This Birthday Backcheck highlights Jet Greaves’ brilliant stint in the NHL during the 2024-25 season as the Blue Jackets netminder turns 25 on March 30.
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Peace, ladies and gentlemen.
Peace, ladies and gentlemen.
Today, we’re celebrating a birthday for one of hockey’s best underdog stories, Jett Greaves, who turns 25.
Today, we’re celebrating a birthday for one of hockey’s best underdog stories, Jett Greaves, who turns 25.
Yes, that’s a real name, and yes, he’s a goalie, which already feels unfair to shooters.
Yes, that’s a real name, and yes, he’s a goalie, which already feels unfair to shooters.
Undrafted and overlooked, the Cambridge, Ontario, native worked his way from the ECHL to the American Hockey League and eventually earned a contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2022.
Undrafted and overlooked, the Cambridge, Ontario, native worked his way from the ECHL to the American Hockey League and eventually earned a contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2022.
Then came his breakout moment.
Then came his breakout moment.
Recalled on emergency duty in April 2025, Greaves made 39 saves in a win over Buffalo, then slammed the door on Washington with a 21-save shutout, followed the next night by another victory, stopping 29 more shots.
Recalled on emergency duty in April 2025, Greaves made 39 saves in a win over Buffalo, then slammed the door on Washington with a 21-save shutout, followed the next night by another victory, stopping 29 more shots.
Over three games, he stopped 90 of 93 shots for a .968 save percentage and NHL First Star of the Week honors.
Over three games, he stopped 90 of 93 shots for a .968 save percentage and NHL First Star of the Week honors.
He finished the season with a perfect 5-0-0, with a microscopic .80 goals against average and two shutouts.
He finished the season with a perfect 5-0-0, with a microscopic .80 goals against average and two shutouts.
From undrafted to unstoppable, happy birthday to Jett Greaves, proof that sometimes the best stories arrive cleared for takeoff.
From undrafted to unstoppable, happy birthday to Jett Greaves, proof that sometimes the best stories arrive cleared for takeoff.