Ottawa Senator Winger Colin Greening has been named to the National Hockey League’s All Star rookie team. Greening, a two-time Big Red captain and three-time ECAC Second Team All Star, is among 12 rookies participating in the skills competition. The NHL’s All Star weekend will be held on January 26-29 in Ottawa.
This is surely a big honor for the recent graduate to be named alongside some of hockey’s greats. Greening has 23 points for the Senators this season, including nine goals. Greening, a 2005 7th-round draft pick, played the majority of last season for the AHL Binghamton Senators before being picked up by their NHL affiliate in Ottawa midway through the year. The native Canadian has played in all 44 of the team’s games this season.
While in Ithaca, Greening helped lead the Big Red to the 2010 ECAC championship and finished as the 36th all-time leading scorer. He is the only hockey player in Cornell history to receive the Lowe’s Senior CLASS (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School) Award.
