Greg Carey (ice hockey)

Greg Carey (born April 5, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract to the HC Pustertal Wölfe of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).

Greg Carey
Carey with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2019
Born (1990-04-05) April 5, 1990
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Portland Pirates
Springfield Falcons
Lehigh Valley Phantoms
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

Carey began playing junior hockey with the Burlington Cougars of the OJHL. After returning from a four-game suspension in 2009, Carey recorded five points in an 8–2 win over the Milton Icehawks to help the Cougars set a new franchise record for most wins.[1] He was also selected for Team Canada East and the CCHL All Star Team.[2]

After graduating from St. Thomas More Secondary School and going undrafted in the NHL Entry Draft, Carey played college hockey with the St. Lawrence Saints in the NCAA Men's Division I ECAC Hockey conference.[2]

In his freshman season, Carey became the first rookie to lead the Saints in scoring since 1982 and was named to the ECAC All Rookie Team. He was also named the Saints Rookie of the Year. In his sophomore year, Carey tied for the Saints scoring leader but had led the team in goals.[2]

In his junior year, Carey's outstanding plays were rewarded with a selection to the 2012–13 ECAC Hockey All-Conference First Team.[3]

At the conclusion of his senior year with the Saints, Carey was signed as a free agent by the Arizona Coyotes to a one-year entry level deal on March 19, 2014. He then immediately joined the Coyotes' AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates, on a try-out contract for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[4] In his first full professional season, he split the season between the Pirates the Coyotes ECHL affiliate, the Gwinnett Gladiators.

On the first day of 2016 Free Agency, the Philadelphia Flyers signed Carey to a two-year contract and reassigned him to their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.[5] He signed a contract extension with the Flyers on March 8, 2017.[6]

In his third season with the Phantoms, Carey was selected for his first AHL All-Star Game alongside teammate Colin McDonald.[7]

With his NHL contract concluded with the Flyers, Carey opted to return for a fourth season with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, agreeing to a one-year AHL contract on July 1, 2019.[8]

He paused during the season of 2020/21 and signed with the HC Pustertal Wölfe for the following season 2021/22.

Personal

Carey grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, to parents Debra and Alan Carey with younger brother Matt.[9] Matt has also played for several professional hockey teams, including two games in the National Hockey League.[10]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Burlington Cougars OPJHL 46 10 12 22 16 — — — — —
2008–09 Burlington Cougars OJHL 45 31 34 65 24 — — — — —
2009–10 Burlington Cougars OJHL 48 72 42 114 46 10 7 4 11 13
2010–11 St. Lawrence University ECAC 40 23 17 40 24 — — — — —
2011–12 St. Lawrence University ECAC 36 15 22 37 22 — — — — —
2012–13 St. Lawrence University ECAC 38 28 23 51 38 — — — — —
2013–14 St. Lawrence University ECAC 38 18 39 57 39 — — — — —
2013–14 Portland Pirates AHL 13 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Portland Pirates AHL 29 2 4 6 18 — — — — —
2014–15 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 30 15 12 27 6 — — — — —
2015–16 Springfield Falcons AHL 64 26 17 43 20 — — — — —
2016–17 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 74 28 23 51 17 5 2 1 3 4
2017–18 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 72 31 22 53 32 13 3 4 7 12
2018–19 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 74 29 32 61 45 — — — — —
2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 57 15 15 30 22 — — — — —
AHL totals 383 132 114 246 158 18 5 5 10 16

Awards and honours
Award Year
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 2010–11
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2012–13 [11]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2012–13
Hobey Baker Award Finalist 2012–13, 2013–14 [12][13]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2013–14 [14]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 2013–14

References
  1. Herb Garbutt (January 28, 2009). "Five-point night marks Carey's return to Cougars". insidehalton.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  2. "Greg Carey". saintsathletics.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  3. "2012-13 Post season awards". ECAC Hockey. April 15, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  4. "Coyotes sign Greg Carey to entry-level contract". Phoenix Coyotes. March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  5. Herrmann, Wes (July 13, 2016). "Phantoms Load Up For Playoff Return". thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  6. "Flyers re-sign LW Greg Carey". NHL.com. March 8, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  7. "Greg Carey Named to 2019 AHL All-Star Classic". phantomshockey.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  8. "Phantoms re-sign All-Star forward Greg Carey". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  9. Radley, Scott (March 14, 2014). "Brothers are beating the hockey odds". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  10. "Matt Carey". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  11. "Conference Honors, 2012-13". College Hockey. Inc. April 15, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  12. "North Dakota, St. Lawrence each have two finalists for Hobey Baker". USCHO.com. March 21, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  13. "2014 hat-trick of finalists". Hobey Baker. March 28, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  14. "All-Conf All-Rookie Team". ECAC Hockey. April 15, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
(co-winner with Shayne Gostisbehere)
2013–14		 Succeeded by
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