Leo Reise, Jr.

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Defence
shot = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 205
played_for = Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers
league = NHL
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1922|6|7|df=y
birth_place = Stoney Creek, ON, CAN
career_start = 1945
career_end = 1954
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Leo Charles Reise Jr. (born 7 June, 1922)cite book|title=The Canadian Hockey Atlas|first=Stephen|last=Cole|publisher=Doubleday Canada|year=2006|id=ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8 (0-385-66093-6)] was a professional ice hockey player in the NHL and son of former pro Leo Reise. He was born in Stoney Creek, Ontario.

Playing career

Following junior hockey in Brantford and Guelph, Reise enlisted in the navy where he played for the naval teams of Victoria, Halifax and HMCS CHIPPAWA in Winnipeg where he played on the 1945 Basil Baker trophy winning team. Leo Reise began his NHL career following the end of World War II playing six games with the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1945-46 NHL season. Part way through the next season, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings where he remained until the end of the 1951-52 NHL season. He finished his last two seasons, 1952-53 and 1953-54, with the New York Rangers. In 494 NHL games, he recorded 28 goals and 109 points.

He won two Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings in 1950 and 1952.

Trivia

When Leo Reise Jr. entered the NHL in 1945, it was the first time in league history that a father and son had both made it to the NHL level.

Awards and Achievements

*USHL First All-Star Team (1946)
*NHL Second All-Star Team (1950, 1951)
*Played in NHL All-Star Game (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953)

ee also

*List of NHL players
*Leo Reise

References

External links

*hockeydb|4528
* [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=14108 Reise Jr. at Legends of Hockey]