Ridly Greig

Greig was selected by the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the first round, eight overall, of the 2017 WHL bantam draft.{{cite web |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3427515/brandon-wheat-kings-select-ridly-greig-in-first-round-of-whl-bantam-draft/ |title=Brandon Wheat Kings select Ridly Greig in first round of WHL Bantam Draft |work=Global News |last=Rosset |first=Mitch |date=May 4, 2017 |access-date=February 2, 2025}} In his first season of junior hockey with Brandon, Greig appeared in only four games during the 2017–18 season, marking just one assist.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=210831 |title=Ridly Greig |website=hockeydb.com |access-date=February 2, 2025}} In his second season with Brandon, and his first full one in the WHL in 2018–19, Greig recorded 14 goals and 21 assists for 35 points in 63 games. He returned to Brandon for the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2019–20 season, recording 26 goals and 60 points in 54 games before the season was ended prematurely on March 23, 2020 with no playoffs.{{cite web |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/whl-season-canceled-because-of-covid-19-pandemic/ |title=WHL season canceled because of COVID-19 pandemic |work=Everett Herald |last=Horton |first=Joshua |date=March 23, 2020 |access-date=February 2, 2025}} The following 2020–21 season was again abbreviated by the pandemic, starting on December 4, 2020{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/whl-wheatkings/article/whl-announces-december-start-date-for-2020-21-regular-season/ |title=WHL Announces December Start Date for 2020-21 Regular Season |publisher=Brandon Wheat Kings |via=CHL.ca |date=August 6, 2020 |access-date=February 2, 2025}} limited to just 24 games and no playoffs.{{cite web |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7772380/no-whl-playoffs-2021-covid-19-hockey/ |title=No WHL playoffs for 2020-21 season due to COVID-19 restrictions |agency=The Canadian Press |work=Global News |date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=February 2, 2025}} Greig appeared in 21 of Brandon's 24 games, scoring 10 goals and 32 points. Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Greig was named the 66th captain in Wheat Kings history.{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/whl-wheatkings/greig-named-66th-captain-in-wheat-kings-history/ |title=Greig Named 66th Captain in Wheat Kings History |publisher=Brandon Wheat Kings |via=CHL.ca |date=October 7, 2021 |access-date=February 2, 2022}} He made 39 appearances with Brandon that season, recording 26 goals and 63 points. The Wheat Kings made the WHL playoffs for the first time in Greig's time with the team. Brandon was eliminated by the Red Deer Rebels in six games in the best-of-seven first round series.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/article/whl-playoffs-rebels-clinch-series-over-wheat-kings-with-triple-overtime-victory/ |title=WHL Playoffs: Rebels clinch series over Wheat Kings with triple overtime victory |work=Sportsnet |agency=The Canadian Press |date=May 1, 2022 |access-date=February 2, 2025}} Greig added two goals and three points in the series.

Greig was selected by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the first round, 28th overall, of the 2020 NHL entry draft. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Senators on December 30, 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/senators-sign-forward-ridly-greig-to-a-three-year-entry-level-contract/c-319909590 |title=Senators sign forward Ridly Greig to three-year, entry-level contract |publisher=Ottawa Senators |date=December 30, 2020 |access-date = December 30, 2020}} He joined Ottawa's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Belleville Senators, at the end of the 2021–22 season and played in Belleville's Calder Cup playoff loss to the Rochester Americans.{{cite web |url=https://www.intelligencer.ca/sports/hockey/after-bellevilles-abrupt-end-to-ahl-playoffs-whats-next-for-senators-prospects |title=After Belleville's abrupt end to AHL playoffs, what's next for Senators prospects? |work=The Belleville Intelligencer |date=May 10, 2022 |access-date=February 21, 2023}} He joined Belleville full-time at the beginning of the 2022–23 season. Greig was recalled by Ottawa on January 23, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/senators-recall-forward-ridly-greig-from-ahl-belleville/ |title=Senators recall forward Ridly Greig from AHL Belleville |work=Sportsnet |date=January 23, 2023 |access-date=February 21, 2023}} Greig made his NHL debut on January 25, 2023, in Ottawa against the New York Islanders playing on a line with Alex DeBrincat and Claude Giroux. He registered an assist in the game.{{cite web |url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/snapshots-rookie-ridly-greigs-debut-with-the-senators-was-a-dream-come-true/wcm/d087ba6a-a993-44f7-932c-d23e57084e89 |title=Snapshots: Rookie Ridly Greig's debut with the Ottawa Senators was a 'dream come true' |last=Garrioch |first=Bruce |work=Calgary Herald |date=January 26, 2023 |access-date=February 21, 2023}} On February 19, 2023, Greig scored his first NHL goal against the St. Louis Blues.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/ott-vs-stl/2023/02/19/2022020897 |title=Stutzle has 2 goals, assist in Senators win against Blues |work=NHL |date=February 19, 2023 |access-date=March 1, 2023}} Greig was assigned to Belleville on February 25, 2023, after playing in 11 games for Ottawa.{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/ice-chips-ottawa-senators-ridly-greig-to-the-belleville-senators-mark-kastelic-1.1923622 |title=Ice Chips: Sens send Greig to AHL, recall Kastelic |work=TSN |date=February 25, 2023 |access-date=May 9, 2023}} He was recalled again by Ottawa on March 15, 2023, after Ottawa had lost four straight games.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/senators-recall-forward-ridly-greig-from-ahl-belleville-2/ |title=Senators recall forward Ridly Greig from AHL Belleville |work=Sportsnet |date=March 15, 2023 |access-date=May 9, 2023}} Greig finished the season in Ottawa, recording two goals and nine points in 20 games. He added 15 goals and 29 points in 39 games with Belleville.

