Mark Allen Reeds (January 24, 1960 – April 14, 2015) was aCanadian professionalice hockey coach and a former player who had played in theNational Hockey League (NHL) between 1981 and 1989. He was born inToronto,Ontario, but grew up inBurlington, Ontario.

Reeds died of esophageal cancer while serving as an assistant coach for theOttawa Senators of the NHL on April 14, 2015.

Reeds began hisjunior career with theToronto Marlboros of theOntario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL), playing 18 games with them in 1976–77. He then moved to thePeterborough Petes for the remainder of his junior career, playing with the club from 1977 to 1980. He was drafted by theSt. Louis Blues in the fifth round of the1979 NHL Entry Draft.

Reeds spent the entire 1980–81 season with theSalt Lake Golden Eagles of theCentral Hockey League (CHL), and a majority of the 1981–82 with them. Reeds got a taste of NHL action with the Blues, appearing in nine regular season games with St. Louis, then playing in ten more in the NHL playoffs. He again split the 1982–83 season between the Golden Eagles and Blues before staying in St. Louis exclusively in 1983–84. On October 5, 1987, the Blues traded Reeds to theHartford Whalers. He only appeared in 38 games with the Whalers due to injuries in 1987–88, and split the 1988–89 season between Hartford and theBinghamton Whalers of theAmerican Hockey League (AHL). Reeds played in Italy from 1989 to 1991 before returning to North America, and in 1992–93, Reeds saw his last action as a player, suiting up for 16 games with thePeoria Rivermen of theInternational Hockey League (IHL). Overall, he appeared in 365 NHL games, scoring 45 goals and 114 assists for a total of 159 points. He also appeared in 53 NHL playoff games, earning 17 points.

Following his playing career, he became a coach, serving as an assistant coach with the IHL's Peoria Rivermen from 1992 to 1996. The Rivermen moved to theECHL for the 1996–97 season, and Reeds was elevated to head coach, leading the club to a 43–21–6 record. He spent the next two seasons in Peoria before moving to theUnited Hockey League'sMissouri River Otters, leading the expansion club to the playoffs in its first season, 1999–2000. He led the Otters to the playoffs in each of his four seasons, then moved to theKalamazoo Wings of the UHL, leading the squad to the 2006 Colonial Cup Championship, 4 games to 1 over Danbury in the finals. The Wings returned to the league's final series in 2007, but fell to the Rockford IceHogs in seven games. Reeds was hired as the head coach of theOwen Sound Attack of theOntario Hockey League in July 2007.

In his first season with the Attack in 2007–08, the rebuilding club struggled, failing to make the playoffs. Owen Sound improved in 2008–09, as they earned 20 more points than the previous season, and made the playoffs, where they went out in the first round. The Attack then struggled in 2009–10, missing the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. In 2010–11, Owen Sound, predicted to be a border-line playoff team, wound up having the best record in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, the Attack easily defeated theLondon Knights,Plymouth Whalers andWindsor Spitfires to make theJ. Ross Robertson Cup finals. In the finals, the Attack upset the heavily-favouredMississauga St. Michael's Majors in seven games to represent the OHL in the2011 Memorial Cup. After shutting out theKootenay Ice 5–0 in their first game, injuries caught up with the Attack, as they lost their next two round-robin games, followed by a 7–3 loss to Kootenay in a tie-breaker, to be eliminated from the tournament.

On June 23, 2011, newly-hiredOttawa Senators head coachPaul MacLean named Reeds as one of his assistant coaches.

In March 2015, the Senators announced that Reeds had been diagnosed with an inoperable form of cancer. Reeds died on April 14, 2015, at the age of 55 from esophageal cancer;^[1] having been hospitalized with pneumonia, and is survived by wife Mary and two children.^[2][3]

During the2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs, both theMontreal Canadiens and Senators held moments of silence in Reeds' memory.

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