Erik Reitz
| Erik Reitz | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 29, 1982 Detroit, MI, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Right |
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Minnesota Wild New York Rangers |
| NHL Draft | 170th overall, 2000 Minnesota Wild |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
Erik Reitz (born July 29, 1982 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently a Free Agent. He most recently played with Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia.
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[edit] Playing career
Reitz was drafted 170th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild from the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League. He plays defense, and has also spent six seasons with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL). He made his NHL debut with the Wild in the 2005–06 season, playing in 5 games.
Reitz made the Wild roster for the 2008-09 season and played in 31 games before he was traded by the Wild to the New York Rangers in exchange for Dan Fritsche on January 29, 2009.[1] After 11 games with the Rangers, Erik was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 4, 2009.[2] Reitz never debuted for the Leafs after suffering a season-ending ankle injury on March 7, 2009.
On August 22, 2009, Reitz signed with Sibir Novosibirsk of the KHL.[3] After a single season in Russia, Reitz left to sign a one-year contract for EC Red Bull Salzburg of Austria on November 10, 2010.[4] Lacking match conditioning, Reitz trained with Salzburg for under a month before he was released without making his debut.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 63 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 85 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 44 | ||
| 2000–01 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 68 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 178 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 2001–02 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 61 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 153 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 40 | ||
| 2002–03 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 62 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 112 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 69 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 148 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 38 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 72 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 139 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 2005–06 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 73 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 49 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | New York Rangers | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 38 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
[edit] Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario Hockey League | ||
| Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 2000 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2002 | |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy | 2002 | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Wild acquire Fritsche from Rangers". NHL. 2009-01-29. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=406781. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ Dan Rosen (2009-03-04). "Stars, Leafs turn to waiver wire for help". NHL. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=412224. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "In siberia, American Erik Reitz". (in rus)Sibir Novosibirsk. 2009-08-22. http://www.hcsibir.ru/news.php. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ "Red Bulls recruit American defender". EC Red Bull Salzburg. 2010-11-10. http://ecredbulls.at/news_detail.php?id=784&archive=on. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
[edit] External links
- 1982 births
- American ice hockey defencemen
- Sportspeople from Detroit, Michigan
- Barrie Colts alumni
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- HC Sibir Novosibirsk players
- Houston Aeros players
- Ice hockey people from Michigan
- Living people
- Minnesota Wild draft picks
- Minnesota Wild players
- New York Rangers players
- People from Detroit, Michigan
