Liam Greentree signs NHL entry-level contract with Los Angeles Kings

The Los Angeles Kings have signed forward Liam Greentree to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Greentree was Los Angeles’ first-round pick in 2024 with the 26th selection, moving down from the 21st pick after a swap with the Montreal CAnadiens.

Greentree spent the 2023-24 campaign with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League, collecting 36 goals and 54 assists for 90 points in 64 games. Windsor posted just 18 wins in 68 games and allowed 360 goals against, the highest in the OHL. Greentree’s 36 goals led the Spitfires, with Greentree easily being the team’s top player.

The Oshawa, Ontario product represented Canada at the IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship and the Hlinka Gretzky Cup during the 2023-24 campaign, winning gold twice. He added two goals and four points in seven games at the U-18s and had one assist in three games at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Greentree plays a power forward game, using his 6-foot-2, 198-pound frame to power past opponents and winning puck battles on a consistent basis. He saw a nice scoring uptick this year, and he knows how to put pucks in the net. There’s an argument that he’s an even better playmaker, and if he was surrounded by better linemates who could finish more, many think he could have put up north of 65 assists in the OHL this past year.

Greentree is expected to return to the Spitfires in 2024-25 as the team looks to become a stronger contender again. He will start the season with the Kings in training camp, and could even see some action during the preseason.