirner EC | date = 2015-07-13 | accessdate = 2015-07-13 | language = German}} After one season with Dornbirn, on March 19, 2016, Greentree announced his retirement from professional hockey.{{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/DECBulldogs/status/711319170475040768 | title = Time for next chapter | publisher = Twitter | date = 2016-03-19 | accessdate = 2016-03-19 | author = Dornbirner EC | author-link = Dornbirner EC }}