The Los Angeles Kings selected winger Liam Greentree with the 26th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft on Friday. Today we will discuss about Liam Greentree: Parents| Scouting report| Pick 26.
Liam Greentree: Parents| Scouting report| Pick 26
Liam Greentree (born January 1, 2006) is a Canadian ice hockey right wing for the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted 26th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.
Parents
Anna-Marie died peacefully at Lakeridge Health – Oshawa on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at the age of 78, surrounded by her beloved husband of 58 years, Neil, and family. Dear mother of Brent (Linda), Karen (Bob) Houston and Darryl (Melissa). Dear grandmother of Brent Jr. (Lisa), Trevor (Shannon), Jennifer (Brad) Wornstaff, Brian (Andrea) Houston, Craig Houston, Christopher and Kelsea. Great-grandmother of Alyssa, Chase, Keegan, Dylan, Avery, and Liam.
Scouting report
Greentree has several attributes that scouts like – he plays in the middle of the ice, sees the ice very well, is a skilled playmaker and has a throwback build in the style of power forward. He ranks high across the board, from his physical play to his hockey sense and his high-level playmaking.
Pick 26
The LA Kings selected Liam Greentree with their first selection of the 2024 NHL Draft at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. Greentree was selected in the first round with the 26th overall selection.
The 18-year-old Greentree entered the draft as the No. 14 ranked North American skater by NHL Central Scouting. The 6-2, 214-pound forward spent the past two seasons with the Windsor Spitfires in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Serving as Windsor’s captain last season, Greentree recorded career highs in goals (36), assists (54), and points (90), leading his team in all three categories and finishing third in the OHL. Selected in All-Star team. Through 125 career OHL games played, Greentree has scored 135 points (61-74=135). In the 2022–23 campaign, Greentree’s 25 tallies were the most among OHL rookies and earned him a selection to the OHL First All-Rookie Team.
A native of Oshawa, ON, Greentree represented Canada at the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-18 World Junior Championship last spring. Greentree’s four points (2-2=4) in seven games helped Canada capture its fifth gold medal in tournament history.
