Greg Classen
| Greg Classen | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 24, 1977 Aylsham, SK, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| DEL team Former teams |
Kölner Haie Nashville Predators Hamburg Freezers Iserlohn Roosters |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2000–present |
Greg Classen (born August 24, 1977 in Aylsham, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently under contract to Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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[edit] Playing career
Classen played college hockey at Merrimack College and went undrafted. He spent his first five pro seasons in the Nashville Predators organization, splitting time between the parent club and the Milwaukee Admirals.
In 2004 Classen signed with Finland's SM-liiga club Ässät. Returning to the Admirals for 2005–6, he played the following season in Germany with DEL club, the Hamburg Freezers.
On July 3, 2007, it was announced he had signed a contract with the Canucks. He was then re-assigned by the Canucks, and played with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose.
He moved to fellow AHL team Providence Bruins the following season and after 1 game moved onto the San Antonio Rampage before leaving for German team, Iserlohn Roosters.
On July 18, 2010, Classen returned to the DEL and signed a two-year contract with Kölner Haie.[1]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Nipawin Hawks | SJHL | 59 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Merrimack College | HE | 36 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Merrimack College | HE | 36 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 23 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 27 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 55 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 72 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 68 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 95 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 2004–05 | Ässät | SM-l | 42 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 76 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 67 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 50 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 77 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | EHC Basel | NLB | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Sierre | NLB | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 45 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 90 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Classen, Card sign with Sharks" (in German). Kölner Haie. 2010-07-18. http://www.haie.de/index.php?type=article&articleId=5386. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
[edit] External links
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Ässät players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Canadian people of German descent
- Hamburg Freezers players
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- Iserlohn Roosters players
- Kölner Haie players
- Manitoba Moose players
- Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Nashville Predators players
- Providence Bruins players
- Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- People from Nipawin, Saskatchewan
