Colin Greening
With the Senators during the 2013 playoffs
Born (1986-03-09) March 9, 1986
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 20102019

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

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

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03Pinnacle Growlers AAANLMHL6024345848
2003–04Upper Canada CollegeCISAA5330437340
2004–05Upper Canada CollegeCISAA3524224624
2005–06Nanaimo ClippersBCHL562735624653032
2006–07Cornell UniversityECAC311181926
2007–08Cornell UniversityECAC3614193341
2008–09Cornell UniversityECAC3615163128
2009–10Cornell UniversityECAC3415203531
2010–11Binghamton SenatorsAHL59152540412314513
2010–11Ottawa SenatorsNHL24671310
2011–12Ottawa SenatorsNHL821720374670110
2012–13Aalborg PiratesDNK1713122512
2012–13Ottawa SenatorsNHL 478111911 103142
2013–14Ottawa SenatorsNHL 766111741
2014–15Ottawa SenatorsNHL 2610129
2014–15Binghamton SenatorsAHL 1252713
2015–16Binghamton SenatorsAHL 41761352
2015–16Ottawa SenatorsNHL 10000
2015–16Toronto Maple LeafsNHL 30781513
2016–17Toronto MarliesAHL 6910142449 112240
2017–18Toronto MarliesAHL 7316132935 2045910
2018–19Toronto MarliesAHL 61410148 131010
AHL totals 3155770127198 678111923
NHL totals 2864557102150 173252

Awards and honors

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

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