Christopher Redvers Green (December 12, 1899 – July 25, 1966) was a

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ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

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Career

Green played six seasons in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

for the

Hamilton Tigers The Hamilton Tigers were a professional ice hockey team based in Hamilton, Ontario. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1920 to 1925. The Tigers were formed by the sale of the Quebec Bulldogs NHL franchise to Hamilton intere ...

New York Americans The New York Americans, colloquially known as the Amerks, were a professional ice hockey team based in New York City from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the second to play ...

and

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

. He won the Stanley Cup in

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with the

. Green was born in Sudbury,

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Personal life

Green's older brother

Shorty Green Wilfred Thomas "Shorty" Green (July 17, 1896 – April 19, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans between 1923 and 1927. As ...

was also a hockey player in the NHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

External links

Red Green's Obituary at losthockey.com
* 1899 births 1966 deaths Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Hamilton Tigers (ice hockey) players New York Americans players Ice hockey people from Greater Sudbury Stanley Cup champions Place of death missing {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1890s-stub

Career

Personal life

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

See also

External links