{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1993)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Anthony Greco | image = 2025-10-29 Eisbären Berlin gegen Adler Mannheim (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2025-26) by Sandro Halank–032.jpg | image_size = | caption = Greco with the Adler Mannheim in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|9|30}} | birth_place = Queens, New York, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 172 | shoots = Right | league = NL | team = EHC Biel | prospect_team = | prospect_league = | former_teams = Florida Panthers<br>New York Rangers<br>Frölunda HC<br>Linköping HC<br>Lada Togliatti | position = Right wing | draft = Undrafted | career_start = 2016 | career_end = }} '''Anthony Greco''' (born September 30, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

==Early life== The second son of three boys, Greco was born on September 30, 1993, in Queens, New York<ref name="EP">{{cite web |title=Anthony Greco |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/91246/anthony-greco |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref> to parents Paul and Mary Jane.<ref name="bamgrid">{{cite web |title=ANTHONY GRECO |url=https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/319583420/binary-file/file.pdf |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref> His mother is a retired nurse<ref name="bamgrid"/> while his father served as a member of the New York City Fire Department and suffered illnesses and conditions following his efforts during the September 11 attacks.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Perri|first1=Meredith |title=Springfield Thunderbirds community comes together to support Anthony Greco after fire displaced his parents in April |url=https://www.masslive.com/thunderbirds/2019/08/springfield-thunderbirds-community-comes-together-to-support-anthony-greco-after-fire-displaced-his-parents-in-april.html |website=MassLive.com |access-date=January 14, 2022 |date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> While his father played baseball in college, Greco grew up a fan of the New York Rangers.<ref name="bamgrid"/>

==Playing career==

===Amateur=== Undrafted to the NHL, Greco played college hockey with the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2012 to 2016 after playing junior with the Des Moines Buccaneers and Waterloo Blackhawks in the USHL.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McQuin |first1=Miles |title=Ohio State hockey captain Anthony Greco hits century mark in career games |url=https://www.thelantern.com/2015/11/ohio-state-hockey-captain-anthony-greco-hits-century-mark-in-career-games/ |website=thelantern.com |accessdate=December 13, 2018 |date=November 23, 2018}}</ref> He then turned pro, playing in the American Hockey League for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers<ref>{{cite web |title=SOUND TIGERS SIGN GRECO TO ATO |url=http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=210901192 |website=soundtigers.com |accessdate=December 13, 2018 |date=April 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216030939/http://www.soundtigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=22700&ATCLID=210901192 |archive-date=December 16, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Springfield Thunderbirds.

===Professional=== Greco was signed by the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League to a two-year, two-way contact in November 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Panthers' Anthony Greco: Inks two-way deal |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/panthers-anthony-greco-inks-two-way-deal/ |website=cbssports.com |accessdate=December 13, 2018 |date=November 22, 2017}}</ref> In the 2018–19 season, Greco was recalled from his assignment with the Springfield Thunderbirds to the Panthers on December 11, 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Florida Panthers Recall Forward Anthony Greco from Springfield (AHL) |url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-recall-forward-anthony-greco-from-springfield-ahl/c-302812580 |publisher=National Hockey League |accessdate=December 13, 2018 |date=December 11, 2018}}</ref> and made his NHL debut on December 13, in a 5–1 loss to the Minnesota Wild.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/hockey-sports-pmn/niederreiter-scores-twice-as-wild-beat-panthers-5-1|title=Niederreiter scores twice as Wild beat Panthers 5–1|newspaper=National Post|date=December 13, 2018|access-date=December 13, 2018}}</ref>

On July 15, 2019, Greco signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Panthers on July 15, 2019.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-agree-to-terms-with-forwards-anthony-greco-and-dominic-toninato-on-1-year-2-way-contracts/c-308262452 | title = Panthers agree to terms with Anthony Greco and Dominic Toninato | publisher = Florida Panthers | date = July 15, 2019 | accessdate = July 15, 2019}}</ref> In the following 2019–20 season, Greco continued with the Springfield Thunderbirds, collecting 19 points in 37 games. On February 20, 2020, Greco was traded by the Panthers to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Danick Martel<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://theahl.com/lightning-panthers-deal-forwards | title = Lightning, Panthers deal forwards | publisher = American Hockey League | date = February 20, 2020 | accessdate = February 20, 2020}}</ref> Assigned to AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, Greco recorded 1 assist in just three games.