He made Ottawa's lineup out of training camp ahead of the 2023–24 season and was expected to add some secondary scoring, grit and toughness to Ottawa's bottom two lines.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/features/is-this-the-year-the-ottawa-senators-get-off-to-a-good-start-under-d-j-smith |title=Why the Ottawa Senators Will Finally Get Off to a Better Start Under D.J. Smith |work=The Hockey News |last=Adams |first=Alex |date=October 10, 2023 |access-date=February 2, 2025}} Early in the season, he missed ten games after suffering a high ankle sprain, returning December 4, playing on the third line with Dominik Kubalík and Mathieu Joseph.{{cite web |url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/snapshots-the-ottawa-senators-will-likely-have-winger-ridly-greig-back-against-rangers |title=Snapshots: The Ottawa Senators will likely have winger Ridly Greig back against Rangers |last=Garrioch |first=Bruce |date=December 4, 2023 |access-date=February 2, 2025}} On January 16, 2024, he scored two goals in a 7–4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/colorado-avalanche-ottawa-senators-game-recap-january-16 |title=Avalanche score 5 straight, surge past Senators |publisher=National Hockey League |website=NHL.com |last=Fraser |first=Callum |date=January 16, 2024 |access-date=February 2, 2025}} On February 10, in a 5–3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, Greig used a slapshot to score a goal on an empty net very late in the game, a play Maple Leafs' defenceman Morgan Rielly took issue with and skated over and cross-checked Grieg in the face.{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/maple-leafs-senators-score-943b6e7fb976b884fa600ae86bbd2392 |title=Senators return from 10-day break to beat Maple Leafs 5-3 |work=AP News |agency=Associated Press |date=February 10, 2024 |access-date=February 2, 2025}} Grieg was not seriously injured in the interaction, however, this led to Rielly to being suspended by the NHL for five games.{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/morgan-rielly-ridly-greig-987ab70c1a62a8748b66e3b7b643ca34 |title=NHL suspends Maple Leafs’ Rielly 5 games for cross-checking the Senators’ Greig. NHLPA is appealing |work=AP News |last=Whyno |first=Steven |date=February 14, 2024 |access-date=February 2, 2025}} He played in 72 games, recording 13 goals and 26 points.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/home-opener-countdown-ridly-greig |title=Home Opener Countdown: Ridly Greig |publisher=Ottawa Senators |via=NHL.com |last=D'Amico |first=Sydney |date=September 14, 2024 |access-date=February 2, 2025}}

