Griffin Reinhart

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Griffin Reinhart

| image = Griffin Reinhart.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Reinhart with the New York Islanders in 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|01|24}}

| birth_place = West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 217

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| league =

| team =

| played_for = New York Islanders
Edmonton Oilers
Kunlun Red Star
Iserlohn Roosters
Belfast Giants

| draft = 4th overall

| draft_year = 2012

| draft_team = New York Islanders

| career_start = 2014

| career_end = 2022

}}

Griffin Reinhart (born January 24, 1994) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

He was drafted fourth overall by the New York Islanders in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. During his tenure in the National Hockey League (NHL), Reinhart played for the Islanders and the Edmonton Oilers.

Playing career

=Major junior=

After recording 36 points in the regular season, a career high, Reinhart won the 2012 WHL Playoffs with the Oil Kings.{{cite news |last1=Pap |first1=Elliott |title=Oil Kings' Griffin Reinhart relishing shot at second WHL title |url=https://nationalpost.com/m/kings+griffin+reinhart+relishing+shot/9785069/story.html |access-date=December 18, 2018 |publisher=The National Post |date=April 28, 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Reinhart was selected fourth overall by the New York Islanders, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft{{cite web|title=NHL Draft 2012: The first round|url=http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/06/22/the-2012-nhl-draft-the-first-round-pick-by-pick/|publisher=National Post|access-date=June 22, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129164051/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/06/22/the-2012-nhl-draft-the-first-round-pick-by-pick/|archive-date=January 29, 2013|url-status=dead}} and signed a three-year entry-level contract with them on August 2, 2012.{{Cite web| url = http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=639087 | title = Reinhart agrees to terms on entry-level deal | publisher = New York Islanders | date = 2012-08-02 | access-date = 2014-05-04}}

On September 18, 2012, Reinhart was named captain of the Oil Kings.{{cite web |title=Oil Kings Name Reinhart Captain |url=http://oilkings.ca/oil-kings-name-reinhart-captain/ |website=oilkings.ca |access-date=December 18, 2018 |date=September 18, 2012}}

Although the Oil Kings qualified for the 2013 WHL Playoffs, Reinhart injured his foot and was unable to play in the WHL finals, won by the Portland Winterhawks.

In his last year in the WHL, Reinhart helped lead the Oil Kings to their second WHL Championship within three years on May 12, 2014.{{cite web |title=EDMONTON OIL KINGS ARE 2014 WHL CHAMPIONS |url=http://chlmemorialcup.ca/edmonton-oil-kings-are-2014-whl-champions_162551/ |website=chlmemorialcup.ca |access-date=December 18, 2018 |date=May 12, 2014}} He was named to the WHL (East) Second All-Star Team{{cite web |title=WHL ANNOUNCES ALL-STARS & AWARDS FINALISTS |url=http://whl.ca/whl-announces-all-stars-awards-finalists |website=whl.ca |access-date=December 18, 2018 |date=March 20, 2014}} and WHL Playoff MVP for his efforts.{{cite web |last1=Wright |first1=Cory |title=Reinhart Strikes WHL Title, MVP |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/reinhart-strikes-whl-title-mvp/c-719075 |website=NHL.com |access-date=December 18, 2018 |date=May 13, 2014}} The Oil Kings also named Reinhart and teammate Cody Corbett co-winners of the team’s Top Defenceman award.{{cite web |title=Oil Kings Hand Out Season Awards |url=http://oilkings.ca/oil-kings-hand-out-season-awards/ |website=oilkings.ca |access-date=December 18, 2018 |date=May 17, 2014}} On May 25, the Oil Kings won the Memorial Cup over the Guelph Storm.{{cite web |title=Oil Kings Win Memorial Cup |url=http://oilkings.ca/oil-kings-win-memorial-cup/ |website=oilkings.ca |access-date=December 18, 2018 |date=May 25, 2014}}

=Professional=

Although Reinhart spent the majority of the 2014–15 season with the Islanders AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, he made his NHL debut on October 10, 2014, against the Carolina Hurricanes.{{cite web |last1=Wright |first1=Cory |title=Game Preview: Islanders vs. Hurricanes |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/game-preview-islanders-vs-hurricanes/c-733950 |website=NHL.com |date=October 11, 2014|access-date=December 18, 2018}}

On June 26, 2015, Reinhart was traded by the Islanders to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for the Oilers' 2015 first-round pick (16th overall, Mathew Barzal) and second-round pick (33rd overall, Mitchell Stephens) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=772442 | title = Islanders trade Griffin Reinhart to Oilers | publisher = National Hockey League | date = 2015-06-26 | access-date = 2015-06-26}}

Having been left exposed by the Oilers at the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft, Reinhart was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights on June 21, 2017.{{cite web| url = http://www.edmontonsun.com/2017/06/21/vegas-expected-to-take-griffin-reinhart-in-expansion-draft | title = Vegas take Griffin Reinhart in expansion draft | publisher = Edmonton Sun | date = 2017-06-21 | access-date = 2017-06-21}} On October 30, Reinhart was sent to the Golden Knights' AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves.{{cite web|title=Shea Theodore Recalled From Chicago Wolves|url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/shea-theodore-recalled-from-chicago-wolves/c-292427844|website=NHL.com|access-date=October 31, 2017|date=October 30, 2017}}

After leaving the NHL as a free agent, Reinhart spent his first season abroad, playing with Chinese based HC Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League during the COVID-19 pandemic affected 2019–20 season. He made 33 appearances for Kunlun, registering just 3 assists from the blueline.

