Cameron Greening Biography

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                                   CAMERON GREENING

                                                     

                                                                  Personal Information 

                                                          Birthday: March 11th, 1990 (23 years old)

                                                          Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario (Canadian)

                                                          Height:  6'4" (76 inches)

                                                          Weight: 211lbs

                                                          NHL Comparison: Mark Messier

                                                           

 

Babyhood

 

 On March 15th, 1991 (one year and four day after Cameron's birth), the Greening family invited a screaming toddler in a blue blanket into their home. One year and four days earlier, he was born to an anonymous mother and left on doorsteps to an adoption center just north of Ottawa. None of the nuns knew where he was from (hell, he could of been from the United States of America or France for all they knew) or why he was there. He was named Caleb, which was meant 'full-of-heart' (not a typo, that's the translated version) in Latin. The baby just didn't blend well with the foster home. He'd cry in the church, spit at the care takers and couldn't be taken out on filed trips. He was labelled as a high risk child and thus, no one would adopt him. Until a family from Newfoundland came around. Fred Greening, his wife Maria Greening, and their only son Colin Greening instantly fell in love with the manic child. Colin wasn't exactly sane as a child and Caleb would fit in well. They took Caleb to their house on Kikenny Street in St. John's and the rest is history. Their cousin was named Caleb and lived a few doors down, so to minimize confusion, he was re-named 'Cameron Greening'.

 

 

Childhood

 

 "Stay still, Cameron!" Colin yelled, "Just a few more shots!"

 

 That was the normal site on the Greening driveway. Colin would set up his net and tell Cameron to stand in it and block the shots, and Colin would blast them over and over again. This system worked out well for Colin at first, until Cameron got a black eye and blood started dripping out of his mouth while Colin was practicing his slap shot. Yeah, that put an end to Cameron's short lived goal tending career.

 

 When it was snowing, the boys would be dropped off at the local outdoor rink and skate for hours. Cameron would fall over a lot in the middle of the ice and Colin wouldn't help, so one of the locals took turns picking him up. In the summer, the whole neighbor would play a grand game of street hockey. The whole city was nuts about hockey, but especially the two Greening boys. Colin cheered for Toronto Maple Leafs like he has been his whole life, but Cameron being younger, cheered for the new franchise that were called the Ottawa Senators. Colin would wear his prized Wendel Clark jersey everywhere (even to sleep) and Cameron just turned his shirt inside out and wore "OTTAWA SENNTORS". He wore Senators wrong, but he didn't care. 

 

Teen Years

 

 Cameron started playing organized hockey at the age of 9, and was the Star Player of the Atom 'A' St. John's Caps. Granted, he spend more time in the box than any other kid because of his feisty personality but his scoring skills and fantastic back checking made up for it. The team won the Provincials for Newfoundland and Cameron quickly became the talk of the town.

 

 

 As Cameron matured, he had a big ego and a huge head. He'd get in trouble at school for the craziest thing (stray painting a wall with the words 'LEAFS SUCK') and would stay out of the house and hang out with his 'friends' all night. By first year bantam, he robbed candy bars from five different corner stores and only got caught once.  Despite being a menace to society, his talent couldn't be overlooked. In the middle of Bantam, he was forced to play Midget 'AAA' because the team was receiving too many complaints about how unfair it was. Around this time, Colin left Newfoundland and his brother for British Columbia to play Junior 'A'. Two weeks later, Cameron's life changed forever. One night, someone took it a little too far...

 

 Sirens, a pounding head and police yelling at him to get down. Cameron cried his eyes out. He was a burden on the Greening family after he left (for real this time) for Juvenile Hall. He stayed in there for the two worse months of his life, but he learned a lot. His 'friends'? They ditched when they heard the sirens. His mom nagging him to calm down and take it easy... she wasn't being annoying, she was scared straight that something might happen. He came out of the Hall as a better man, refreshed man. But the scholarships were gone. His team suspended him. Cameron never made a backup plan if hockey didn't work out, so he wasn't prepared to go cold turkey.

 

Escape to the VHL

 

 "I'm sick of your bitching, I heard the Victory Hockey League is recruiting, why don't you go there?!"

 

 Cameron responded, "I'll pick you up on that offer, Colin." 

 

 It was a fresh start, no one knew about the troubles Cameron went through. Everyone was welcoming to the stranger, and Cameron didn't plan on changing that. At last... a new (and last) chance!

 

Cons

 

- Passing : Cameron was born that way. He is selfish and it's good he doesn't pass, because his passes are always terribly off target from never practicing.

 

- Discipline : Cameron is a hot head and has a tendency to take bad penalties. This is also connected to his attitude. 

 

- Fighting : Cameron talks a lot of shit, but is never willing to back it up with his fists. He fights like a three year old.

 

Pros

 

- Scoring : Cameron has a knack for scoring. Behind the net, in front of the net, deflections, right side, left side, rebounds... score, score, score is what his brain is hardwired to do.

 

- Defense : Cameron back checks like a manic. As a child, he had so much leverage, it was natural to play good defense and it just stuck with him.

 

- Leadership: Yeah, Cameron is a dick but he demands the most out of his players. He doesn't accept anything but the best effort out of himself and his players.

 

 

 

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[eaglesfan036 4,602]

Overview: 3/3 - This was a really interesting read, I can tell you are a talented writer! Cool story on how Greening overcame his immaturity during his teenage years and is still able to continue his hockey career. The childhood stories really helped me get a feel for how much Greening appreciates playing hockey. You have great writing ability, I hope you stick around here!

 

Grammar: 2/2 - Only a few mistakes. 

 

taken out on filed trips. = taken out on field trips. 

stray painting a wall with the words 'LEAFS SUCK' = spray painting a wall with the words 'LEAFS SUCK'

 

Presentation: 1/1 - I'll give you the benefit of the doubt on the pictures. In the future, just search for other pictures to use if one doesn't work.

 

Pros: 1/2 - Yours pros were only 94 out of required 200 words and you didn't have at least 3 sentences for each pro.

 

Cons: 1/2 - Your cons were only 78 out of required 200 words and you didn't have at least 3 sentences for each con. Biography rubric 

 

Overall: 8/10

[Guest Svoboda_3]

Overview- 2.75/3

1,046 words. I loved various aspects of this. However, I think there were some missing information components that would have really put this over the top, such as Junior A life, stats etc.

Grammar- 2/2

Very borderline here.

 

four day = four days

on doorsteps = on the doorsteps

to an = of an

filed = field

him. Until = him, until

and skate for hours = where they would skate for hours

were = was

stray = spray

wore = wrote (x2)

thing = things

better man, refreshed man. = a better, more refreshed man.

 

Presentation- 1/1

I, too will give you the benefit, but for future reference, just go find another picture that works.

Pros- 1/2

95 words. Again, the prerequisite is 200 words for 3 pros. Close enough for the full mark here.

Cons- .75/2

79 words. Woah, cons before pros in a Biography? Deduction based on each mark consisting of 100 words, in which you didn't hit that here.

Overall- 7.5/10 + 8/10 = 15.5/2= 7.5>>8/10

Edited March 16, 2014 by Svoboda_3