Brian Greer (ice hockey)
Encyclopedia
Brian Greer is a Canadian
professional ice hockey
goaltender
currently playing for the Odense Bulldogs
in the top Danish ice hockey league, AL-Bank Ligaen.
, he played two years with the Muskegon Fury
of the Colonial Hockey League. Greer spent the next 6 seasons playing for the Bracknell Bees
of the Ice Hockey Superleague
(ISL) in the United Kingdom
. The Bees were league champions in the 1999-2000 season.
Greer signed with SønderjyskE of the Danish
AL-Bank Ligaen for the 2003-04 season and has played in Denmark
since then. He has played for two championship teams in Denmark, in 2005-06 and in 2008-09; both SønderjyskE teams. Greer has also played for Aalborg in the Danish ice hockey league.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
currently playing for the Odense Bulldogs
Odense Bulldogs
The Odense Bulldogs are a Danish professional ice hockey team playing in the top Danish ice hockey league Oddset Ligaen.-2009-2010 Roster:Goalies* Brian Greer* Nicklas DabbaghDefence*Kristian Grønbeck Zink*Frederik Hentze*Mads Jespersen...
in the top Danish ice hockey league, AL-Bank Ligaen.
Professional career
Following Greer's junior hockey with the Gloucester Rangers in the CJHLCentral Junior A Hockey League
The Central Canada Hockey League is a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league operating in eastern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ottawa District Hockey Association and Hockey Canada and is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League...
, he played two years with the Muskegon Fury
Muskegon Fury
The Muskegon Fury was a International Hockey League ice hockey team located in Muskegon, Michigan.The Fury were established in 1992 after the original Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League's previous incarnation relocated to Cleveland, Ohio...
of the Colonial Hockey League. Greer spent the next 6 seasons playing for the Bracknell Bees
Bracknell Bees
The Bracknell Bees are an ice hockey team from Bracknell, Berkshire, UK.-Early years:The Bracknell Bees were formed in 1987, under the ownership of John Nike OBE. Bees began life in the Heineken League Division Two, under the leadership of former Durham Wasps and Nottingham Panthers forward, Jamie...
of the Ice Hockey Superleague
Ice Hockey Superleague
The Ice Hockey Superleague was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Formed in 1995, it replaced the Premier Division of the British Hockey League, it was the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom...
(ISL) in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The Bees were league champions in the 1999-2000 season.
Greer signed with SønderjyskE of the Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
AL-Bank Ligaen for the 2003-04 season and has played in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
since then. He has played for two championship teams in Denmark, in 2005-06 and in 2008-09; both SønderjyskE teams. Greer has also played for Aalborg in the Danish ice hockey league.
Awards
- Named to the All-Star Team in the 1995 Centennial Cup
- Shared the Bracknell Bees Players Player of the Year award with Joe Ferraccioli 1996–1997
- Best Defenceman with the Bracknell Bees 1999–2000
- Named to the 2nd ISL All-Star TeamISL All-Star TeamThe All-Star Teams for the now defunct British Ice Hockey Superleague were voted for by members of The British Ice Hockey Writers Association to honour the best players at the end of each season.- 1996-1997 :...
1999–2000 - Best Defenceman with the Bracknell Bees 2000–2001
- Players Player of the Year with the Bracknell Bees 2000–2001
- Voted Import Player of the Year with the Vojens Lions (SønderjyskE) 2003–2004
- Named to the Danish All-Star Team for the Season 2003–2004
- Voted Best Goaltender in Denmark 2003–2004
- Named to the Danish All-Star Team for the Season 2005–2006
Records
- On Jan. 6, 2004 playing for SønderjyskE, Greer became the first professional ice hockey goaltender in Denmark to score a goal.