Brandon Reid
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Brandon Reid is a Canadian professional ice hockey
forward
who has spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League
.
of the QMJHL
, but was passed over in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft
on account of his size, and was not signed by the New York Rangers
after being invited to their training camp that fall. However, he established himself as a legitimate NHL prospect after a superb performance at the 2000 World Junior Championships
, where he dazzled with his speed and skill, scoring 9 points in 7 games in helping Canada to a bronze medal. He finished the 1999–2000 season with 124 points in 62 games for Halifax, and helped them reach the Memorial Cup
where he was named the tournament's most sportsmanlike player. Following the season, he was selected 208th overall by the Vancouver Canucks
in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft
.
For the 2000–01 season, he was dealt to the Val d'Or Foreurs, where he continued to dominate the QMJHL and formed a deadly partnership with linemate Simon Gamache
. He finished the season with 126 points in 57 games, and added 42 more in 21 playoff games to help Val d'Or reach the Memorial Cup, where he was named Most Sportsmanlike Player for the second consecutive year. He also helped Canada to another bronze medal at the 2001 World Junior Championships
.
, Vancouver's AHL
affiliate, with 37 points in 60 games, although more was expected in some circles given his junior dominance. He improved considerably in 2002–03 as he led the Moose with 36 assists and 54 points, and impressively added 5 points in 7 games when called up to Vancouver, including a two-goal effort against the Nashville Predators
. He also played regularly for the Canucks in the playoffs, replacing Trevor Letowski
on the team's checking line and impressing with his speed and energy.
Following his strong showing in the 2003 playoffs, Reid was expected to stick with the Canucks as a regular for the 2003–04 season. However, he was again sent back down to Manitoba. After a slow start, he finished well to again lead the Moose in assists and points. However, his relationship with the Canucks organization deteriorated as he felt he was not being given a fair shake, and that less deserving players were being called up to the NHL ahead of him. He appeared in only 3 NHL games in 2003–04, recording a single assist.
Following the season, Reid became a restricted free agent, and due to the NHL lock out, then signed with the Hamburg Freezers
of the DEL. He would quickly establish himself as an impact player in Europe, leading Hamburg in assists and points. After a season in Germany, he signed with Rapperswil-Jona
of the Swiss Nationalliga A.
After a solid season in Switzerland, Reid and the Canucks patched up their differences and agreed to a new one-year contract for the 2006–07 season. However, Reid would again find himself in Manitoba where he struggled with just 32 points in 53 games, spending much time in the press box due to the AHL's veteran rule. Reid was held pointless in a three-game callup to Vancouver. Called up for the team's final playoff game, he contributed a key assist on a goal by Alex Burrows.
At the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, Reid became an unrestricted free agent, and signed with the DEG Metro Stars
of the DEL in Germany. Reid led his team in scoring for the 08/09 season, and was named MVP of the 08/09 playoffs. Reid played for the DEG Metro Stars
for three seasons. Reid has since returned to the Swiss club Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
, signing in April 2010.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
who has spent parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
.
Junior career
Reid was a junior star for the Halifax MooseheadsHalifax Mooseheads
The Halifax Mooseheads are a CHL ice hockey club in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio division of the QMJHL for the 1994-1995 season. While the franchise has never won a league championship, they have...
of the QMJHL
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
, but was passed over in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft
1999 NHL Entry Draft
The 1999 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. According to Sports Illustrated and other sports news agencies, at the time the 1999 draft was considered one of the deepest in talent in years, headed by Patrik Stefan and the Sedin twins. However, the...
on account of his size, and was not signed by the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
after being invited to their training camp that fall. However, he established himself as a legitimate NHL prospect after a superb performance at the 2000 World Junior Championships
2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Group B:All times local .-Relegation round:-10-minute tie break game: was relegated to Division I for the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.-Final round:‡ Shootout victory.All times local ....
