Jeff Reese
Jeffrey K. Reese | |
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| Born | March 24, 1966 Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Ice hockey goaltender (retired), goaltending coach |
| Years active | 1986–1999 (player), 2001–present (coach) |
| Known for | NHL goaltender for Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Hartford Whalers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New Jersey Devils; goaltending coach for Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars |
Jeffrey K. Reese (born March 24, 1966) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who competed in the NHL for eleven seasons with teams including the Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Hartford Whalers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and New Jersey Devils. Since 2015, he has been the goaltending coach for the Dallas Stars, following coaching stints with the Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–2009) and Philadelphia Flyers (2009–2015).
Playing career
Reese was chosen 67th overall in the fourth round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, coming from the London Knights. After completing four seasons with the Knights, he began his professional career in 1986 with Toronto’s AHL affiliate, the Newmarket Saints.
Toronto Maple Leafs
In his second professional season, Reese made his NHL debut, appearing in five games. The following year, he split time between ten NHL games and 37 appearances for Newmarket. During the 1989–90 season, he shared goaltending responsibilities over 21 games alongside Allan Bester and Mark Laforest. The next year saw Reese participate in 30 games as the backup to rookie Peter Ing. In 1991–92, after Toronto acquired Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr as their starting goalie, Reese briefly served as Fuhr’s backup before being traded.
On January 2, 1992, Reese was involved in a significant ten-player deal that sent him along with Craig Berube, Alexander Godynyuk, Gary Leeman, and Michel Petit to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Doug Gilmour, Jamie Macoun, Kent Manderville, Ric Nattress, and Rick Wamsley.
Calgary Flames
While with Calgary, Reese acted as Mike Vernon's backup and appeared in 26 games during the 1992–93 season, compiling an impressive 14-4-1 record. A notable moment occurred on February 10, 1993, when he notched three assists in a dominant 13-1 win, etching his name into NHL history. The arrival of first-round draft pick Trevor Kidd led to Reese being traded early in the 1993–94 campaign to the Hartford Whalers in exchange for defenseman Dan Keczmer.
Hartford Whalers
In Hartford, Reese served as backup to Sean Burke and shared netminding duties with Frank Pietrangelo when Burke encountered back problems. The ascent of younger goalie Jason Muzzatti eventually prompted Reese’s departure via trade to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tampa Bay Lightning
With Daren Puppa established as Tampa Bay’s starter but struggles evident from backup Jean-Claude Bergeron, Reese stepped in as an experienced option and posted a 7-7-1 record across 19 games. He was subsequently traded during the off-season to the New Jersey Devils for goaltender Corey Schwab.
New Jersey Devils
Reese backed up Martin Brodeur but soon lost his position to rookie Mike Dunham. Most of the 1996–97 season was spent with the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League where he shared goaltending duties with Rich Parent. Together they earned the James Norris Memorial Trophy for allowing the fewest goals and captured the Turner Cup in 1997. As Detroit’s starting goalie in 1997–98, Reese was honored with All-IHL Second Team selections in both seasons.
Return to the Toronto Maple Leafs
As an unrestricted free agent in 1998, Reese rejoined Toronto. However, with Curtis Joseph signed and Felix Potvin retained after a failed trade attempt, Reese was relegated to minor league play. He appeared in two final NHL games and played 27 contests with the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL). Prior to the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft, he was traded back to Tampa Bay as a veteran exposed player but was not selected by the Atlanta Thrashers and subsequently retired that summer.
Coaching career
Following his retirement from playing, Reese transitioned into a role as a goaltending coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning, contributing to their Stanley Cup victory in 2004. On June 25, 2009, he was appointed as the goaltending coach for the Philadelphia Flyers, succeeding Réjean Lemelin. Reese and the Flyers organization agreed to part ways on March 6, 2015. Subsequently, on June 15, 2015, he accepted the position of goaltending coach with the Dallas Stars.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 180 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1990–91 | "Toronto Maple Leafs" | "NHL" | "6"|"13"|"3"|"1430"|"92"|"1"|"3.86"|" .868" | "—"|"—"|"—"|"—"|"—"|"—"|"—" | |||||||||||||||||
| Toronto Maple Leafs|"NHL"|8|"1"|5|"1"|414|"20"|1|"2.90"|".905"|"""""| | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Calgary Flames|"NHL"|26|"14"|4|"1"|1311|"70"|1|"3.20"|".889"|"""""| | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Calgary Flames|"NHL"|12|"3"|2|"2"|588|"37"|0|"3.78"|".872"|4|"1"|3|"209"|"17"|"""""| | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Calgary Flames|"NHL"|1|"0"|"""""| | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford Whalers|"NHL"|19|"5"|9|"3"|1086|"56"|1|"3.09"|".893"|"""""| | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford Whalers|"NHL"|11|"2"|5|"1"|478|"26"|1|"3.27"|".889"|"""""| | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford Whalers|"NHL"|7|"2"|3|'275'|'14'|'1'|'3.06'|' .918'|' '| | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 'Tampa Bay Lightning'|'NHL'|'19'|'7'|'7'|'1'|'994'|'54'|' '|'3.26'|' .884'|'5'|'1'|'1'|'198'|'12'|' '|'3.64'|' .880' | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 'Detroit Vipers'|'IHL'|'32'|'23'|'4'|'3'|'1763'|'14'|'4'|'1.87'|' .926'|'11'|'7'|'3'|'518'|'22'|' '|'2.55'|' .926' | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 'New Jersey Devils'|'NHL'|'3' | ' ' | ' ' | '275' | '13' | '5.62' | '.800' | ' ' | ' ' | ' ' | ' ' | ' ' | ' '| ' ' | ||||||||||||||||
| '1997-98 IHL season' | Detroit Vipers' | IHL' | 46' | 27' | 9' | 8' | 2570' | 95' | 4' | 2.22' | '.917' | 22' | 13' | 9' | 1276' | 52' | 2' | 2.44' | '.913' | ||
| '1998-99 NHL season' | St. John's Maple Leafs' | AHL' | 27' | 17' | 7' | 3' | 1555' | 66'
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