Liam Greentree
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2006)}}
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| name = Liam Greentree
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|1|1}}
| birth_place = Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 214
| position = Right wing
| shoots = Left
| league = NHL
| team = Los Angeles Kings
| prospect_league = OHL
| prospect_team = Windsor Spitfires
| draft = 26th overall
| draft_year = 2024
| draft_team = Los Angeles Kings
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Liam Greentree (born January 1, 2006) is a Canadian junior ice hockey right winger for the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) while under contract to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 26th overall by the Kings in the 2024 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
Greentree recorded 25 goals and 20 assists in 61 games for the Windsor Spitfires during the 2022–23 season. His 25 goals were the most amongst rookies, and that earned him an OHL First All-Rookie Team selection.{{cite web |last1=Welsh |first1=Nicholas |title=OHL Announces 2022-23 All-Star and All-Rookie Teams |url=https://chl.ca/ohl-spitfires/ohl-announces-2022-23-all-star-and-all-rookie-teams/ |website=Canadian Hockey League |access-date=June 2, 2023}} During the 2023–24 season, he served as team captain and led his team in scoring with 36 goals and 54 assists in 64 games for the Spitfires.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/kings-select-liam-greentree-26th-in-2024-nhl-draft |title=LA Kings Select Forward Liam Greentree with 26th Pick in 2024 NHL Draft |website=NHL.com |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}} Following the season he was named to the OHL Third All-Star team.{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/ohl/article/ohl-announces-2023-24-all-star-and-all-rookie-teams/ |title=OHL Announces 2023-24 All-Star and All-Rookie Teams |website=chl.ca |first=Josh |last=Sweetland |date=May 28, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}
Greentree was drafted 26th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2024 NHL entry draft.{{cite web |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2024/06/28/nhl-draft-kings-select-forward-liam-greentree-with-1st-round-pick/ |title=NHL draft: Kings select forward Liam Greentree with 1st-round pick |newspaper=The Orange County Register |first=Andrew |last=Knoll |date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}} On July 20, 2024, the Kings signed Greentree to a three-year, entry-level contract.{{cite web |title=LA Kings Sign Forward Liam Greentree To a Three-Year Entry-Level Contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/kings-sign-forward-liam-greentree-to-entry-level-contract |website=Los Angeles Kings |access-date=July 20, 2024}} In the 2024–25 season, he had 49 goals and 70 assists in 64 games, helping the Spitfires to win the West Division title in the regular season. In recognition of his play, Greentree received the Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy for "leadership on and off the ice,"{{cite web |title=Spitfires’ Liam Greentree awarded Mickey Renaud Captain’s Trophy |url=https://chl.ca/ohl/video/spitfires-liam-greentree-awarded-mickey-renaud-captains-trophy/ |website=Canadian Hockey League |date=May 15, 2025 |access-date=May 17, 2025}} and was named to the OHL First All-Star Team.{{Cite web|title=OHL Announces 2024-25 All-Star and All-Rookie Teams|url=https://chl.ca/ohl/article/ohl-announces-2024-25-all-star-and-all-rookie-teams/|website=Canadian Hockey League|date=May 30, 2025|access-date=June 4, 2025}} The Canadian Hockey League later named him to its Third All-Star Team for the year.{{cite web |last1=Séguin |first1=Christopher |title=CHL Announces 2024-25 All-Star and All-Rookie Teams presented by CCM |url=https://chl.ca/article/chl-announces-2024-25-all-star-and-all-rookie-teams-presented-by-ccm/ |publisher=Canadian Hockey League |date=June 20, 2025 |access-date= June 21, 2025}}
International play
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{{MedalSport|Men's ice hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Finland|}}
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On April 16, 2024, Greentree was selected to represent Canada's under-18 team at the 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships.{{cite web |url=https://windsorstar.com/sports/greentree-to-play-for-canada-and-leads-four-spitfires-in-rankings-for-nhl-draft |title=Greentree to play for Canada and leads four Spitfires in rankings for NHL Draft |newspaper=Windsor Star |first=Jim |last=Parker |date=April 17, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://chl.ca/ohl-spitfires/article/liam-greentree-named-to-u-18-team-canada/ |title=Liam Greentree Named to U-18 Team Canada |website=chl.ca |first=Nicholas |last=Welsh |date=April 16, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}} He contributed two goals and two assists over seven games, helping the team secure the gold medal.{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/wm18/news/60641/usa-can-gmg |title=McKenna sparks Canada to gold |first=Lucas |last=Aykroyd |website=IIHF.com |date=May 4, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 2022–23
| OHL | 61 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 26
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2023–24 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 64 | 36 | 54 | 90 | 33
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024–25
| Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 64 | 49 | 70 | 119 | 59
| 11 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 6 |
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! colspan="3" | OHL totals ! 189 !! 110 !! 144 !! 254 !! 118 ! 15 !! 14 !! 11 !! 25 !! 6 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
| 2023
| Canada | HG18 | {{gold1}} | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2024 | Canada | U18 | {{gold1}} | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 10 !! 2 !! 3 !! 5 !! 0 |
Awards and honours
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario
Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks