Colin Greening

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Colin Greening
Colin Greening 2013-05-17.JPG
With the Senators during the 2013 playoffs
Born (1986-03-09) March 9, 1986 (age 37)
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.

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Playing career

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. Colin Greening 2013-05-19.JPG
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

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2002–03Pinnacle Growlers AAANLMHL6024345848—————
2003–04 Upper Canada College CISAA 5330437340—————
2004–05Upper Canada CollegeCISAA3524224624—————
2005–06 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 562735624653032
2006–07 Cornell University ECAC 311181926—————
2007–08 Cornell UniversityECAC3614193341—————
2008–09 Cornell UniversityECAC3615163128—————
2009–10 Cornell UniversityECAC3415203531—————
2010–11 Binghamton Senators AHL 59152540412314513
2010–11 Ottawa Senators NHL 24671310—————
2011–12 Ottawa SenatorsNHL821720374670110
2012–13 Aalborg Pirates DNK 1713122512—————
2012–13 Ottawa SenatorsNHL478111911103142
2013–14 Ottawa SenatorsNHL766111741—————
2014–15 Ottawa SenatorsNHL2610129—————
2014–15 Binghamton SenatorsAHL1252713—————
2015–16 Binghamton SenatorsAHL41761352—————
2015–16 Ottawa SenatorsNHL10000—————
2015–16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL30781513—————
2016–17 Toronto Marlies AHL6910142449112240
2017–18 Toronto MarliesAHL73161329352045910
2018–19 Toronto MarliesAHL61410148131010
AHL totals3155770127198678111923
NHL totals2864557102150173252

Awards and honors

AwardYear
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 Year2009–10 [12]
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (ice hockey) 2010 [13]
All-Ivy League First Team All-Star2010 [14]
ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team2010 [15]
AHL
2x Calder Cup Champion (Binghamton Senators; Toronto Marlies) 2011, 2018 [16]
NHL
YoungStars Game 2012

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References

  1. ↑ Cornell Chronicle: Greening wins Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
  2. ↑ [ 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. 1 2 3 "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.
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