Tom Reid (ice hockey)

Tom Reid
Born (1946-06-24) June 24, 1946 (age 78)
Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1966–1978

Thomas Allan Reid (born June 24, 1946) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 701 regular season games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks and Minnesota North Stars over an 11-year career.

Reid was born in Fort Erie, Ontario.

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 against Ken Dryden of the Montreal Canadiens.[1][2] It was the only penalty shot ever scored against Dryden and one of only 17 goals that Reid scored in his career.

Reid was forced to retire as an active player after the 1977–78 season due to a rash known amongst his colleagues as "the gunk" which covered 70 percent of his body. The rash at its worst secretes a yellowish liquid that sticks to a uniform or protective equipment worn by a player.[3] Reid didn’t start experiencing it until his eighth season in the league and was advised by his doctors to end his career because the steroid and cortisone shots he had been taking would lead to fatal consequences. A similar skin disorder would also abbreviate the career of Marián Hossa four decades later.[4]

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 radio broadcast team for the Minnesota Wild since the team's inaugural season in 2000.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1964–65 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 56 4 13 17 106 5 1 0 1 11
1965–66 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 45 3 15 18 74 7 0 0 0 44
1966–67 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 45 5 19 24 120 4 0 2 2 2
1966–67 St. Louis Braves CPHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 56 0 4 4 25 9 0 0 0 2
1967–68 Dallas Black Hawks CPHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1968–69 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 30 0 3 3 12 — — — — —
1968–69 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 3 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
1968–69 Minnesota North Stars NHL 18 0 4 4 38 — — — — —
1969–70 Minnesota North Stars NHL 66 1 7 8 51 6 0 1 1 4
1970–71 Minnesota North Stars NHL 73 3 14 17 62 12 0 6 6 20
1971–72 Minnesota North Stars NHL 78 6 15 21 107 7 1 4 5 17
1972–73 Minnesota North Stars NHL 60 1 13 14 50 6 0 2 2 4
1973–74 Minnesota North Stars NHL 76 4 19 23 81 — — — — —
1974–75 Minnesota North Stars NHL 74 1 5 6 103 — — — — —
1975–76 Minnesota North Stars NHL 69 0 15 15 52 — — — — —
1976–77 Minnesota North Stars NHL 65 0 8 8 52 2 0 0 0 2
1977–78 Minnesota North Stars NHL 36 1 6 7 21 — — — — —
NHL totals 701 17 113 130 654 42 1 13 14 49



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  1. ^ "Montreal Canadiens - History".[dead link‍]
  2. ^ Scoggins, Chip (2021-10-14). "Tom Reid, Ken Dryden still remember a 'totally ridiculous' penalty shot goal 50 years later". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08.
  3. ^ Eskenazi, Gerald (1979-03-05). "N.H.L. Begins Skin‐Rash Study". The New York Times. New York City. pp. C4. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28.
  4. ^ Lazerus, Mark (2017-06-21). "Skin disorder drove former Hawks defenseman Tom Reid out of NHL". Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago. Archived from the original on 2019-08-28.