Erik Reitz (born July 29, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey player, known as an enforcer, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers.
| Erik Reitz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Reitz with the Houston Aeros in 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 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. Reitz returned to Salzburg the following 2011–12 season, 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 Cup All-Star Team | 2000 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2002 | |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy | 2002 | |
References
edit- ^ "Wild acquire Fritsche from Rangers". NHL. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ Dan Rosen (2009-03-04). "Stars, Leafs turn to waiver wire for help". NHL. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "In siberia, American Erik Reitz". (in rus)Sibir Novosibirsk. 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ^ "Red Bulls recruit American defender". EC Red Bull Salzburg. 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database