Darren Reid
Darren Reid (born May 8, 1983) is a Canadian Métis[citation needed] former professional ice hockey right winger who played 21 National Hockey League (NHL) games for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers. In 2018, he accepted a role as an assistant coach for the Drayton Valley Thunder.
| Darren Reid | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reid with the Philadelphia Phantoms in 2007 | |||
| Born | May 8, 1983 Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Tampa Bay Lightning Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| NHL Draft | 256th overall, 2002 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2010 | ||
Playing career
Reid played three seasons of junior hockey with the Drayton Valley Thunder of the Alberta Junior Hockey League before joining the Western Hockey League (WHL).[1]
Reid was drafted 256th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, however he returned to the WHL for the next two seasons where he helped the Medicine Hat Tigers win the 2004 WHL Championship.[2] In 2005, Reid attended the Lightning's training camp but was reassigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, prior to the 2005–06 season.[3] Reid was recalled from the AHL on December 16 after recording 10 points in 21 games.[4] He played his first career NHL game the following night on December 17, 2005, against the Detroit Red Wings and was reassigned to the AHL on December 27.[5]
Reid was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers on November 9, 2006, for Daniel Corso.[6] After two seasons with the Flyers AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, Reid signed a one year contract with the Hershey Bears for the 2008–09 season.[7] He won the Calder Cup with the Bears that season.[2] After playing a few games in the ECHL, Reid then signed a contract with the Heilbronn Falcons for the rest of the 2009–10 season.[8]
After retiring from hockey, Reid joined the Drayton Valley Thunder as an assistant coach in 2018.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–2000 | Drayton Valley Thunder | AJHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Trail Smoke Eaters | BCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Drayton Valley Thunder | AJHL | 55 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 37 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Drayton Valley Thunder | AJHL | 31 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 63 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 163 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | ||
| 2003–04 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 67 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 194 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 31 | ||
| 2004–05 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 56 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 50 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 43 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 41 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 21 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Heilbronner Falken | GER.2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Sylvan Lake Admirals | ChHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Lakeland Eagles | NPHL | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Lakeland Eagles | NPHL | 7 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs | ChHL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs | ChHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs | ACHW | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Innisfail Eagles | AC | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Innisfail Eagles | ACHW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 259 | 44 | 60 | 104 | 301 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | ||||
| NHL totals | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ^ a b Mitchell, Laine (July 27, 2018). "Former NHLer Darren Reid joining Thunder's coaching team". rdnewsnow.com. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ a b "Tiger Alumni Darren Reid AHL Calder Cup Champion". tigershockey.com. June 12, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "Lightning Reduce Camp Roster by 20". NHL.com. September 21, 2005. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "Lightning Recall Centre Ryan Craig & Right Wing Darren Reid from the AHL'S Springfield Falcons". NHL.com. December 16, 2005. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "LIGHTNING RE-ASSIGN RIGHT WING DARREN REID TO SPRINGFIELD". NHL.com. December 27, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ "Flyers Acquire Darren Reid From Tampa Bay". NHL.com. November 8, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ "BEARS INK FORWARD DARREN REID FOR 2008-09". theahl.com. August 28, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Brown, Gary (January 29, 2010). "Lou Conti remembered as one of South Hadley's great athletes". masslive.com. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
Another former Springfield player, Darren Reid, recently was signed by Heilbronn and has been skating on a line with Fenton.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database https://darrenreid.ca