Leo Reise
Leo Reise | |
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Born | Pembroke, ON, CAN | June 7, 1892
Died | July 8, 1975 83) | (aged
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
Position | Defence |
Shot | Left |
Played for | Hamilton Tigers New York Americans New York Rangers |
Playing career | 1920–1932 |
Leopold Adolph Emile Reise, Sr. (June 7, 1892 – July 8, 1975) was a Canadian professional hockey player who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans and New York Rangers. He was born in Pembroke, Ontario.
Awards & achievements
- OHA-Sr. Second All-Star Team (1918, 1921)
- OHA-Sr. First All-Star Team (1920)
Trivia
Reise lost sight in one of his eyes as a youngster, yet he continued to play hockey. The loss did not come as a result of an injury but rather as the result of an optical nerve that simply died.
His son Leo Reise, Jr. won 2 Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings in 1950 and 1952.
External links
- Leo Reise's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Reise at Legends of Hockey
- New York Rangers Official Web Site