- Jet Greaves says he is honored to be mentioned in the conversation for Canada’s crease
- The Blue Jackets goalie put up a 1.88 goals-against average at the 2026 World Championship
- Read below for his full comments on Jordan Binnington and the goalies ahead of him
Jet Greaves is not about to declare himself Canada’s next starter in net. He is just glad people are asking.
The Blue Jackets goaltender joined Jeff Marek on this week’s episode of The Sheet and was asked whether he sees himself as one of the goalies Canada leans on going forward.
“I’m just I’m honored to be even mentioned in that conversation. I’ve said it before, but you grow up being a kid in Canada, playing hockey, dreaming about playing in the NHL, and playing for Team Canada one day. So, to be able to just have that experience that I did, I’m so grateful for.”
Take a look at the full sit-down:
That question exists because of what the 25-year-old did in Switzerland in May. Greaves appeared in six of Canada’s eight games at the IIHF Men’s World Championship, including all three medal-round games, and finished with a 1.88 goals-against average, a .920 save percentage and a shutout, per Daily Faceoff.
He beat the Americans in the quarterfinal and Canada still went home without hardware. Norway took the bronze medal game 3-2 in overtime on May 31 in Zurich for the first world championship medal in that country’s history.
Hockey Canada gave him player of the game after a 31-save night against Slovakia:
Greaves was quick to name the goalie already holding the job. Marek’s question was about the future, and the answer went straight to Jordan Binnington.
“I think Binnington’s done an amazing job these past few tournaments for Canada, and he’s definitely someone that I look up to. I feel like I’ve learned a lot from watching him and actually getting to know him a little bit.”
Binnington carried Canada to the 4 Nations Face-Off title in 2025 and started five of six games at the Milano Cortina Olympics, where a 1.78 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage got the Canadians a silver medal.
Here is the stop that had Hockey Canada’s account typing in all caps:
Columbus is still the day job. Greaves played 55 games in his first full NHL season and went 26-19-9 with a 2.60 goals-against average, a .908 save percentage and two shutouts, dragging a Blue Jackets club into the wild-card race.
He signed a three-year, $15 million contract with Columbus last month, hours before an arbitration hearing that never happened.
Another season like that one and nobody will have to ask whether he belongs in the conversation.
