Josh Green

Joshua Green (born November 16, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center who played most notably in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Green was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round as the 30th overall pick in 1996. Green was selected from the Western Hockey League, where he was a standout for the Medicine Hat Tigers, Swift Current Broncos and the Portland Winter Hawks.

Green left the WHL during the 1997–98 season, and made his professional debut with the Fredericton Canadiens of the American Hockey League. He then made his NHL debut the following 1998–99 season with the Kings before finishing the year with their affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.

At the 1999 NHL entry draft, the Kings traded Green to the New York Islanders along with Olli Jokinen, Mathieu Biron, and a first round selection in 1999 for Žigmund Pálffy, Bryan Smolinski, Marcel Cousineau and a fourth round selection in 1999.

Green started the 1999–2000 season with the Lowell Lock Monsters before he was called up to the Islanders, scoring 12 goals in 49 games. Josh was then traded by the Islanders, for the second consecutive year at the Draft, along with Eric Brewer and a second-round selection in the 2000 entry draft to the Edmonton Oilers for Roman Hamrlík.

The 2000–01 season was almost entirely wiped out for Green when he suffered a dislocated shoulder in his second game with Oilers affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. Green recovered to play in 3 playoff games with the Oilers. In the 2001–02 season, Green played his first full season in the NHL, appearing in a career-high 61 games.

In his third season with the Oilers in 2002-03, Green was traded by the Oilers to the New York Rangers for a conditional pick in 2004 on December 12, 2002. After playing in just 4 games with the Rangers, Green was claimed off waivers by the Washington Capitals on January 15, 2003.

On July 17, 2003, Green signed a one-year contract with the Calgary Flames. Green played in 36 games the 2003-04 season with the Flames before he was claimed off of waivers by the New York Rangers on March 6, 2004.

During the NHL lock-out, Green was signed to an AHL contract with the Vancouver Canucks affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. Helping guide the Moose to a successful season, Green was signed by the Canucks to a one-year contract on August 23, 2005. He was primarily used as an injury reserve forward for the Canucks in the 2005–06 season. Proving himself as a solid role player for the Canucks, Green was re-signed to a one-year extension where he appeared in 57 games in the 2006–07 season.

After spending the 2007–08 season in Austria with EC Red Bull Salzburg, Green returned to the NHL, signing a one-year deal with the Anaheim Ducks on July 22, 2008. In the 2008–09 season, Green was assigned to the Ducks affiliate, the Iowa Chops, to provide a veteran and scoring presence. Injury limited Green to only 39 games with the Chops. In posting 24 points with the Chops, Green was called up for the Ducks' playoff run and appeared in 5 postseason games.

On July 9, 2009, Green signed a one-year contract with MODO Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien. After scoring 12 goals in 47 games in a checking role with Modo for the 2009–10 season, Green returned to the Anaheim Ducks organization signing a one-year contract on July 12, 2010.

On July 3, 2011, Green signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers. He was placed on waivers on October 2, 2011, for the purpose of being assigned to the Oklahoma City Barons. Green signed a one-year minor league deal with the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League.

Green played his last four seasons in the Finnish Liiga with Tappara and KooKoo, before announcing his retirement from professional hockey on May 15, 2017.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 63 22 22 44 43 3 0 0 0 4 1994–95 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 68 32 23 55 64 5 5 1 6 2 1995–96 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 46 18 25 43 55 5 2 2 4 4 1996–97 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 51 25 32 57 61 — — — — — 1996–97 Swift Current Broncos WHL 23 10 15 25 33 10 9 7 16 19 1997–98 Swift Current Broncos WHL 5 9 1 10 9 — — — — — 1997–98 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 26 26 18 44 27 — — — — — 1997–98 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 43 16 15 31 14 4 1 3 4 6 1998–99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 27 1 3 4 8 — — — — — 1998–99 Springfield Falcons AHL 41 15 15 30 29 — — — — — 1999–00 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 17 6 2 8 19 — — — — — 1999–00 New York Islanders NHL 49 12 14 26 41 — — — — — 2000–01 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 2 2 0 2 2 — — — — — 2000–01 Edmonton Oilers NHL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 2001–02 Edmonton Oilers NHL 61 10 5 15 52 — — — — — 2002–03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 20 0 2 2 12 — — — — — 2002–03 New York Rangers NHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Washington Capitals NHL 21 1 2 3 7 — — — — — 2003–04 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 22 6 9 15 46 — — — — — 2003–04 Calgary Flames NHL 36 2 4 6 24 — — — — — 2003–04 New York Rangers NHL 14 3 2 5 8 — — — — — 2004–05 Manitoba Moose AHL 67 21 19 40 72 14 9 5 14 26 2005–06 Manitoba Moose AHL 35 7 24 31 33 10 5 5 10 23 2005–06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 33 4 2 6 14 — — — — — 2006–07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 57 2 5 7 25 9 0 1 1 12 2007–08 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 43 20 22 42 100 15 7 8 15 34 2008–09 Iowa Chops AHL 39 10 14 24 52 — — — — — 2008–09 Anaheim Ducks NHL — — — — — 5 0 0 0 0 2009–10 Modo Hockey SEL 47 12 8 20 79 — — — — — 2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL 69 15 31 46 74 — — — — — 2010–11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 12 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2011–12 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 51 16 21 37 39 9 4 2 6 4 2011–12 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7 1 1 2 7 — — — — — 2012–13 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 49 9 15 24 25 17 4 8 12 6 2013–14 Tappara Liiga 44 21 10 31 94 20 5 6 11 34 2014–15 Tappara Liiga 48 9 15 24 97 20 6 4 10 53 2015–16 KooKoo Liiga 58 19 24 43 36 — — — — — 2016–17 KooKoo Liiga 38 11 6 17 12 — — — — — NHL totals 341 36 40 76 206 17 0 1 1 12