Luke Green (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1998)

Ice hockey player

Luke Green

Born|  (1998-01-12) January 12, 1998 (age 27)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height|  6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight|  187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position|  Defense
Shoots|  Right
Slovak team
Former teams|  HK Nitra
Manitoba Moose
Vaasan Sport
Västerviks IK
HK Nitra
Düsseldorfer EG
NHL draft|  79th overall, 2016
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career|  2016-present

Luke Green (born January 12, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for HK Nitra of the Slovak Extraliga. He was drafted in the third round, 79nd overall, by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2016 NHL entry draft.

## Playing career

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### Junior

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Green was selected first overall in the 2014 QMJHL Entry Draft by the Saint John Sea Dogs.[1] He finished his rookie season with 36 points, which ranked him second among rookie defensemen.[2] On December 26, 2016, he was traded to the Sherbrooke Phoenix in exchange for Sherbrooke’s 2018 first-round selection along with second-round picks in 2018 and 2020.[3]

### Professional

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At the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, Green was selected in the third round (79th overall) by the Winnipeg Jets.[4] In March 2017, the Manitoba Moose (Winnipeg's AHL affiliate) signed Green to an amateur tryout agreement, allowing him to play for the team.[5][6] In September 2017, he signed a three-year entry level contract with the Jets.[7] After playing with the Moose for the next few years, in February 2021, the Jets assigned him to Finnish Elite League club Vaasan Sport for the remainder of the season.[8] However, 11 days later. he terminated his contract with the Finnish club due to personal reasons, after having made two appearances.[9]

In October 2021, Green signed with Swedish Allsvenskan club Västerviks IK.[10]

In December 2022, he signed with HK Nitra in the Slovak Extraliga.[11]

In October 2023, he signed with German club Düsseldorfer EG in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[12]

In November 2024, it was announced that he would sign with Slovak Extraliga club ŠK Slovan Bratislava, however, he ultimately did not travel to join the club.[13][14] Instead, he returned to HK Nitra the following month.[15]

## References

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1. ^ "Sea Dogs select D Luke Green first overall in QMJHL Entry Draft". Canadian Hockey League. May 31, 2014.
2. ^ Briggins, Jonathan (March 11, 2016). "Green next Sea Dogs D-man for the NHL Draft". Sportsnet.
3. ^ "Sea Dogs trade Luke Green to Phoenix for three draft picks". Sportsnet. December 26, 2016.
4. ^ Yauger, Brian (March 6, 2019). "Winnipeg Jets draft Luke Green 79th overall in 2016 Entry Draft". Arctic Ice Hockey.
5. ^ "Moose sign Green and Beauvillier". Manitoba Moose. March 22, 2017.
6. ^ "The Manitoba Moose Have Signed Defenceman Luke Green to a Tryout Agreement". Jets Nation. March 22, 2017.
7. ^ "Jets sign defenceman Luke Green to entry-level contract". Sportsnet. September 25, 2017.
8. ^ Spurr, Bill (February 26, 2021). "Nova Scotia's Luke Green headed to Finnish Elite League". The Chronicle Herald.
9. ^ Minuk, David (March 8, 2021). "Winnipeg Jets prospect Luke Green has terminated his contract with Sport Vaasa for personal reasons". Illegal Curve.
10. ^ Olausson, Robin (October 16, 2021). "Västervik värvar Luke Green: "Hög potential"" [Västervik signs Luke Green: "High potential"]. Hockey Sverige (in Swedish).
11. ^ Olausson, Robin (December 19, 2023). "Luke Green klar för HK Nitra i Slovakien" [Luke Green ready for HK Nitra in Slovakia]. Hockey Sverige (in Swedish).
12. ^ "DEG verpflichtet Luke Green; Verteidiger schon morgen einsatzbereit" [DEG signs Luke Green; defender ready for action tomorrow]. Düsseldorfer EG (in German). October 5, 2023.
13. ^ "Nenastúpil do lietadla a Slovan napokon neposilnil. Obranca Green sa teraz dohodol s iným extraligistom" [He didn't get on the plane and Slovan didn't strengthen. Defender Green has now agreed with another extra-league team]. Slovak Television and Radio (in Slovak). December 16, 2024.
14. ^ "Kanaďan mal posilniť Slovan, ale do lietadla nenastúpil. Do extraligy sa však vracia" [The Canadian was supposed to strengthen Slovan, but he didn't get on the plane. However, he is returning to the Extraliga]. Sport Net (in Slovak). December 16, 2024.
15. ^ "Luke Green opäť hráčom Nitry!" [Luke Green is a Nitra player again!]. HK Nitra (in Slovak). December 16, 2024.

## External links

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* Luke Green at EliteProspects
* Luke Green at HockeyDB