Colin Greening

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Colin Greening
With the Senators during the 2013 playoffs
Born (1986-03-09) March 9, 1986 (age 38)
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Ottawa Senators
Aalborg Pirates
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Draft 204th overall, 2005
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2010–2019

Colin Peter Greening (born March 9, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played for the Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally drafted by the Senators in the seventh round, 204th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[edit]

While playing for Upper Canada College in Toronto, Ontario, Greening was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the seventh round, 204th overall, of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Greening played four full seasons of NCAA collegiate hockey at Cornell University without missing a single game, serving as captain in his junior and senior year and being selected for membership in the Quill and Dagger society.[1] At Cornell, Greening played on a line with another future NHLer, Riley Nash.

Greening scored the game-winning goal in double overtime for the Ottawa Senators in game three during the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

After graduating from Cornell in 2010, Greening joined the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL), the top minor league affiliate of the Ottawa Senators. He made his NHL debut on February 1, 2011, in a game in Newark against the New Jersey Devils. On March 3, 2011, Greening scored his first career NHL goal against the Atlanta Thrashers in a 3–1 Ottawa victory. On May 19, 2011, Greening was signed to a three-year, one-way contract by the Senators that will pay him $700,000 in 2011–12, $800,000 in 2012–13, and $950,000 in 2013–14.[2][3]

On January 12, 2012, Greening was selected to participate in the NHL YoungStars Game, which coincided with the 2012 All-Star Game held in Ottawa.[4] He finished his rookie season with 17 goals and 37 points while playing in all 82 of Ottawa's games, largely playing on the first line with Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza.

During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Greening spent time with the Aalborg Pirates of Denmark's AL-Bank Ligaen.

On September 9, 2013, Greening signed a three-year, $7.95 million contract extension that pays him $2 million in 2014–15, $2.75 million in 2015–16 and $3.2 million in 2016–17.[5] Since 2015, his playing time has been split between Ottawa and Binghamton.

On February 9, 2016, Greening was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a nine-player deal which saw Dion Phaneuf going to the Ottawa Senators.[6] Greening would make his Toronto debut two days later against the Edmonton Oilers.

On July 1, 2017, Greening as a free agent opted to remain with the Maple Leafs, re-signing to a one-year, two-way deal.[7] After the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, where the Marlies won their first Calder Cup, Greening signed a one-year AHL contract with the Marlies.[8]

Following the 2018–19 AHL season, Greening retired from professional hockey in order to further his education, enrolling at Harvard Business School to pursue a Master of Business Administration (MBA).[9]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Pinnacle Growlers AAA NLMHL 60 24 34 58 48 — — — — —
2003–04 Upper Canada College CISAA 53 30 43 73 40 — — — — —
2004–05 Upper Canada College CISAA 35 24 22 46 24 — — — — —
2005–06 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 56 27 35 62 46 5 3 0 3 2
2006–07 Cornell University ECAC 31 11 8 19 26 — — — — —
2007–08 Cornell University ECAC 36 14 19 33 41 — — — — —
2008–09 Cornell University ECAC 36 15 16 31 28 — — — — —
2009–10 Cornell University ECAC 34 15 20 35 31 — — — — —
2010–11 Binghamton Senators AHL 59 15 25 40 41 23 1 4 5 13
2010–11 Ottawa Senators NHL 24 6 7 13 10 — — — — —
2011–12 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 17 20 37 46 7 0 1 1 0
2012–13 Aalborg Pirates DNK 17 13 12 25 12 — — — — —
2012–13 Ottawa Senators NHL 47 8 11 19 11 10 3 1 4 2
2013–14 Ottawa Senators NHL 76 6 11 17 41 — — — — —
2014–15 Ottawa Senators NHL 26 1 0 1 29 — — — — —
2014–15 Binghamton Senators AHL 12 5 2 7 13 — — — — —
2015–16 Binghamton Senators AHL 41 7 6 13 52 — — — — —
2015–16 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30 7 8 15 13 — — — — —
2016–17 Toronto Marlies AHL 69 10 14 24 49 11 2 2 4 0
2017–18 Toronto Marlies AHL 73 16 13 29 35 20 4 5 9 10
2018–19 Toronto Marlies AHL 61 4 10 14 8 13 1 0 1 0
AHL totals 315 57 70 127 198 67 8 11 19 23
NHL totals 286 45 57 102 150 17 3 2 5 2

Awards and honors[edit]

Award Year
College
All-ECAC Hockey Second team 2007–08 [10]
All-ECAC Hockey Second team 2008–09 [10]
All-ECAC Hockey Second team 2009–10 [10]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 2010 [11]
ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year 2009–10 [12]
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (ice hockey) 2010 [13]
All-Ivy League First Team All-Star 2010 [14]
ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team 2010 [15]
AHL
2x Calder Cup Champion (Binghamton Senators; Toronto Marlies) 2011, 2018 [16]
NHL
YoungStars Game 2012

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cornell Chronicle: Greening wins Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
  2. ^ [1] [dead link]
  3. ^ "Senators commit to Grenning and Smith". Toronto Sun. 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  4. ^ "Greening whizzes into YoungStars Game". Canoe.ca. 2012-01-13. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Senators sign Colin Greening to 3-year extension". CBC Sports. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  6. ^ "Dion Phaneuf traded to Senators in 9-player deal". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  7. ^ "Maple Leafs sign Greening, Mueller and LoVerde". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  8. ^ Johnston, Mike (June 18, 2018). "Toronto Marlies re-sign Colin Greening to one-year AHL contract". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "From the NHL to Ivy League, Colin Greening retires from hockey and focuses on Harvard". cbcnews.ca. July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  10. ^ a b c "Colin Greening player profile". The Hockey News. 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  11. ^ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  12. ^ "ECAC men's SA of the Year- Colin Greening". ECAC Hockey. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  13. ^ Cornell University - Greening Wins 2010 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
  14. ^ Cornell University - Gallagher, Greening and Scrivens Headline First-Team All-Ivy
  15. ^ Cornell University - Greening Named First-Team Academic All-American
  16. ^ "Marlies bring a hockey championship to Toronto, win Calder Cup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.

External links[edit]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year
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