- Tom Reid
Tom Reid (born
June 24 , 1946 in Fort Erie,Ontario ) is a retired professionalice hockey player who played 690 games in theNational Hockey League . He played for the Chicago Black Hawks andMinnesota North Stars over an 11 year career.Playing career
Not known as a goal scorer, perhaps Reid's best known accomplishment as a player was scoring a rare penalty shot goal on
October 14 ,1971 againstKen Dryden of theMontreal Canadiens [cite news | title=Montreal Canadiens - History | url =http://canadiens.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=eng_his_penaltyshots] . It was the only penalty shot ever scored against Dryden and one of only 17 goals that Reid scored in his career. Reid retired in 1978 after contracting an unusual rash caused by his hockey equipment.Broadcasting
After retiring as a player, Reid spent 12 years as color analyst for the North Stars. After the team's move to Dallas, Reid continued as an analyst for NCAA hockey. He and Bob Kurtz have been part of the broadcast team for the
Minnesota Wild since the team's inaugural season in 2000.External links
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* [http://tomreidshockeycitypub.com/bio.php Tom Reid bio]References
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