Born	January 29, 1986 (1986-01-29) (age 23), Füssen, Germany
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
AHL team F. teams	Worcester Sharks Kölner Haie Fresno Falcons
NHL Draft	94th overall, 2004 San Jose Sharks
Pro career	2004 – present

Thomas Greiss (born January 29, 1986 in Füssen, West Germany) is a German professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for the San Jose Sharks of the NHL.

Greiss earned a spot on Team Germany for the 2006 Winter Olympics. At 20 years of age, he was the youngest goaltender in the tournament, and had a 35 save performance on 40 shots against Team Canada.^[1]

He played for San Jose in pre-season games. On January 8, 2008 he was officially recalled to replace Dimitri Pätzold as Evgeni Nabokov's backup goaltender. He started his first game on January 13, 2008 in an eventual 4–3 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks.^[2]

For the 2009-10 season, Greiss will be the back-up goaltender for the San Jose Sharks.

Contents 1 Career statistics 1.1 International 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season									Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
2003–04	Kölner Haie	DEL		1	0	0	0	20	4	0	12.00		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2004–05	Kölner Haie	DEL		8				459	16	0	2.09		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Eisbären Regensburg	2.GBun		1				60	2	0	2.00		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2005–06	Kölner Haie	DEL		27				1560	64	1	2.46		9	6	3	–	533	27	1	3.03
2006–07	Fresno Falcons	ECHL		3	1	2	0	180	7	0	2.34		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006–07	Worcester Sharks	AHL		43	26	15	0	2555	111	0	2.61		3	0	3	–	172	12	0	4.18
2007–08	Worcester Sharks	AHL		41	18	21	0	-	125	0	3.09		0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0
2007–08	San Jose Sharks	NHL		3	0	1	-	128	7	0	3.26		-	-	-	–	-	-	-	-
2.GBun totals				1				60	2	0	2.00		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DEL totals				36				2039	84	1	2.64		9	6	3	–	533	27	1	3.03
ECHL totals				3	1	2	0	180	7	0	2.34		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
AHL totals				43	26	15	2	2555	111	0	2.61		3	0	3	–	172	12	0	4.18
NHL totals				3	0	1	-	128	7	0	3.26		-	-	-	–	-	-	-	-

[edit] International

Represented Germany in:

2003 IIHF World U18 Championships 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships 2006 Winter Olympics 2006 World Ice Hockey Championships

Year	Team	Event		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
2003	Germany	WJC-B-U18		2	2	0	0	120	2	0	1.00
2004	Germany	WJC-B-U18		3	2	0	0	140	8	0	3.43
2004	Germany	WJC-B-U20
2005	Germany	WJC-U20		3	0	2	0	104	13	0	7.50
2006	Germany	WJC-B-U20		4	4	0	0	240	2	2	0.50
2006	Germany	Oly		1	0	1	0	60	5	0	5.00
2006	Germany	WC-B		2	1	0	0	61	2	0	1.97
Juniors Int'l Totals
Seniors Int'l Totals				3	1	1	0	121	7	0	2.98

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/thomas_greiss
2. ^ San Jose Sharks - News: Greiss Recalled, Patzold Assigned - 01/08/2008

[edit] External links

• Thomas Greiss's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Thomas Greiss's NHL player profile