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USA Erik Reitz

#37 EC Salzburg / EBEL - 11/12
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Date of Birth
Jul 29, 1982
Position
D
Age
40
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Detroit, MI, USA
Weight
223 lbs / 101 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2000 round 6 #170 overall by Minnesota Wild
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time ICEHL Champion 1
1-time OHL Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Defenseman (Max Kaminsky Trophy) 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Leamington Flyers WOHL 50 5 10 15 80 - |
1999-00 Barrie Colts OHL 63 2 10 12 85 20 | Playoffs 25 0 5 5 44 11
2000-01 Barrie Colts OHL 68 5 21 26 178 6 | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 21 1
2001-02 Barrie Colts “C” OHL 61 13 27 40 153 18 | Playoffs 20 4 16 20 40 1
USA U20 WJC-20 7 0 1 1 12 0 |
2002-03 Houston Aeros AHL 62 6 13 19 112 -6 | Playoffs 11 0 3 3 31 0
2003-04 Houston Aeros AHL 69 5 19 24 148 -7 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 1
2004-05 Houston Aeros AHL 38 2 12 14 91 -1 |
2005-06 Houston Aeros AHL 72 5 23 28 139 4 | Playoffs 8 0 5 5 20 -1
Minnesota Wild NHL 5 0 0 0 4 -2 |
2006-07 Houston Aeros AHL 73 9 25 34 132 -11 |
Minnesota Wild NHL 1 0 0 0 0 1 |
2007-08 Houston Aeros AHL 49 8 26 34 99 11 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -4
Minnesota Wild NHL 0 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2008-09 Minnesota Wild NHL 31 1 1 2 41 -2 |
New York Rangers NHL 11 0 0 0 24 -4 |
2009-10 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 38 1 5 6 146 4 |
2010-11 EC Salzburg EBEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
2011-12 EC Salzburg EBEL 19 0 1 1 49 -5 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Barrie Colts M-Cup 5 0 1 1 4 - |
2010-11 EC Salzburg Continental Cup 3 0 0 0 6 -3 |
2011-12 EC Salzburg ET 7 0 0 0 8 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 0
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2014-15 Detroit Jr. Red Wings QC Int PW Asst. Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 363 35 118 153 0.42 721 -10 | 4 24 0 8 8 0.33 53 -4
Continental Cup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 6 -3 | 0
ET 1 7 0 0 0 0.00 8 - | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 0
EBEL (ICEHL) 2 19 0 1 1 0.05 49 -5 | 0
KHL 1 38 1 5 6 0.16 146 4 | 0
M-Cup 1 5 0 1 1 0.20 4 - | 0
NHL 4 48 1 1 2 0.04 69 -7 | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1
OHL 3 192 20 58 78 0.41 416 44 | 3 50 5 21 26 0.52 105 13
WJC-20 1 7 0 1 1 0.14 12 0 | 0
WOHL 1 50 5 10 15 0.30 80 - | 0
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Player Period Teams
Stéphane Veilleux (F) 2002-2009 7 Houston Aeros, Minnesota Wild
Josh Harding (G) 2003-2009 6 Houston Aeros, Minnesota Wild
Brent Burns (D) 2003-2009 6 Houston Aeros, Minnesota Wild
Derek Boogaard (F) 2003-2009 6 Houston Aeros, Minnesota Wild
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/30/2012
01/30/2012 Confirmed EC Salzburg Unknown
09/07/2011
09/07/2011 Extension EC Salzburg EC Salzburg
08/02/2011
08/02/2011 Extension EC Salzburg EC Salzburg
11/10/2010
11/10/2010 Confirmed Sibir Novosibirsk EC Salzburg
08/21/2009
08/21/2009 Confirmed New York Rangers Sibir Novosibirsk
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Drafted 1999, 1 #19 overall by Barrie Colts in the OHL Priority Selection

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