# Colin Greening

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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1986)}}
{{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](/source/2013_Stanley_Cup_playoffs)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|3|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [St. John's, Newfoundland](/source/St._John's%2C_Newfoundland), Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 210
| position = [Left wing](/source/Winger_(ice_hockey))
| shoots = Left
| played_for = [Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators)<br>[Aalborg Pirates](/source/Aalborg_Pirates)<br>[Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs)
| draft = 204th overall
| draft_year = 2005
| draft_team = [Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators)
| career_start = 2010
| career_end = 2019 
}}
'''Colin Peter Greening''' (born March 9, 1986) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [left winger](/source/winger_(ice_hockey)). He played for the [Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators) and the [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs) in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL). He was originally drafted by the Senators in the seventh round, 204th overall, in the [2005 NHL entry draft](/source/2005_NHL_entry_draft).

==Playing career==
While playing for [Upper Canada College](/source/Upper_Canada_College) in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Greening was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the seventh round, 204th overall, of the [2005 NHL entry draft](/source/2005_NHL_entry_draft). Greening played four full seasons of [NCAA](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association) collegiate hockey at [Cornell University](/source/Cornell_Big_Red_men's_ice_hockey) without missing a single game, serving as captain in his junior and senior year and being selected for membership in the [Quill and Dagger](/source/Quill_and_Dagger) society.<ref>[https://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May10/LowesGreening.html Cornell Chronicle: Greening wins Lowe's Senior CLASS Award]</ref> At Cornell, Greening played on a line with another future NHLer, [Riley Nash](/source/Riley_Nash).
[[File:Colin Greening 2013-05-19.JPG|thumb|left|Greening scored the game-winning goal in double overtime for the [Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators) in game three during the [2013 Stanley Cup playoffs](/source/2013_Stanley_Cup_playoffs) against the [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins).]]
After graduating from Cornell in 2010, Greening joined the [Binghamton Senators](/source/Binghamton_Senators) of the [American Hockey League](/source/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](/source/Newark%2C_New_Jersey) against the [New Jersey Devils](/source/New_Jersey_Devils). On March 3, 2011, Greening scored his first career NHL goal against the [Atlanta Thrashers](/source/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.<ref>[https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gTbtSZj_yRQfOj7bMMhcv_ixMizw?docId=6900096]{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} </ref><ref>{{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](/source/Toronto_Sun) | date = 2011-05-19 | accessdate = 2011-05-19}}</ref>

On January 12, 2012, Greening was selected to participate in the [NHL YoungStars Game](/source/NHL_YoungStars_Game), which coincided with the [2012 All-Star Game](/source/59th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game) held in [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Ottawa/2012/01/13/19238761.html | title = Greening whizzes into YoungStars Game | publisher = [Canoe.ca](/source/Canoe.ca) | date = 2012-01-13 | access-date = 2012-01-13 }}{{dead link|date=April 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> 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](/source/Daniel_Alfredsson) and [Jason Spezza](/source/Jason_Spezza).

During the [2012–13 NHL lockout](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_lockout), Greening spent time with the [Aalborg Pirates](/source/Aalborg_Pirates) of [Denmark](/source/Denmark)'s [AL-Bank Ligaen](/source/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.<ref>{{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](/source/CBC_Sports) | date = 2013-09-09 | access-date = 2013-09-09}}</ref> Since 2015, his playing time has been split between Ottawa and Binghamton.

