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Biography
Colin Peter Greening (born March 9, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Ottawa Senators, also of the NHL. The Senators were the same team that drafted him 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. At Cornell, Greening played on a line with another future NHLer, Riley Nash.
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.
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. He finished his rookie season with 17 goals and 37 points while playing in all 82 of Ottawa's games.
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. 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. 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.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Cornell University | ECAC | 36 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Cornell University | ECAC | 36 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2012–13 | Aalborg Pirates | DEN | 17 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 47 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 76 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 41 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 69 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 286 | 45 | 57 | 102 | 150 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 2007–08 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 2008–09 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 2009–10 | |
| ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team | 2010 | |
| ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year | 2009–10 | |
| Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (ice hockey) | 2010 | |
| All-Ivy League First Team All-Star | 2010 | |
| ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team | 2010 | |
| NHL YoungStars Game | 2012 |