A “sparkplug”. A “gritty” forward. An “energy guy”.
These words can inspire confidence for a certain type of person, but it’s not exactly what you want to hear first about a player drafted with a first-round pick in a draft pegged as one of the deepest in recent memory.
“A team-leading, above a point-per-game forward in the WHL despite being one of the draft’s youngest players while playing against top competition” — that’s something that’s also true about Lethbridge’s Ridly Greig. His versatility, style-of-play, and foundational skill helped make him the eighth overall pick in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft to the Brandon Wheat Kings, and an invitee to Team Canada’s World Juniors selection camp.