Erik Reitz(born July 29, 1982) is an American former professionalice hockeyplayer, known as anenforcer,who played in theNational Hockey League(NHL) with theMinnesota Wildand theNew York Rangers.
| Erik Reitz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Reitz with theHouston Aerosin 2007 | |||
| Born |
July 29, 1982 Detroit,Michigan,U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota Wild New York Rangers HC Sibir Novosibirsk EC Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
170th overall,2000 Minnesota Wild | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2012 | ||
Playing career
editReitz was drafted 170th overall in the2000 NHL Entry Draftby theMinnesota Wildfrom theBarrie Coltsof theOntario Hockey League.He plays defense, and has also spent six seasons with theHouston Aerosof theAmerican Hockey League(AHL). He made his NHL debut with the Wild in the2005–06season, playing in 5 games.
Reitz made the Wild roster for the2008–09season and played in 31 games before he was traded by the Wild to theNew York Rangersin exchange forDan Fritscheon January 29, 2009.[1]After 11 games with the Rangers, Erik was claimed off waivers by theToronto Maple Leafson 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 withSibir Novosibirskof the KHL.[3]After a single season in Russia, Reitz left to sign a one-year contract forEC Red Bull Salzburgof 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. Reitz returned to Salzburg the following2011–12season, appearing in 19 games for 1 assist before he was mutually released from his contract on January 30, 2012.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Leamington Flyers | WOHL | 50 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 63 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 85 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 44 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Barrie Colts | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | EBEL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 363 | 35 | 118 | 153 | 721 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 53 | ||||
| NHL totals | 48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario Hockey League | ||
| Memorial CupAll-Star Team | 2000 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2002 | |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy | 2002 | |
References
edit- ^"Wild acquire Fritsche from Rangers".NHL.2009-01-29.Retrieved2009-01-29.
- ^Dan Rosen (2009-03-04)."Stars, Leafs turn to waiver wire for help".NHL.Retrieved2009-03-04.
- ^"In siberia, American Erik Reitz".(in rus)Sibir Novosibirsk.2009-08-22.Retrieved2009-08-22.
- ^"Red Bulls recruit American defender".EC Red Bull Salzburg.2010-11-10.Retrieved2011-06-13.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics fromNHL.com,orEliteprospects.com,orHockey-Reference.com,orThe Internet Hockey Database