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MIKE GREEN
in points among defensemen … Posted nine of his 12 points at home (1g-8a) and
was +3 … Recorded six of his 10 assists on the power play … Eight of his 12 points
came in the first period (1g-7a) … Scored his goals in back-to-back games, 10/21
vs. TB and 10/25 at COL … Recorded game-winning assist vs. DAL (11/30) … Was
the lone rookie defenseman on the Eastern Conference NHL YoungStars team,
posting three assists and a +2 rating … Played in 12 regular-season games for
Hershey (AHL) with three goals and five assists … Finished with a +8 rating for
Hershey … Posted 16 points (7g-9a) in 19 playoff games with Hershey … Led all
defensemen and tied for 16th in the league in playoff scoring … Tied for second
on Hershey in playoff goals and tied for third in playoff points. 2005-06: Made
his NHL debut on his 20th birthday, 10/12 at CAR … Averaged nearly 15 minutes
per game (14:53) in 22 appearances for the Capitals … Recorded his first career
goal, Washington’s first of the game, in a 4-1 win vs. TOR (2/3) … Posted assists in
back-to-back games 3/4 at ATL and 3/6 vs. NYI … Finished with an even plus/minus
rating in his 11 games with Washington from 1/31—3/8 … Named to the AHL All-
Rookie Team for his efforts in Hershey, the first Capitals prospect ever to earn that
honor … Led AHL rookie defensemen and ranked 11th among all AHL defensemen
with 43 points (9g-34a) in 56 games … Finished seventh on Hershey in scoring …
Had three PPGs and two GWGs for the Bears … Was named the CCM Vector AHL
Player of the Week for the week ending 4/16 … Played all 21 games in Hershey’s
run to the Calder Cup … Recorded 18 points in the playoffs (3g-15a), which ranked
11th among AHL players, second among rookies and second among defensemen
… Led Hershey defensemen in playoff scoring and was fourth on the team.
International Career
Participated in Canada’s Olympic Orientation Camp in August. 2008: Represented
Canada in the 2008 World Championship and led the tournament in scoring by
a defenseman with 12 points (4g-8a) … Helped guide Canada to a second-place
finish … Was named to the all-tournament team.
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Junior Career
Had 172 points (37g-135a) in his 267-game WHL career. 2004-05: Played in 67
games for Saskatoon (WHL), where he led all defensemen and finished tied for
19th in the league in scoring with 66 points (14g-52a) … Made the WHL East First
All-Star Team … His 52 assists were tied for third in the league and his plus/minus
rating of +36 was tied for fourth in the league … Had 105 PIM and led the Blades
to a 37-23-6-6 record, good for second in the East Division. 2003-04: Led the
team in assists (25) and was second in goals (14) and points (39) in 59 GP … Led
Saskatoon defensemen in scoring. 2002-03: Second among Blades defensemen
with 42 points (6g-36a). 2001-02: Played 62 games as a WHL rookie, recording 23
points (3g-20a). 2000-01: First joined the Blades for seven games as a 15-year-
old, recording two assists.
NHL Transactions
Selected by Washington in the first round, 29th overall, in the 2004 Entry Draft.
Personal
Enjoys golf … Favorite sport is Ultimate Fighting … Favorite athletes are UFC’s
Chuck Lidell and motocross star Travis Pastrana … Launched Green’s Gang in
2008, in which he purchases seven season tickets to Capitals home games and
donates them to area youth through Most Valuable Kids … Supports the Children’s
Inn at the National Institute of Health and the Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids
Foundation … Was the focus of a half-hour long program, “A Day in the Life”,
that aired on NHL Network in March 2009 … His penthouse condo was featured
on the cover of Home & Design magazine and has been filmed for an episode of
MTV Cribs.