Greg Carey

Greg Carey (born April 5, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the American Hockey League (AHL).

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. He was also selected for Team Canada East and the CCHL All Star Team.

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.

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. 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. He signed a contract extension with the Flyers on March 8, 2017.

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

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.

He was inactive during the 2020–21 season and signed with the HC Pustertal Wolfe for the 2021–22 season.

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

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 — — — — — 2021–22 HC Pustertal Wolfe IceHL 32 7 19 26 20 4 0 1 1 0 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 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2012–13 Hobey Baker Award Finalist 2012–13, 2013–14 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2013–14 AHCA East First-Team All-American 2013–14