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2009-10 san jose sharks<br />
THOMAS GREISS<br />
Catches: Left Height/Weight: 6-foot-1, 210 pounds<br />
Born: 1/29/86 in Fussen, Germany<br />
Hometown: Rasshaupten, Germany<br />
Selected by <strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong> in the 2004 <strong>NHL</strong> Entry Draft (3rd round, 94th<br />
overall).<br />
1 GOALTENDER<br />
players<br />
2008-09: Set a Worcester (AHL) franchise record<br />
for consecutive starts (16, March 13–April 11)…Set<br />
franchise records in wins (30 — fifth in AHL), goalsagainst<br />
average (2.47, 15th in AHL), minutes played<br />
(3,346) and appearances (57)…Recorded his first<br />
career shutout on April 11 vs. Providence with 23<br />
saves…Was up with <strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong> twice, but didn’t<br />
appear in a game…Playoffs: Posted a .912 save<br />
percentage and a 2.43 GAA in 12 games…Also had<br />
two shutouts.<br />
Career 2007-08: Split season between <strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong> and<br />
Worcester…Made second <strong>NHL</strong> start in a 3-2 loss at<br />
New Jersey on Feb. 20…Recalled to <strong>San</strong> <strong>Jose</strong> on Feb.<br />
18 and relieved an injured Nabokov in the second period<br />
at the New York Islanders later that day and stopped<br />
one shot in 9:36…Made 25 saves in his <strong>NHL</strong> debut,<br />
a 4-3 overtime loss at Anaheim on Jan. 13…Recalled<br />
from Worcester on Nov. 19…2006-07: Earned CCM/<br />
Vector AHL Player of the Week honors for the week<br />
ending March 25…Appeared in three games with<br />
Fresno (ECHL)…Made his North American pro debut on<br />
Oct. 13 at Providence…2005-06: Finished third in the<br />
DEL (Germany) in save percentage (.926) and ranked<br />
sixth in GAA…Olympics: Started for Team Germany<br />
on Feb. 16 in a 5-1 loss to Team Canada…2004-05:<br />
Had team’s lowest GAA…Playoffs: Team lost in seven<br />
games in first round to ERC Ingolstadt…Other: Played<br />
three games with Team Germany at 2005 World Jr.<br />
Championships…2003-04: Played for Team Germany<br />
in the Under-20 (Group A) and Under-18 World<br />
Championships.<br />
Personal: “Moofafa” lists as his favorites: Red Hot Chili<br />
Peppers (musicians); “Forrest Gump” (movie); “King of<br />
Queens” (television show); Tom Hanks (actor); Boston<br />
(<strong>NHL</strong> road city); FC Bayern Munich (professional<br />
sports team — German soccer club); Original Joe’s<br />
(Bay Area restaurant); pinkbike.<strong>com</strong> (boasts itself as<br />
the largest mountain biking web site); “Call Of Duty”<br />
(video game)…lists mountain biking as a hobby…<br />
first job was being a hockey player…memorable <strong>NHL</strong><br />
moment is his first game…teammate Nabokov is his<br />
hockey idol…traffic is his pet peeve…doesn’t have<br />
a hidden talent (“pretty talentless”)…speaks German<br />
and English…started skating and playing hockey<br />
when he was six…wears size 12 Graf skates…oldest<br />
piece of equipment is his 3-year-old neck guard.<br />
<strong>NHL</strong> CAREER HIGHLIGHTS<br />
First <strong>NHL</strong> game — Jan. 13, 2008 at Anaheim<br />
Most shots faced, game — 47, 2 times, most recent,<br />
March 18, 2006 at Nashville (with Calgary)<br />
Most saves, game — 25, Jan. 13, 2008 at Anaheim<br />
Most goals allowed, game — 4, Jan. 13, 2008 at<br />
Anaheim<br />
Olympics — Germany (2006)<br />
World Jr. — Germany (2005, 2004)<br />
CAREER VS. <strong>NHL</strong><br />
TEAM GP MINS GA SOG SHO W L T/OT PTS% GAA SV%<br />
ANA 1 61 4 29 0 0 0 1 .500 3.93 .862<br />
NJ 1 59 3 20 0 0 1 0 .000 3.05 .850<br />
NYI 1 10 0 1 0 0 0 01.000 0.00 1.000<br />
TOTALS 3 129 7 50 0 0 1 1 .250 3.26 .860<br />
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