# Leo Reise Jr.

Leo Charles Reise Jr. (June 7, 1922 – July 26, 2015) was a professional ice hockey player in the NHL and son of former pro Leo Reise. He was born in Stoney Creek, Ontario.

## Playing career

Following junior hockey in Brantford and Guelph, Reise enlisted in the navy where he played for the naval teams of Victoria, Halifax and HMCS CHIPPAWA in Winnipeg where he played on the 1945 Basil Baker trophy-winning team. Leo Reise began his NHL career following the end of World War II playing six games with the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1945–46 NHL season. Reise was the first son of a former NHL player to also join the league. After playing 17 games with Chicago the next season, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings where he remained until the end of the 1951–52 NHL season. He finished his last two seasons, 1952–53 and 1953–54, with the New York Rangers, with whom his father had also concluded his NHL career. In 494 NHL games, he recorded 28 goals and 109 points. He won two Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings in 1950 and 1952.

## Post hockey

After his hockey career Reise went on to running a plumbing business in the Hamilton area.
Reise died of cancer on July 26, 2015, at the age of 93.

## Awards and achievements

* USHL first All-Star team (1946)
* NHL Second All-Star team (1950, 1951)
* Played in NHL All-Star Game (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953)

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1939–40 | Brantford Lions | Big-10 Jr. B | 12 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 |
| 1939–40 | Brantford Lions | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 1940–41 | Brantford Lions | Big-10 Jr. B | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 22 |
| 1940–41 | Brantford Lions | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 20 |
| 1941–42 | Guelph Biltmores | OHA-Jr. | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| 1943–44 | Victoria Navy | NNDHL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1943–44 | Halifax Navy | NNDHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1944–45 | Winnipeg Navy | WNDHL | 17 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 1945–46 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1945–46 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 50 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946–47 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946–47 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946–47 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946–47 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 31 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1947–48 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 58 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 1948–49 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 59 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1949–50 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 1950–51 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 68 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 67 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 1951–52 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 54 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 1952–53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 61 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Owen Sound Mercurys | OHA-Sr. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 494 | 28 | 81 | 109 | 399 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 68 |