Bastian Greiss enters the league

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Name: Bastian Greiss

Number: 29

HT: 6’4

WT: 200 lbs

Catches: Left

Born: July 3rd, 2002 (18) Nuremberg, Germany

 

In 2002, Bastian was born into a young farming family that lived in the countryside of Nuremberg. At the age of 3, Bastian’s father, Manuel, began taking Bastian to skating lessons at the local ice rink. Bastian was quick to learn, and was eventually enrolled in a AAA club in Nuremberg at the age of 5. Bastian again, was quick to learn but during his first two seasons, Bastian had only been credited with 4 wins.

 

 

At the age of 12, the Greiss family moved cross-country to Hamburg where Bastian began training with a single A team during their first summer in Hamburg. The following season, Bastian would be added to the roster and put up an impressive .923 sv%. For the next 2 years, Bastian would continue to train with the single A team and continue to improve his skills. At the age of 15, Bastian was approach by Jungadler Mannheim, an elite junior team in the GDL (German development league). After a short talk, Bastian agreed to sign with Mannheim and the Griess family was forced to move once again. One in Mannheim, Bastian was introduced to his new goaltending coach, Hans Svienstagger, a GDL legend. Over the summer, Hans put together a very strict training regiment for Bastian that would quickly prepare him for his first season in the GDL. In his first season with Mannheim, Bastian was assigned to the backup roll, but after starting goaltender, Leon Stritz suffered a season ending injury in just the 4th game of the season, Bastian was promoted. By the end of the first season, Bastian had put up an impressive .937 save %, 1.32 GAA and 7 SO. After his impressive performance, Bastian was officially crowned starting goaltender and went on to once again, post an extremely impressive season setting a new club record for save % at .912 by the end of the season.

 

 

 

The following summer, at the age of just 17, Bastian was approached by the GM of Adler Mannheim of the DEL (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) and continued to sign a 2-year contract. Bastian was one of two rookie goaltenders to join Mannheim, but due to his experience and impressive performance, he was chosen as starting goaltender. On his first night in the DEL, it was clear to all in attendance that Bastian was destined to go far in hockey after an impressive 4-0 win, granting Bastian his first professional shutout in only his first game as a rookie. Throughout the rest of the season, Bastian continue to impress, collecting a .914 sv %, 1.89 GAA and 6 SO by the end of the season.

 

 

At the end of the season, The GM of Adler Mannheim was approach by the GM of the Mexico City Kings of the VHLM, and in an extremely rare occurrence, Bastian remaining contract year was bought out, and Bastian was drafted to the VHLM Mexico City Kings where he is currently positioned as starting goaltender about to experience his very first, VHLM game at the young age of 18.

Edited April 8, 2021 by ThatsGreissy
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