On February 9, 2016, Greening was traded to the [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs) in a nine-player deal which saw [Dion Phaneuf](/source/Dion_Phaneuf) going to the Ottawa Senators.<ref>{{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](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation) |date=2016-02-09 |accessdate=2016-02-09}}</ref> Greening would make his Toronto debut two days later against the [Edmonton Oilers](/source/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.<ref>{{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](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs) | date = 2017-07-01 | accessdate = 2017-07-01}}</ref> After the conclusion of the [2017–18 season](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_AHL_season), where the Marlies won their first [Calder Cup](/source/Calder_Cup), Greening signed a one-year AHL contract with the Marlies.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Following the [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_AHL_season) AHL season, Greening retired from professional hockey in order to further his education, enrolling at [Harvard Business School](/source/Harvard_Business_School) to pursue a [Master of Business Administration](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration) (MBA).<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |   
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |   
! colspan="5" | [Regular season](/source/Regular_season) 
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |   
! colspan="5" | [Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" 
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) 
! Team 
! League 
! GP 
! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) 
! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) 
! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) 
! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) 
! GP 
! G 
! A 
! Pts 
! PIM 
|-
| 2002–03||Pinnacle Growlers AAA||NLMHL||60||24||34||58||48||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2003–04||[Upper Canada College](/source/Upper_Canada_College)||[CISAA](/source/Conference_of_Independent_Schools_of_Ontario_Athletic_Association)||53||30||43||73||40||—||—||—||—||—
|-
| 2004–05||Upper Canada College||CISAA||35||24||22||46||24||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2005–06||[Nanaimo Clippers](/source/Nanaimo_Clippers)||[BCHL](/source/British_Columbia_Hockey_League)||56||27||35||62||46||5||3||0||3||2
|-  
| [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)||[Cornell University](/source/Cornell_Big_Red_men's_ice_hockey)||[ECAC](/source/ECAC_Hockey)||31||11||8||19||26||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)||Cornell University||ECAC||36||14||19||33||41||—||—||—||—||—
|-  
| [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)||Cornell University||ECAC||36||15||16||31||28||—||—||—||—||—
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)||Cornell University||ECAC||34||15||20||35||31||—||—||—||—||—
|-  
| [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_AHL_season)||[Binghamton Senators](/source/Binghamton_Senators)||[AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)||59||15||25||40||41||23||1||4||5||13
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season)||[Ottawa Senators](/source/Ottawa_Senators)||[NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)||24||6||7||13||10||—||—||—||—||—
|- 
| [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season)||Ottawa Senators||NHL||82||17||20||37||46||7||0||1||1||0
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_AL-Bank_Ligaen_season)||[Aalborg Pirates](/source/Aalborg_Pirates)||[DNK](/source/AL-Bank_Ligaen)||17||13||12||25||12||—||—||—||—||—
|-  
| [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_season)||Ottawa Senators||NHL
|47||8||11||19||11
|10||3||1||4||2
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_NHL_season)||Ottawa Senators||NHL
| 76||6||11||17||41
| — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season) || Ottawa Senators || NHL
| 26 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 29
| — || — || — || — || —
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_AHL_season) || Binghamton Senators || AHL
| 12 || 5 || 2 || 7 || 13
| — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_AHL_season) || Binghamton Senators || AHL
| 41 || 7 || 6 || 13 || 52
| — || — || — || — || —
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season) || Ottawa Senators || NHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-  
| 2015–16 || [Toronto Maple Leafs](/source/Toronto_Maple_Leafs) || NHL
| 30 || 7 || 8 || 15 || 13
| — || — || — || — || —
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_AHL_season) || [Toronto Marlies](/source/Toronto_Marlies) || AHL
| 69 || 10 || 14 || 24 || 49
| 11 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 0
|-  
| [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_AHL_season) || Toronto Marlies || AHL
| 73 || 16 || 13 || 29 || 35
| 20 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 10
|- style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_AHL_season) || 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==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [College](/source/NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey)
|-
| All-[ECAC Hockey](/source/ECAC_Hockey) [Second team](/source/List_of_All-ECAC_Hockey_Teams)
| [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
| <ref name = "Award">{{cite magazine| url = http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5216 | title = Colin Greening player profile | magazine = [The Hockey News](/source/The_Hockey_News) | date = 2011-05-19 | accessdate = 2011-05-19}}</ref>
|-
| All-[ECAC Hockey](/source/ECAC_Hockey) [Second team](/source/List_of_All-ECAC_Hockey_Teams)
| [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
| <ref name = "Award"/>
|-
| All-[ECAC Hockey](/source/ECAC_Hockey) [Second team](/source/List_of_All-ECAC_Hockey_Teams)
| [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
| <ref name = "Award"/>
|-
| [ECAC Hockey](/source/ECAC_Hockey) [All-Tournament Team](/source/List_of_ECAC_Hockey_All-Tournament_Team)
| [2010](/source/2010_ECAC_Hockey_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Tournament)
| <ref name = tournament>{{cite news|title=All-Tournament Honors|url=http://www.ecachockey.com/men/tournament/Men-s_All-Tournament_Teams.pdf|publisher=ECAC Hockey|accessdate=2014-05-12}}</ref>
|-
|ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year 
|2009–10
|<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2009-10/Weekly_Awards/20102303_M_SAofYR_Winner | title = ECAC men's SA of the Year- Colin Greening | publisher = [ECAC Hockey](/source/ECAC_Hockey) | date = 2010-03-23 | accessdate = 2011-05-19}}</ref>
|-
|[Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (ice hockey)](/source/List_of_Lowe's_Senior_CLASS_Award_ice_hockey_winners)
|2010
|<ref>[http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2010/4/8/MICE_0408105323.aspx Cornell University - Greening Wins 2010 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award]</ref>
|-
|All-Ivy League First Team All-Star
|2010
|<ref>[http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2010/3/4/MICE_0304105533.aspx?path=mhockey Cornell University - Gallagher, Greening and Scrivens Headline First-Team All-Ivy]</ref>
|-
|ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
|2010
|<ref>[http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2010/6/8/MICE_0608104807.aspx Cornell University - Greening Named First-Team Academic All-American]</ref>
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [AHL](/source/American_Hockey_League)
|-
| 2x [Calder Cup](/source/Calder_Cup) Champion (Binghamton Senators; Toronto Marlies)
| [2011](/source/2011_Calder_Cup_playoffs), [2018](/source/2018_Calder_Cup_playoffs)
| <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/calder-cup-championship-toronto-marlies-1.4707012 | title = Marlies bring a hockey championship to Toronto, win Calder Cup | publisher = [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation) | date = 2018-06-15 | accessdate = 2018-06-15}}</ref>
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
|-
| [YoungStars Game](/source/NHL_YoungStars_Game)
| [2012](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season)
|
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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{{succession box | before = [Matt Cook](/source/Matt_Cook_(ice_hockey))| title = [ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year](/source/List_of_ECAC_Hockey_Student-Athlete_of_the_Year)| years = [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)| after = [Stéphane Boileau](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Boileau)}}
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Category:Living people
Category:Aalborg Pirates players
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey players
Category:Nanaimo Clippers players
Category:Ottawa Senators draft picks
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Ice hockey people from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Toronto Marlies players
Category:Upper Canada College alumni
Category:Harvard Business School alumni
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen

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