Shot Left Height 1.83 m Position Defenseman Role Ice hockey player Career end 1954 | Name Leo Jr. Career start 1945 Playing career Weight 93 kg | |
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Born June 7, 1922
Stoney Creek, ON, CAN ( 1922-06-07 ) Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers Died July 26, 2015, Hamilton, Canada | ||
Leo Charles Reise Jr. (June 7, 1922 – July 26, 2015) was a professional ice hockey player in the NHL and son of former pro Leo Reise. Reise was born in Stoney Creek, Ontario.
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Playing career
Following junior hockey in Brantford and Guelph, Reise enlisted in the navy where he played for the naval teams of Victoria, Halifax and HMCS CHIPPAWA in Winnipeg where he played on the 1945 Basil Baker trophy winning team. Leo Reise began his NHL career following the end of World War II playing six games with the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1945–46 NHL season. Part way through the next season, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings where he remained until the end of the 1951–52 NHL season. He finished his last two seasons, 1952–53 and 1953–54, with the New York Rangers. In 494 NHL games, he recorded 28 goals and 109 points. He won two Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings in 1950 and 1952.
Post hockey
After his hockey career Reise went on to running a plumbing business in the Hamilton area.
Reise died of cancer on July 26, 2015 at the age of 93.