During the Senators training camp ahead of the 2024–25 season, Greig suffered an upper-body injury in an exhibition game with the Toronto Maple Leafs.{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/senators-ridly-greig-exits-game-vs-maple-leafs-with-upper-body-injury/ |title=Senators' Ridly Greig back at practice after exiting vs. Maple Leafs with upper-body injury |work=Sportsnet |date=September 25, 2024 |access-date=February 2, 2025}} Then in mid October, he suffered another upper-body injury,{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/onsi/breakaway/news-feed-page/ottawa-senators-lose-key-forward-ridly-greig-multiple-weeks |title=Senators Lose Key Forward for Multiple Weeks |work=Sports Illustrated |last=Horwat |first=Nick |date=October 16, 2024 |access-date=February 2, 2025}} forcing him to miss a week of games. He returned to the lineup on October 21 against the Utah Hockey Club.{{cite web |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/ottawa-senators/garrioch-ottawa-senators-expect-linus-ullmark-and-ridly-greig-to-return-in-utah |title=Garrioch: Ottawa Senators expect Linus Ullmark and Ridly Greig to return in Utah |work=Ottawa Citizen |last=Garrioch |first=Bruce |date=October 21, 2024 |access-date=February 2, 2025}} On January 10, 2025, Greig signed a four-year contract extension with Ottawa.{{cite web |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/ottawa-senators/signing-greig-senators-must-get-act-together |title=After extending Ridly Greig, Senators now must get their act together |work=Ottawa Citizen |last=Garrioch |first=Bruce |date=January 10, 2025 |access-date=February 2, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-senators/latest-news/ottawa-senators-sign-young-forward-to-four-year-extension-worth-13-million |title=Ottawa Senators Sign Ridly Greig To Four-Year Extension Worth $13 Million |work=The Hockey News |last=Warne |first=Steve |date=January 10, 2025 |access-date=February 2, 2025}}

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Greig was selected for Team Canada's roster for the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He distinguished himself in the early going, being named the team's best player in two of four group-stage games.{{cite web|title=Three Stars from Day 7 of WJC: Ridly Greig ignites Canada with two-way play|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/world-juniors/article/three-stars-from-day-7-of-wjc-ridly-greig-ignites-canada-with-two-way-play/|last=Chesham|first=Ally|website=Sportsnet|access-date=August 22, 2022|date=August 16, 2022}}{{cite web|title=Ridly Greig has been Canada's buzzsaw at World Juniors|url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/ridly-greig-has-been-canadas-buzzsaw-at-world-juniors|last=Ellis|first=Steven|website=The Hockey News|access-date=August 22, 2022|date=August 16, 2022}}{{cite web|title=World Junior Championships: Top 20 players from the 2022 summer tournament|url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/world-junior-championship-top-20-players-from-the-2022-summer-tournament|last=Ellis|first=Steven|website=The Hockey News|access-date=August 22, 2022|date=August 21, 2022}} He then suffered an injury in the first period of the quarter-final game against Team Switzerland, as a result of which he missed the remainder of the tournament, considered a significant loss for the team.{{cite web|title=Canada's Ridly Greig to miss World Juniors gold medal game with injury|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/world-juniors/article/canadas-ridly-greig-to-miss-world-juniors-gold-medal-game-with-injury/|website=Sportsnet|access-date=August 22, 2022|date=August 19, 2022}} However, Greig shared in Team Canada's eventual gold medal win.{{cite web|title=Canada defeats Finland in OT thriller for gold at world juniors in Edmonton|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/2022-world-juniors-medal-roundup-august-20-1.6557445|last=Sandor|first=Steven|website=CBC Sports|access-date=August 22, 2022|date=August 20, 2022}}

Greig accepted an invitation to make his senior national team debut at the 2024 IIHF World Championship.{{cite web|title=Bedard, Celebrini highlight Canada's roster at the World Championship|url=https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/connor-bedard-macklin-celebrini-highlight-canada-s-roster-at-the-world-championship-1.2114972|website=TSN|date=May 3, 2024|access-date=May 6, 2024}} Grieg appeared in five games, as Canada finished fourth in the tournament, losing the bronze medal game to Sweden, 4–2.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/canada-finishes-fourth-at-worlds-2024-mwc |title=Canada finishes fourth at 2024 IIHF World Championship |publisher=Hockey Canada |date=May 26, 2024 |access-date=February 2, 2025}}

Greig's father Mark played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers.{{cite web|title=Ridly Greig|access-date=October 8, 2020|website=Elite Prospects|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/413174/ridly-greig}} He has two sisters named Kyra and Dara. Dara is a professional ice hockey player for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Previously she played college ice hockey at Wisconsin and Colgate.{{Cite news|url= https://colgateathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/dara-greig/14208 |title= Greig, Dara 2023–24 Women's Ice Hockey Roster |publisher=Colgate Raiders |access-date=July 7, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/batherson-and-greig-sibling-ties-bind-the-pwhl-and-nhl |title=Batherson And Greig Sibling Ties Bind The PWHL And NHL |work=The Hockey News |first=Alex |last=Adams |date=June 26, 2024 |access-date=December 3, 2024}} His other sister Kyra as of 2019–20 played for the University of Lethbridge in the Canadian U Sports League.{{Cite news|url=https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/dara-greig/8800 |title=2020–21 Women's Hockey Roster: Dara Greig |publisher=University of Wisconsin Badgers |access-date=March 15, 2021}}

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