{"id":358526,"date":"2025-11-05T23:37:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/358526\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T23:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:37:12","slug":"ryan-greene-has-become-integral-roster-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/358526\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Greene has become integral roster piece"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since Connor Bedard was taken with the No. 1 pick of the 2023 NHL draft, the Chicago Blackhawks have searched for consistent wingers for the center. It\u2019s been a revolving door of skaters lining up with the star.<\/p>\n

This season, we\u2019ve seen Colton Dach, Andr\u00e9 Burakovsky, Tyler Bertuzzi, Ilya Mikheyev, Ryan Donato and even Lukas Reichel \u2014 now with the Vancouver Canucks \u2014 skate alongside the forward. The Hawks have much to figure out under first-year coach Jeff Blashill, but one of the biggest goals is making sure Bedard doesn\u2019t have to see new faces every shift.<\/p>\n

After another lineup shuffle, Ryan Greene<\/a> got the chance to skate with Bedard versus the Ottawa Senators.<\/p>\n

\u201cPretty easy to play with those two (Bedard and Burakovsky) for sure,\u201d Greene said. \u201cBoth really skilled players.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old rookie has been mostly on the top line in recent contests. Have the Hawks finally crossed this off their list?<\/p>\n

The forward has lined up with Bedard and Burakovsky for a few games to the benefit of both players. Third-year Bedard scored points in five straight games leading up to the Canucks matchup on Wednesday, while the veteran Burakovsky has scored a goal in three straight.<\/p>\n

\"BostonBoston Bruins center Morgan Geekie and Chicago Blackhawks center Ryan Greene chase the puck during the second period on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo\/Mark Stockwell)<\/p>\n

Greene\u2019s impact goes beyond the stat sheet \u2014 he\u2019s scored three points (one goal, two assists) in 13 games with a plus-4 rating \u2014 to all the other intangibles. He\u2019s winning puck battles, creating takeaways and helping decrease time in his own defensive zones.<\/p>\n

The forward has averaged 13:19 of game time so far, and the Hawks have produced with him on the ice. In Edmonton, Greene won a battle with Oilers\u2019 defenseman Brett Kulak behind the net. He found an open Artyom Levshunov in the faceoff circle, who shot a snipe that was rebounded by Burakovsky for the tying goal of the 3-2 overtime loss.<\/p>\n

As time goes on, Greene will develop opportunities for the offense. However, he\u2019s always been a great defender, which has done wonders for the Hawks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he gets the puck on his stick, he does have a lot of poise,\u201d Blashill said. \u201cHe\u2019s naturally a pretty good defender, at least from the middle of the ice.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he moves his feet, he gets into checks better, he wins more pucks. It\u2019s a big ask for any young player going out against the other team\u2019s best, using him in D zone and faceoffs, all those things are hard. And I think he\u2019s done a pretty good job overall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Green has scoring potential<\/a>, given that he had 38 points (13 goals, 25 assists) at Boston University last year.\u00a0 He scored 51 points (19 goals, 32 assists) in his last season with the USHL\u2019s Green Bay Gamblers before college.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s experiencing a difference skating with 11 forwards and seven defensemen so often, but he called it useful to his skill set.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely different, you\u2019re getting a lot of looks with a lot of different guys,\u201d Greene said. \u201cIt\u2019s useful because you can switch things up in the middle of a game. You can mess around with the lines if need be.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the Hawks finish their road trip against the Canucks, Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings before returning to Chicago, he\u2019s learning more about his teammates, the team itself and the league.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a relentless league, nobody cares what you did the game (or) the night before. You need to be ready to play,\u201d Greene said. \u201cIt\u2019s a matter of getting mentally prepared for each game because it is demanding and busy. But it\u2019s what we love to do, it\u2019s the best lifestyle ever.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ever since Connor Bedard was taken with the No. 1 pick of the 2023 NHL draft, the Chicago…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":358527,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[4829,960,291,123097,5386,1818,16068,123608,3114],"class_list":{"0":"post-358526","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-andre-burakovsky","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-chicago-blackhawks","11":"tag-connor-bedard","12":"tag-il","13":"tag-illinois","14":"tag-nhl-hockey","15":"tag-ryan-greene","16":"tag-vancouver-canucks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115499725569663676","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358526\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}