Mike Greenlay (born September 15, 1968 in Vitória, Brazil) is a former National Hockey League player. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vitória is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America
Goalie Mike Greenlay made a couple of appearances for the Edmonton Oilers in 1989–90. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was a successful amateur player who spent most of his pro career in the minors.
Greenlay grew up in Calgary, Alberta. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 He was selected 189th overall by Edmonton in 1986 out of the Calgary AAA Midgets. He then played parts of three years at Lake Superior State. Lake Superior State University is a small Public university in Sault Sainte Marie Michigan. Early in the 1988–89 season he left the Lakers to suit up for the WHL's Saskatoon Blades. The Saskatoon Blades are a Junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League. Greenlay helped the squad reach the Memorial Cup final and was named the top goaltender at the tournament and an all-star. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper.
Apart from his two game stint with Edmonton, Greenlay excelled for parts of two years with the AHL's Cape Breton Oilers. The Cape Breton Oilers were an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. He also toiled in the ECHL and IHL before retiring early in the 1995–96 season. The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a Professional Ice hockey league based in Princeton New Jersey, with teams scattered The International Hockey League (IHL was a minor Professional Ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001 Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely In 1991 Greenlay shared the James Norris Memorial Trophy with J. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The James Norris Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League 's top " defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round C. Bergeron for allowing the fewest goals in the "I". He also led all post-season goalies in wins while helping the Atlanta Knights win the Turner Cup in 1994. A playoff or final in Sports is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion or a similar accolade The Atlanta Knights were a Minor league professional Ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1992 to 1996 The Turner Cup was the championship trophy of the International Hockey League 's annual playoffs Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
Greenlay currently serves as a color commentator for Minnesota Wild television broadcasts