, where he dazzled with his speed and skill, scoring 9 points in 7 games in helping Canada to a bronze medal. He finished the 1999–2000 season with 124 points in 62 games for Halifax, and helped them reach the Memorial Cup
Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup is a junior ice hockey club championship trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Hockey League champion. It is awarded following a four-team, round robin tournament between a host team and the champions of the CHL's three member leagues: the Ontario Hockey League , Quebec Major...
where he was named the tournament's most sportsmanlike player. Following the season, he was selected 208th overall by the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft
2000 NHL Entry Draft
The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild...
.
For the 2000–01 season, he was dealt to the Val d'Or Foreurs, where he continued to dominate the QMJHL and formed a deadly partnership with linemate Simon Gamache
Simon Gamache
Simon Gamache is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Fribourg-Gotteron of National League A in Switzerland.-Career:...
. He finished the season with 126 points in 57 games, and added 42 more in 21 playoff games to help Val d'Or reach the Memorial Cup, where he was named Most Sportsmanlike Player for the second consecutive year. He also helped Canada to another bronze medal at the 2001 World Junior Championships
2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Group B:All times local .-Relegation round: was relegated to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.-Final round:† Overtime victory.-Quarterfinals:January 2-Consolation round:...
.
Pro career
Reid signed with the Canucks and turned pro for the 2001–02 season and had a decent season for the Manitoba MooseManitoba Moose
The Manitoba Moose were a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba that played in the International Hockey League from 1996 to 2001 and American Hockey League from 2001 to 2011. The team moved to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011 to become the St...
, Vancouver's AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
affiliate, with 37 points in 60 games, although more was expected in some circles given his junior dominance. He improved considerably in 2002–03 as he led the Moose with 36 assists and 54 points, and impressively added 5 points in 7 games when called up to Vancouver, including a two-goal effort against the Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He also played regularly for the Canucks in the playoffs, replacing Trevor Letowski
Trevor Letowski
Trevor Letowski is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets and the Carolina Hurricanes.-Playing career:...
on the team's checking line and impressing with his speed and energy.
Following his strong showing in the 2003 playoffs, Reid was expected to stick with the Canucks as a regular for the 2003–04 season. However, he was again sent back down to Manitoba. After a slow start, he finished well to again lead the Moose in assists and points. However, his relationship with the Canucks organization deteriorated as he felt he was not being given a fair shake, and that less deserving players were being called up to the NHL ahead of him. He appeared in only 3 NHL games in 2003–04, recording a single assist.
Following the season, Reid became a restricted free agent, and due to the NHL lock out, then signed with the Hamburg Freezers
Hamburg Freezers
The Hamburg Freezers are a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga that play their games in Hamburg, Germany. Originally known as the Munich Barons from 1999 until 2002, team owner Philip Anschutz relocated the franchise to Hamburg for financial reasons on 3 June 2002, and renamed the team the...
of the DEL. He would quickly establish himself as an impact player in Europe, leading Hamburg in assists and points. After a season in Germany, he signed with Rapperswil-Jona
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
The Rapperswil-Jona Lakers are a professional ice hockey club from Rapperswil, Switzerland and are members of the Swiss National League A. The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club changed to its present name...
of the Swiss Nationalliga A.
After a solid season in Switzerland, Reid and the Canucks patched up their differences and agreed to a new one-year contract for the 2006–07 season. However, Reid would again find himself in Manitoba where he struggled with just 32 points in 53 games, spending much time in the press box due to the AHL's veteran rule. Reid was held pointless in a three-game callup to Vancouver. Called up for the team's final playoff game, he contributed a key assist on a goal by Alex Burrows.
