Reed Low
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Reed Low is a retired Canadian ice hockey
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...

 player who last played in the NHL for the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 organization. Low was known primarily for his role as an enforcer
Enforcer (hockey)
Enforcer is an unofficial role in ice hockey. The term is sometimes used synonymously with "fighter", "tough guy", or "goon". NHL players regarded as enforcers include Tiger Williams, Tony Twist, Bob Probert, Dave Semenko, Dave Schultz, Tie Domi, Dave Brown, Joey Kocur, Clark Gillies, Stu Grimson,...

. Low twice accumulated over 50 penalty minutes in a single game (57 vs Calgary 2/28/2002; 53 vs Detroit 12/31/2002) http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=220228003http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=221231005.

Reed and his wife, Dena, have one son, Connor. They currently reside in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
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Playing career

  • June 22, 1996 - Drafted by the St. Louis Blues 177th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft
    1996 NHL Entry Draft
    The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996.- Selections by round :Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.- Round one :- Round two :...

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  • July 27, 2006 - Signed as a free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks
    Chicago Blackhawks
    The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

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  • November 3, 2006 - Sent to minors http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/players/2463/transactions.html.

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