Leo Reise

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size =
position = Defence
played_for = Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers
shot = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 205
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1922|07|22
birth_place = Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
career_start = 1945
career_end = 1954

Leonard Reise, Sr. (June 1, 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, Canada.

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

*hockeydb|22854
* [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=14107 Reise at Legends of Hockey]
* [http://www.newyorkrangers.com/tradition/ATR/bio.asp?PlayerID=779 New York Rangers Official Web Site]