October 12, 2011

Greening Quietly Effective in Early Going

The following article featuring former Cornell standout Colin Greening appeared October 12 on the Ottawa Citizen Web site.

 

BY KEN WARREN
OTTAWA CITIZEN 

OTTAWA — Colin Greening heard the constant applause. He took in the boos for Dany Heatley. He noticed the video scoreboard flashing the attendance of 19,445.

Through it all, he says, it was hard not to get caught up in the excitement of the first home opening night of his NHL career.

“When you have that atmosphere, when you have that crowd, it gets you into the game,” said Greening, who scored the third-period power-play goal that tied the game 3-3 Tuesday en route to the Senators’ 4-3 shootout victory. “You’re playing in front of a full house. You’re playing in the top league. It’s also pretty humbling, too.”


Complete article can be accessed via the Citizen Web site by clicking here.