On February 24, 2020, Greco's brief stint in the Lightning organization ended when he was included in a trade along with a 2020 first-round pick to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Barclay Goodrow and a third-round pick. He was immediately re-assigned to join the Sharks affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-acquire-2020-first-round-pick-for-barclay-goodrow/c-315487574 | title = Sharks acquire 2020 first-round pick for Goodrow | publisher = San Jose Sharks | date = February 24, 2020 | accessdate = February 24, 2020}}</ref> He posted 4 points in just 7 games with the Barracuda before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On October 9, 2020, having left the Sharks as a free agent he joined the New York Rangers on a two-year, two-way contract.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-announce-six-free-agent-signings/c-319405248| title = Rangers announce six free agent signings| publisher = New York Rangers | date = October 9, 2020 | accessdate = October 9, 2020}}</ref> Greco made his Rangers debut against the Sharks on January 13, 2022.<ref name=debut>{{cite web|title=Igor Shesterkin brilliant in return as Rangers blank Sharks|author=Brooks, Larry|date=January 14, 2022|accessdate=2022-01-14|publisher=New York Post|url=https://nypost.com/2022/01/14/igor-shesterkin-brilliant-in-return-as-rangers-blank-sharks/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dad's Dream|newspaper=New York Post|pages=36–37|date=January 15, 2022|accessdate=2022-01-15|url=https://nypost.com/2022/01/14/rangers-anthony-greco-debuts-for-late-fathers-beloved-rangers/|author=Walker, Mollie}}</ref>

Having played the first seven seasons of his professional career in North America, on June 27, 2022, Greco opted to pursue a career abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish top flight club, Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).<ref>{{cite web| publisher = Frölunda HC | url = https://www.frolundahockey.com/artikel/0dnqal4wk-24601/fran-queens-till-goteborg | title = From Queens to Gothenburg | language = Swedish | date = 27 June 2022 | accessdate = 27 June 2022 }}</ref>

Following two seasons in the SHL with Frölunda HC and Linköping HC, Greco left Sweden to sign a one-year contract with Russian club, HC Lada Togliatti of the KHL, on July 1, 2024.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://hclada.ru/news/lada/entoni_greko_stal_igrokom_lady/ | title = Lada agree to contract with American Anthony Greco | publisher = HC Lada Togliatti | date = July 1, 2024 | accessdate = July 1, 2024 | language = Russian }}</ref> In the 2024–25 season, Greco made just 19 appearances with Lada before he left the KHL and signed for the remainder of the season with Swiss club, EHC Biel of the NL, on November 28, 2024.<ref>{{citeweb| url = https://www.ehcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/ehc-biel-verpflichtet-anthony-greco | title = EHC Biel signs Anthony Greco | publisher = EHC Biel | date = November 28, 2024 | accessdate = November 28, 2024 | language = German }}</ref>

In July 2025, Greco signed a two-year contract with the German club Adler Mannheim of the DEL.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adler verstärken Sturm |website=Startseite » Adler Mannheim |url=https://adler-mannheim.de/aktuelles/2025/07/adler-verstaerken-sturm |language=de |access-date=2025-07-17}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2010–11 | Shattuck-Saint Mary's | Midget AAA | 54 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010–11 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2010–11 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 32 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 58 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2012–13 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | Ohio State University | B1G | 33 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2014–15 | Ohio State University | B1G | 36 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Ohio State University | B1G | 36 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2015–16 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 74 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2017–18 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 75 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 75 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2018–19 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 37 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2019–20 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2020–21 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 23 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 66 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2021–22 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 47 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |- | 2023–24 | Linköping HC | SHL | 33 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | Lada Togliatti | KHL | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2024–25 | EHC Biel | NL | 24 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 2 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | SHL totals ! 80 ! 19 ! 21 ! 40 ! 51 ! 17 ! 4 ! 4 ! 8 ! 0 |}

==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ! colspan="3"|College |- | B1G Honorable Mention All-Star Team | 2015 | |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}

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