As a free agent into the 2020–21 season, Reinhart belatedly joined German club, Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL, for the remainder of the campaign on February 12, 2021.{{cite web| url = https://iserlohn-roosters.de/2021/02/12/roosters-verpflichten-griffin-reinhart/ | title = Roosters sign Griffin Reinhart | publisher = Iserlohn Roosters | date = February 12, 2021 | access-date = February 12, 2021 | language = German}}

In August 2021, Reinhart agreed to terms with UK EIHL side Belfast Giants ahead of the 2021-22 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfastgiants.com/2021/08/30/belfast-giants-complete-2021-22-roster-with-signing-of-j-j-piccinich-and-griffin-reinhart/|title = Belfast Giants News}}

Personal life

Reinhart's father Paul was an All-Star NHL defenseman for Atlanta/Calgary and Vancouver in the 1980s. Griffin's older brother, Max, was drafted by the Calgary Flames in 2010 and his younger brother Sam was drafted second overall in 2014 by the Buffalo Sabres.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2008–09

| Vancouver North West Giants

| BCMML

| 3

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 0

| 2

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| Vancouver North West Giants

| BCMML

| 32

| 9

| 25

| 34

| 24

| 5

| 3

| 5

| 8

| 14

2009–10

| Edmonton Oil Kings

| WHL

| 2

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Edmonton Oil Kings

| WHL

| 45

| 6

| 19

| 25

| 36

| 4

| 0

| 6

2011–12

| Edmonton Oil Kings

| WHL

| 58

| 12

| 24

| 36

| 38

| 20

| 2

| 6

| 8

| 20

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Edmonton Oil Kings

| WHL

| 59

| 8

| 21

| 29

| 35

| 12

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 5

2013–14

| Edmonton Oil Kings

| WHL

| 45

| 4

| 17

| 21

| 55

| 21

| 4

| 9

| 13

| 18

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| New York Islanders

| NHL

| 8

| 0

| 1

| 6

| 1

| 0

2014–15

| Bridgeport Sound Tigers

| AHL

| 59

| 7

| 15

| 22

| 64

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 29

| 0

| 1

| 20

| —

2015–16

| Bakersfield Condors

| AHL

| 30

| 2

| 8

| 10

| 16

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| Bakersfield Condors

| AHL

| 54

| 7

| 14

| 21

| 42

| —

2016–17

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| —

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017–18

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 60

| 2

| 10

| 12

| 30

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 4

2018–19

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 75

| 4

| 12

| 16

| 27

| 21

| 1

| 6

| 7

| 12

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019–20

| Kunlun Red Star

| KHL

| 33

| 0

| 2

| 6

| —

2020–21

| Iserlohn Roosters

| DEL

| 22

| 3

| 8

| 11

| 10

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| Belfast Giants

| EIHL

| 53

| 3

| 29

| 32

| 8

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 0

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 37

! 0

! 2

! 26

! 2

! 0

! 1

! 0

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2011

| Canada Pacific

| U17

| {{bronze3}}

| 6

| 1

| 6

| 7

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012

| Canada

| IH18

| {{gold1}}

| 5

| 0

| 6

2013

| Canada

| WJC

| 4th

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 8

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014

| Canada

| WJC

| 4th

| 4

| 1

| 2

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan=4 | Junior totals

! 20

! 2

! 8

! 10

! 20

Awards and honours

class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year !
colspan="3"\|WHL
East Second All-Star Team \| 2014 \|
WHL Playoff MVP \| 2014 \|
Memorial Cup champion \| 2014 \| {{cite web\|title=Oil Kings vs Storm \|url=http://www.mastercardmemorialcup.ca/schedule/show/game/66886 \|access-date=25 May 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525232345/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/schedule/show/game/66886 \|archive-date=May 25, 2014 \|df=mdy-all }}
Ed Chynoweth Cup champion \| 2012, 2014 \|

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

colspan="3"|WHL

East Second All-Star Team

| 2014

WHL Playoff MVP

| 2014

Memorial Cup champion

| 2014

| {{cite web|title=Oil Kings vs Storm |url=http://www.mastercardmemorialcup.ca/schedule/show/game/66886 |access-date=25 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525232345/http://mastercardmemorialcup.ca/schedule/show/game/66886 |archive-date=May 25, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}

Ed Chynoweth Cup champion

| 2012, 2014