Colin Greening
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Colin Greening
| image = Colin Greening 2013-05-17.JPG
| image_size = 230px
| caption = With the Senators during the 2013 playoffs
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|3|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 210
| position = Left wing
| shoots = Left
| played_for = Ottawa Senators
Aalborg Pirates
Toronto Maple Leafs
| draft = 204th overall
| draft_year = 2005
| draft_team = Ottawa Senators
| career_start = 2010
| career_end = 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
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.[http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May10/LowesGreening.html Cornell Chronicle: Greening wins Lowe's Senior CLASS Award] At Cornell, Greening played on a line with another future NHLer, Riley Nash.
File:Colin Greening 2013-05-19.JPG 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.[https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gTbtSZj_yRQfOj7bMMhcv_ixMizw?docId=6900096]{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} {{cite news| url = http://www.torontosun.com/2011/05/19/sens-commit-to-greening-smith | title = Senators commit to Grenning and Smith | newspaper = Toronto Sun | date = 2011-05-19 | accessdate = 2011-05-19}}
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.{{cite web | url = http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Ottawa/2012/01/13/19238761.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120731032427/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Ottawa/2012/01/13/19238761.html | url-status = usurped | archive-date = July 31, 2012 | title = Greening whizzes into YoungStars Game | publisher = Canoe.ca | date = 2012-01-13 | accessdate = 2012-01-13 }} 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.{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/senators-sign-colin-greening-to-3-year-extension-1.1700218 | title = Senators sign Colin Greening to 3-year extension | publisher = CBC Sports | date = 2013-09-09 | access-date = 2013-09-09}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/dion-phaneuf-trade-1.3440169 |title=Dion Phaneuf traded to Senators in 9-player deal |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=2016-02-09 |accessdate=2016-02-09}} 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.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/news/maple-leafs-sign-greening-mueller-and-loverde/c-290265648 | title = Maple Leafs sign Greening, Mueller and LoVerde | publisher = Toronto Maple Leafs | date = 2017-07-01 | accessdate = 2017-07-01}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Mike |title=Toronto Marlies re-sign Colin Greening to one-year AHL contract |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/toronto-marlies-re-sign-colin-greening-one-year-ahl-contract/ |website=sportsnet.ca |accessdate=June 18, 2018 |date=June 18, 2018}}
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).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=From the NHL to Ivy League, Colin Greening retires from hockey and focuses on Harvard |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/back-to-school-colin-greening-heads-to-harvard-1.5200256 |website=cbcnews.ca |accessdate=July 5, 2019 |date=July 4, 2019}}
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | Pinnacle Growlers AAA | NLMHL | 60 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2003–04 | Upper Canada College | CISAA | 53 | 30 | 43 | 73 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Upper Canada College | CISAA | 35 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2007–08 | Cornell University | ECAC | 36 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Cornell University | ECAC | 36 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 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 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2013–14 | Ottawa Senators | NHL
| 76 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 41
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ottawa Senators | NHL
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2014–15 | Binghamton Senators | AHL
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Binghamton Senators | AHL
| 41 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 52
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2015–16 | Ottawa Senators | NHL
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL
| 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 13
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
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| 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 | ||
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2018–19 | Toronto Marlies | AHL
| 61 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 286 !! 45 !! 57 !! 102 !! 150 ! 17 !! 3 !! 2 !! 5 !! 2 |
Awards and honors
References
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External links
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