| Leo Reise Jr. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Leo Reise Jr. in 1951 with his wife Geraldine and son | |||
| Born |
June 7, 1922 Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
July 26, 2015 (aged 93) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1945–1954 | ||
Leo Charles Reise Jr. (June 7, 1922 – July 26, 2015) was a professional ice hockey player in the NHL and son of former pro Leo Reise. Reise was born in Stoney Creek, Ontario.[1]
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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. After playing 17 games with Chicago 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.
Post hockey
After his hockey career Reise went on to running a plumbing business in the Hamilton area.[2]
Reise died of cancer on July 26, 2015, at the age of 93.[3]
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. His father, Leo Reise played 8 seasons in the NHL.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1947, 1948, & 1949, but in an overtime game during the 1950 Stanley Cup Semi-Finals, Reise scored the winning goal which prevented the Leafs from winning four straight championships. This goal also propelled the Detroit Red Wings to an eventual Stanley Cup Championship.
- The last NHL team Reise played for was the New York Rangers, the same team his father retired from the NHL with.
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)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1939–40 | Brantford Lions | Big-10 Jr. B | 12 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | ||
| 1939–40 | Brantford Lions | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 1940–41 | Brantford Lions | Big-10 Jr. B | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 22 | ||
| 1940–41 | Brantford Lions | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 1941–42 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA-Jr. | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 1943–44 | Victoria Navy | NNDHL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Halifax Navy | NNDHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1944–45 | Winnipeg Navy | WNDHL | 17 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 1945–46 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 50 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 31 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1947–48 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 58 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1948–49 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 59 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1949–50 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 1950–51 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 68 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 67 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1951–52 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 54 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 1952–53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 61 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Owen Sound Mercurys | OHA-Sr. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 494 | 28 | 81 | 109 | 399 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 68 | ||||
References
- ^ Cole, Stephen (2006). The Canadian Hockey Atlas. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8.
- ^ "RADLEY: Reise never bragged about his hockey past | TheSpec.com". The Hamilton Spectator. 27 July 2015.
- ^ Kujawa, Kyle (July 30, 2015). "Red Wings Mourn Loss of Leo Reise Jr". NHL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Reise Jr. at Detroit Red Wings Legends
This page was last edited on 9 September 2023, at 13:10