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Erik Reitz
Erikreitz
Position Defense
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
EBEL Team
F. Teams
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Minnesota Wild
New York Rangers
Nationality Flag of the United States American
Born (1982-07-29)July 29, 1982,
Detroit, MI, USA
NHL Draft 170th overall, 2000
Minnesota Wild
Pro Career 2002 – present

Erik Reitz (born July 29, 1982 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He plays for EC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Nationalliga.

Playing career[]

Reitz 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.

He is now playing for Salzburg in the 2011-12 season.

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1999–00 Barrie Colts OHL 63 2 10 12 85 25 0 5 5 44
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
NHL totals 48 1 1 2 69 2 0 0 0 0

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
Ontario Hockey League
Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2000
First All-Star Team 2002
Max Kaminsky Trophy 2002

References[]

  1. Wild acquire Fritsche from Rangers. NHL (2009-01-29). Retrieved on 2009-01-29.
  2. Dan Rosen (2009-03-04). Stars, Leafs turn to waiver wire for help. NHL. Retrieved on 2009-03-04.
  3. In siberia, American Erik Reitz. (in rus)Sibir Novosibirsk (2009-08-22). Retrieved on 2009-08-22.
  4. "Red Bulls recruit American defender". EC Red Bull Salzburg (2010-11-10). Retrieved on 2011-06-13.

External links[]


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