Mitch Reinke
Mitchell Reinke | |
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| Born | February 4, 1996 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey defenseman |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Known for | Playing for St. Louis Blues (NHL), Eisbären Berlin (DEL) |
Mitchell Jon Reinke (born February 4, 1996) is a professional American ice hockey defenseman who currently holds a contract with Eisbären Berlin competing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). His previous NHL experience includes playing for the St. Louis Blues.
Early life
Originating from St. Paul, Minnesota, Reinke was raised in a family deeply involved in sports; his father played collegiate hockey at Hamline University and later achieved success as a masters division world champion boxer, while his sister participated in collegiate soccer at the University of Minnesota.
Playing career
Reinke’s junior hockey tenure was with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the United States Hockey League (USHL), before advancing to play college hockey at Michigan Technological University within the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). During his freshman year (2016–17), he tallied 20 points across 41 games and earned recognition on the WCHA All-Rookie Team. He elevated his performance the next season, posting 24 points in just 35 contests.
Following his sophomore campaign, Reinke inked a two-year entry-level contract as an undrafted free agent with the St. Louis Blues on March 26, 2018, and promptly joined their NHL roster, making his debut on March 31, 2018.
After spending three seasons with the Blues organization without receiving a qualifying offer, he became a free agent and signed a one-year deal with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, on September 2, 2021. After two productive seasons there, he secured a one-year two-way NHL contract with the Seattle Kraken on September 2, 2023.
Concluding seven professional seasons in North America, Reinke opted to continue his career in Europe by agreeing to a one-year contract with German side Eisbären Berlin of the DEL on July 16, 2024.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Stillwater High | USHS | 21 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Stillwater High | USHS | 23 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Stillwater High | USHS | 23 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 55 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 56 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 41 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| 2017–18 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 35 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 31 | |||||||
| 2017–18 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Playoffs GP | Playoffs G | Playoffs A | Playoffs Pts | Playoffs PIM |
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Awards and honors
| Award | Year | League/Context |
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| United States Hockey League (USHL) | ||
| NCAA Division I men's ice hockey (College) | ||
| American Hockey League (AHL) | ||
| Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) | ||