Jet Greaves

The old local rinks in Cambridge were where Jet Greaves first learned to handle the crease; playing with the Cambridge Hawks set him on a path that led to junior opportunity. Barrie selected him 56th overall in the 2017 OHL draft, but he spent the season after the draft with the Guelph Hurricanes of the GOJHL before joining the Colts for 2018–19.

Greaves made an immediate impression in his rookie OHL campaign, earning a spot on the league’s First All-Rookie Team. Over two seasons with Barrie he split goaltending duties—first with Kai Edmonds, then with Artūrs Šilovs—despite preseason expectations that he would be the clear starter in year two. When the OHL cancelled the 2020–21 season, he chose not to sign elsewhere and consequently did not play that year.

Although undrafted in the NHL after first becoming eligible in 2019, Greaves signed a professional contract with the Cleveland Monsters, Columbus’s AHL affiliate. He debuted professionally on October 23, 2021, stopping 40 shots in a 2–1 victory over Belleville. That initial pro season was split between Cleveland and the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL, and Columbus rewarded his progress with a three-year entry-level deal on February 20, 2022.

In his second pro season Greaves moved from expected backup to Cleveland’s primary netminder, eventually earning an emergency recall to Columbus on January 11, 2023. He was called up again in April and made his NHL debut on April 4, 2023 against his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs, stopping 46 of 49 shots — the most saves by a Columbus goaltender in a debut. He recorded his first NHL shutout on April 12, 2025 and was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week on April 14.

Internationally, Greaves represented Canada at the 2026 World Championship: he played in eight games overall and was the goaltender in six, including one shutout, finishing with a 1.88 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage. His strengths are straightforward—he remains calm under bombardment, keeps his positioning tight, and routinely extends games with a high volume of timely saves.