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Ridly Greig
Ottawa Senators

Senators forward Greig suspended for first two games of 2026-27 regular season

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OTTAWA, ON - OCTOBER 13: Ottawa Senators center Ridly Greig (71) before a face-off during third period National Hockey League action between the Nashville Predators and Ottawa Senators on October 13, 2025, at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON, Canada. (Photo by Richard A. Whittaker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig has been suspended for the first two games of the 2026-2027 NHL regular season for roughing Carolina Hurricanes’ defenceman Sean Walker in the team’s first-round playoff series.

The incident occurred during a stoppage in play midway through the second period of Game 4 while Walker was tied up in a scrum with Warren Foegele.

Greig approached the two and appeared to throw an uppercut that caught Walker up high and dropped him down to the ice.

The fourth-year skater was not assessed a penalty on the play, though Canes forward Nic Deslauriers and Sens captain Brady Tkachuk were both sent to the box during the scrum.

Carolina would go onto win 4-2 to sweep the series and move on to the second round, handing Ottawa a first-round exit for the second time in as many years.

Greig had previously been suspended for two games in September 2021 for a cross-check on then-Winnipeg Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois during a preseason contest.