Thomas Greiss
- January 11, 2024
- Ice Hockey Player
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Thomas Greiss Biography
| Birthday | Jan 29 |
| Birth Year | 1986 |
Thomas Greiss is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on January 29, 1986 in Füssen, Bavaria, Germany. Thomas Greiss (born 29 January 1986) is a German professional goalie for ice hockey that is with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 94th overall in 3rd round of 2004’s NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks, he has also been a part of The Pittsburgh Penguins and Phoenix Coyotes during the course of his NHL career.
Greiss was a player for San Jose during the Sharks in the preseason prior to the 2007-08 season. However Greiss was later assigned to the team’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate known as the Worcester Sharks. On January 8, 2008, Greiss was called back to take over German fellow national Dimitri Patzold as the backup goalie for Evgeni Nabokov. Greiss began his first NHL game on January 13 2008, which ended in a 4-3 overtime loss against the Anaheim Ducks. In 2009-2010 Greiss was the backup goalie for starter Nabokov.
On 12 October 2010, just prior to the commencement of the 2010–11 season, Greiss was put on waivers by San Jose, eventually clearing and reporting to Worcester of the AHL. Greiss’ demotion was in large part due to the off-season signings of Finnish goaltenders Antero Niittymäki and Antti Niemi. Nine days later, after failing to see any gameplay as Worcester’s third-string goaltender, he was reassigned to Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elitserien to provide him regular playing time. In April 2011, Greiss was recalled from Brynäs to San Jose for the team’s run in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs. He later re-signed with the Sharks on 7 July.
For the Sharks’ 2011–12 season opener, Greiss was the team’s starter in a 6–3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes in San Jose. He went on to start the next two games—losses to the Anaheim Ducks and St. Louis Blues—before Antti Niemi returned from off-season surgery. Later in the season, Greiss recorded his first career NHL shutout on 26 January 2013, recording 24 saves in a 4–0 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
The year 2006 was the one when Greiss was selected for a position for the German team for the 2006 Winter Olympics; at just 20 years old and the youngest goalie in the competition. In the competition, Greiss had a particularly impressive 35 saves against Canada.
Thomas Greiss Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Ice Hockey Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Thomas Greiss is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thomas Greiss 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Greiss is from Fussen, Germany. In his youth Greiss participated at his first Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the team that came from Munich. He progressed through the junior levels at EV Fussen before heading to the Kolner Haie organization in 2002. The team made its debut with the German top division Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the team from Cologne during the 2003-04 season.
The San Jose Sharks selected Greiss in the third round, which was 94th overall, of 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Greiss was again named to the German squad for in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 1 in |
Thomas Greiss height 6 ft 1 in Thomas weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Thomas Greiss Dating?
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Thomas Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Thomas Greiss celebrates birthday on January 29 of every year.