At the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, Reid became an unrestricted free agent, and signed with the DEG Metro Stars
DEG Metro Stars
The DEG Metro Stars is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players...
of the DEL in Germany. Reid led his team in scoring for the 08/09 season, and was named MVP of the 08/09 playoffs. Reid played for the DEG Metro Stars
DEG Metro Stars
The DEG Metro Stars is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players...
for three seasons. Reid has since returned to the Swiss club Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
The Rapperswil-Jona Lakers are a professional ice hockey club from Rapperswil, Switzerland and are members of the Swiss National League A. The Lakers were founded in 1945 and were known as SC Rapperswil-Jona until 2005, when the club changed to its present name...
, signing in April 2010.
Awards and achievements
- Named to QMJHL Second All-Star Team (1999–2000)
- Named Memorial Cup Most Sportsmanlike Player (2000, 2001)
- Named to QMJHL First All-Star Team (2000–01)
- Named CHL Most Sportsmanlike Player (2000–01)
- Named to CHL Second All-Star Team (2000–01)
- Won QMJHL Championship (2001)
- Won Bronze Medal at World Junior Championships (2000, 2001)
- Led Manitoba Moose (AHL) in scoring (2002–03, 2003–04)
- Led Hamburg Freezers (DEL) in scoring (2004–05)
- Led DEG Metro Stars (DEL) in scoring (2008–09)
- Named Playoff MVP (DEL) (2008–09)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 1997–98 QMJHL season The 1997–98 QMJHL season was the 29th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Quebec Remparts name is revived after twelve years when the Beauport Harfangs change identities... |
Halifax Mooseheads Halifax Mooseheads The Halifax Mooseheads are a CHL ice hockey club in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio division of the QMJHL for the 1994-1995 season. While the franchise has never won a league championship, they have... |
QMJHL | 67 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 1998–99 1998–99 QMJHL season The 1998–99 QMJHL season was the 30th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league continued its trend of teams relocating into the Atlantic Canada market, when Laval moved to Bathurst, New Brunswick. Fifteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule... |
Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 70 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 1999–2000 QMJHL season The 1999–2000 QMJHL season was the 31st season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league grants the Montreal Rocket an expansion franchise, returning a team to the most populous city in Quebec. The QMJHL splits into four divisions, retaining the names Lebel and Dilio for... |
Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 62 | 44 | 80 | 124 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 2000–01 QMJHL season The 2000–01 QMJHL season was the 32nd season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 72 games each in the schedule... |
Val d'Or Foreurs | QMJHL | 57 | 45 | 81 | 126 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 14 | ||
| 2001–02 2001–02 AHL season The 2001–02 AHL season was the 66th season of the American Hockey League. It was the season of the biggest growth in the AHL's history, as it accepted eight new teams. The demise of the International Hockey League brought six teams transferring from the defunct league, in addition to two expansion... |
Manitoba Moose Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose were a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba that played in the International Hockey League from 1996 to 2001 and American Hockey League from 2001 to 2011. The team moved to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011 to become the St... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
60 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 2002–03 AHL season The 2002–03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs finished first overall in the regular season... |
Manitoba Moose | AHL | 73 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 2003–04 AHL season The 2003–04 AHL season was the 68th season of the American Hockey League. The league introduces the Willie Marshall Award in honour the career points leader in the AHL, and awards it to the annual top goal scorer.... |
Manitoba Moose | AHL | 73 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hamburg Freezers Hamburg Freezers The Hamburg Freezers are a member of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga that play their games in Hamburg, Germany. Originally known as the Munich Barons from 1999 until 2002, team owner Philip Anschutz relocated the franchise to Hamburg for financial reasons on 3 June 2002, and renamed the team the... |
DEL | 45 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Rapperswil-Jona Rapperswil-Jona Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2006, the municipality includes Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, Wagen, and Wurmsbach.-Today:On... |
NLA | 44 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2006–07 2006–07 AHL season The 2006–07 AHL season was the 71st season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs won their first Calder Cup, defeating the defending champions, the Hershey Bears in the finals.... |
Manitoba Moose | AHL | 53 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | DEG Metro Stars DEG Metro Stars The DEG Metro Stars is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players... |
DEL | 56 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 52 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 56 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||