Introduction
Ridly Greig (born August 8, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).He was drafted by the Senators in the first round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft with the 28th overall pick.
Playing career
Greig played major junior hockey with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL). After his selection to the Ottawa Senators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, Greig was signed by the Ottawa Senators to a three-year, entry-level contract on December 30, 2020. Greig played two more seasons in the WHL, before joining the Senators' 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. He joined Belleville full-time at the beginning of the 2022–23 season. Greig was recalled by Ottawa on January 23, 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. On February 19, 2023, Greig scored his first NHL goal against the St. Louis Blues. Greig was assigned to Belleville on February 25, 2023 after playing in 11 games for Ottawa. He was recalled again by Ottawa on March 15, 2023 after Ottawa had lost four straight games.
International play
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. 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. However, Greig shared in Team Canada's eventual gold medal win.
Personal life
His father Mark Greig played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers. Of note, he has two sisters named Kyra and Dara, who joined the University of Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program in the autumn of 2019.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Lethbridge Hurricanes Midget AAA | AMHL | 32 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 2017–18 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 63 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 56 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 21 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 39 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 92 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belleville Senators | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 39 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Canada Red | U17 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2019 | Canada | HG18 | 
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Canada | WJC | 
|
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | ||||