| Jeff Reese | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1966-03-24)March 24, 1966 (age 59) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames Hartford Whalers Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL draft | 67th overall,1984 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1986–1999 | ||
Jeffrey K. Reese (born March 24, 1966) is aCanadian former professionalice hockeygoaltender who played eleven seasons in theNational Hockey League (NHL) for theToronto Maple Leafs,Calgary Flames,Hartford Whalers,Tampa Bay Lightning andNew Jersey Devils. He has been theDallas Stars' goaltending coach since 2015[1] and was the goaltending coach for the Lightning from 2001 to 2009 and for thePhiladelphia Flyers from 2009 to March 2015.[2]
TheToronto Maple Leafs drafted Reese in the fourth round, 67th overall, of the1984 NHL Entry Draft from theLondon Knights.[3] He spent four seasons with the Knights before turning pro with the Maple Leafs'American Hockey League farm team, theNewmarket Saints, in 1986.
During his second season as a pro he made his NHL debut when he was called up to Toronto and appeared in five games. The following year he doubled his totals playing ten games with the Leafs and 37 more with Newmarket. In 1989–90 he logged 21 games with the Maple Leafs sharing duties withAllan Bester andMark Laforest. The following season he upped his totals to 30 games backing up rookiePeter Ing who won the starting job in Toronto. A year later, the Maple Leafs made a blockbuster trade to bring in Hall of FamerGrant Fuhr to handle the goaltending duties (with Ing part of the package leaving town) allowing Reese to apprentice in the crease behind Fuhr but it was a short lived arrangement because Reese himself was soon part of an enormous trade. On January 2, 1992, Reese was included in a ten-player trade that also sentCraig Berube,Alexander Godynyuk,Gary Leeman andMichel Petit to the Calgary Flames in exchange forDoug Gilmour,Jamie Macoun,Kent Manderville,Ric Nattress andRick Wamsley.[4]
With the Flames, Reese became the backup to incumbentMike Vernon and parts of three seasons in Calgary and played 26 games in 1992–93 posting an impressive 14-4-1 record. The highlight of his time in Calgary came on February 10, 1993, when he entered the NHL record book by posting three assists in a 13-1 Flames victory.[5] With the emergence of first round draft pickTrevor Kidd in the Flames net, Reese was out of a job and found himself on the move early in the 1993–94 season when Calgary traded him to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for defensemanDan Keczmer.
In Hartford, he was acquired to back upSean Burke. When Burke struggled with back issues, Reese and goaltenderFrank Pietrangelo each logged 19 games in the Hartford crease. Much like in Calgary before, the emergence of a younger netminder - this timeJason Muzzatti - pushed him out and led to a trade to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tampa Bay had a solid starting goalie inDaren Puppa but his backup,Jean-Claude Bergeron was struggling for the Lightning so the veteran Reese took over the duties and acquitted himself well with a 7-7-1 record in 19 appearances. During the off-season, he was on the move again when he was sent to New Jersey in a swap for goaltenderCorey Schwab.
With the Devils, Reese was slotted behindMartin Brodeur but quickly lost his backup job to rookieMike Dunham and instead spent the majority of the 1996–97 season with theDetroit Vipers of theInternational Hockey League, splitting time with starting goaltenderRich Parent. The duo combined to win theJames Norris Memorial Trophy, allowing the fewest goals in the league. The Vipers went on to win the 1997Turner Cup. Reese was the starting goaltender for the Vipers during the 1997–98 season. He was named to the All-IHL Second Team in both 1997 and 1998.[6]
As an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 1998, Reese's career went full-circle when he signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization. The Maple Leafs signed goaltenderCurtis Joseph that summer as well and had planned to deal incumbentFelix Potvin away, but when that trade did not transpire, that started the season with both Joseph and Potvin on the roster pushing Reese down to the minors. He would play his final two NHL games with the Maple Leafs while also playing 27 games with theSt. John's Maple Leafs of theAmerican Hockey League. He was traded back to Tampa Bay in the off-season so they would have a veteran goalie to expose in the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft. He was not selected by theAtlanta Thrashers and retired that summer.
After retiring Reese worked as a goalie coach with the Lightning organization and won the Stanley Cup with them in 2004.[7] On June 25, 2009, he was hired by thePhiladelphia Flyers as their goalie coach, replacingRéjean Lemelin. On March 6, 2015, Reese and the Flyers management mutually agreed to part ways. On June 15, 2015, he joined theDallas Stars as their goaltending coach.[1]
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1983–84 | London Knights | OHL | 43 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 2038 | 173 | 0 | 4.50 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 327 | 27 | 0 | 4.95 | — | ||
| 1984–85 | London Knights | OHL | 50 | 31 | 51 | 1 | 2878 | 186 | 1 | 3.88 | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | 440 | 25 | 1 | 2.73 | — | ||
| 1985–86 | London Knights | OHL | 57 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 3281 | 215 | 0 | 3.93 | .891 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 299 | 25 | 0 | 5.02 | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 50 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 2822 | 193 | 1 | 4.10 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 28 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1587 | 103 | 0 | 3.89 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 249 | 17 | 0 | 4.10 | .867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 37 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2072 | 132 | 0 | 3.82 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 487 | 40 | 0 | 4.94 | .860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 431 | 29 | 0 | 4.04 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1102 | 81 | 0 | 4.41 | .871 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 3.33 | .880 | ||
| 1990–91 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 30 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1430 | 92 | 1 | 3.86 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 414 | 20 | 1 | 2.90 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 26 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1311 | 70 | 1 | 3.20 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 588 | 37 | 0 | 3.78 | .872 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 209 | 17 | 0 | 4.88 | .813 | ||
| 1993–94 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4.52 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1086 | 56 | 1 | 3.09 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 478 | 26 | 1 | 3.27 | .889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 275 | 14 | 1 | 3.06 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 19 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 994 | 54 | 0 | 3.26 | .884 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 198 | 12 | 0 | 3.64 | .880 | ||
| 1996–97 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 32 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1763 | 14 | 4 | 1.87 | .926 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 518 | 22 | 0 | 2.55 | .926 | ||
| 1996–97 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 275 | 13 | 0 | 5.62 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 46 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 2570 | 95 | 4 | 2.22 | .917 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1276 | 52 | 2 | 2.44 | .913 | ||
| 1998–99 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1555 | 66 | 0 | 2.55 | .921 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 8 | 0 | 3.39 | .884 | ||
| 1998–99 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 8 | 0 | 4.51 | .843 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 174 | 53 | 65 | 17 | 4380 | 529 | 5 | 3.66 | .879 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 516 | 35 | 0 | 4.08 | .855 | ||||
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