Saturday, July 27, 2019

Matthew Greene - - Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony - - Lansing Civic Events - - July 25, 2019 - - by Chuck Krafft


THE GREATER LANSING AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME
INDUCTION CEREMONY

Matthew Greene

July 25, 2019

By Chuck Krafft

Matthew Greene is a talented hockey player who played over ten years in the National Hockey League and won Stanley Cups with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012 and 2014. 

He was also successful in high school and his University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux was an NCAA Championship finalist in 2005.  He was honored with selection to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association All-Academic team in 2004 and 2005.

Matthew Greene thanked Bob Every and the hall for his induction.  He noted that a common thread from every previous inductee presentation was passion.  (He was the final person to accept his induction.)

He thanked his family and friends.  When he was sixteen, his parents allowed him to move from Grand Ledge to Detroit to participate in Junior Hockey.  He played all over the world and got a great experience.  He learned to be responsible and to be a good teammate.

He encouraged the audience to continue to work to provide athletic experiences to young people.  It makes a difference in many lives!

(During his presentation, he mentioned following Roy Kramer, who is a dynamic speaker and worried that his presentation didn’t stand up.  I can assure him that he did fine!)


For those who wish to read about the entire induction ceremony, here is a link.

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