Jeremy Reich

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Jeremy Reich.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Reich with the Providence Bruins in 2008

| team =

| played_for = Columbus Blue Jackets
Boston Bruins
ERC Ingolstadt

| league =

| prospect_league =

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 203

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|2|11|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Craik, Saskatchewan, Canada

| draft = 39th overall

| draft_year = 1997

| draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks

| career_start = 2000

| career_end = 2012

}}

Jeremy Reich (born February 11, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Reich was a grinder known for his physical play and fighting.{{Cite web|title=Jeremy Reich on Hockey Fighters|url=http://www.crashingthenet.com/jeremy_reich.htm|accessdate=2009-04-04|publisher=Hockey Fighters}} He currently serves in an assistant G.M and assistant coach with the Canmore Eagles of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL).

Playing career

After playing minor hockey with the Saskatoon Contacts of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League (SMAAAHL), Reich began his major junior career in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Seattle Thunderbirds in 1995–96. After his second WHL season, he was drafted 39th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. Upon being drafted, he remained in the WHL and during the 1997–98 season, he was traded from Seattle to the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for Jeffrey Beatch on December 20, 1997.{{Cite web|title=Jeremy Reich's NHL Profile|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8466174&view=stats|accessdate=2009-04-04|publisher=National Hockey League}}

Reich played his last WHL season with the Broncos in 1999–2000, turning pro the following season in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Syracuse Crunch. He made his NHL debut in the 2003–04 season with the Columbus Blue Jackets, playing in 9 games and registering 1 assist during a call-up. Late in the 2004–05 AHL season, back with the Crunch, he was loaned to the Houston Aeros on March 10, 2005, in exchange for the loan of Jason Beckett. That off-season, he was signed as a free agent by the Boston Bruins on September 7, 2005. He subsequently began playing with Boston's AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins. During the 2007–08 season, Reich scored his first NHL goal against his former team, the Columbus Blue Jackets, in a 2–0 win on December 15, 2007.{{Cite web|title=Reich scores first goal, Auld earns first shutout for Boston |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20071215_CLB@BOS |access-date=2009-04-04 |date=2007-12-15 |work=CBS Sports |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010062536/http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20071215_CLB%40BOS |archive-date=2012-10-10 }}

On July 2, 2009, Reich signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=2009-07-02|title=Isles sign three players|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706060558/http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=433272&page=NewsPage&service=page|url=http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=433272&page=NewsPage&service=page|archive-date=2009-07-06|accessdate=2009-07-06|website=|publisher=New York Islanders}} Assigned to the Islanders AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for 2009–10, Reich scored 12 goals in 33 games in an injury blighted season.

On July 1, 2010, Reich returned to the Boston Bruins organization by signing a one-year contract.{{cite web |url=http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533567|title=Bruins sign Jeremy Reich to one-year contract | publisher =Boston Bruins | date = 2010-07-01 | accessdate = 2010-07-01}} He was reassigned to Providence where he remainder for the entire 2010–11 season, scoring 23 points in 72 games.

On April 30, 2011, Reich signed a one-year contract with German team, ERC Igolstadt, of the DEL.{{cite web | url = http://www.erc-ingolstadt.de/html/index.php?nav=news&id=1626 | title = Ross and Reich come, Schaefer's gone | publisher = ERC Ingolstadt | date = 2011-04-30 | access-date = 2011-04-30 | language = German | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110723140354/http://www.erc-ingolstadt.de/html/index.php?nav=news&id=1626 | archive-date = 2011-07-23 }}

Career statistics

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

! colspan="5" | Regular season

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

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

ALIGN="center"

| 1994–95

| Saskatoon Contacts

| SMHL

| 35

| 13

| 20

| 33

| 81

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1995–96

| Seattle Thunderbirds

| WHL

| 65

| 11

| 22

| 88

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 10

ALIGN="center"

| 1996–97

| Seattle Thunderbirds

| WHL

| 62

| 19

| 31

| 50

| 134

| 15

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 36

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1997–98

| Seattle Thunderbirds

| WHL

| 43

| 24

| 23

| 47

| 121

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 1997–98

| Swift Current Broncos

| WHL

| 22

| 8

| 16

| 47

| 12

| 5

| 6

| 11

| 37

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998–99

| Swift Current Broncos

| WHL

| 67

| 21

| 28

| 49

| 220

| 6

| 0

| 3

| 26

ALIGN="center"

| 1999–00

| Swift Current Broncos

| WHL

| 72

| 33

| 58

| 91

| 167

| 12

| 2

| 10

| 12

| 19

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2000–01

| Syracuse Crunch

| AHL

| 56

| 6

| 9

| 15

| 108

| 5

| 0

| 6

ALIGN="center"

| 2001–02

| Syracuse Crunch

| AHL

| 59

| 9

| 7

| 16

| 178

| 10

| 4

| 0

| 4

| 16

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2002–03

| Syracuse Crunch

| AHL

| 78

| 14

| 13

| 27

| 195

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2003–04

| Syracuse Crunch

| AHL

| 72

| 14

| 37

| 51

| 150

| 6

| 1

| 2

| 13

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003–04

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 9

| 0

| 1

| 20

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2004–05

| Syracuse Crunch

| AHL

| 50

| 4

| 5

| 9

| 189

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| Houston Aeros

| AHL

| 18

| 3

| 4

| 7

| 34

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 28

ALIGN="center"

| 2005–06

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 77

| 8

| 15

| 23

| 235

| 6

| 0

| 27

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 46

| 4

| 7

| 11

| 105

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2006–07

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 32

| 0

| 1

| 63

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 58

| 2

| 4

| 78

| 4

| 0

| 8

ALIGN="center"

| 2008–09

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 76

| 21

| 13

| 34

| 139

| 16

| 3

| 5

| 8

| 21

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| Bridgeport Sound Tigers

| AHL

| 33

| 12

| 8

| 20

| 24

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 4

ALIGN="center"

| 2010–11

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 72

| 14

| 9

| 23

| 52

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| ERC Ingolstadt

| DEL

| 41

| 2

| 11

| 13

| 117

| 9

| 0

| 3

| 16

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 637

! 104

! 132

! 236

! 1409

! 53

! 9

! 18

! 112

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 99

! 2

! 4

! 6

! 161

! 4

! 0

! 8

Transactions

December 20, 1997 - Traded from the Seattle Thunderbirds to the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for Jeffrey Beatch.
March 10, 2005 - Loaned to the Houston Aeros from the Syracuse Crunch in exchange for the loan of Jason Beckett.
September 7, 2005 - Signed as a free agent by the Boston Bruins.
June 2, 2009 - Signed as a free agent by the New York Islanders.
July 1, 2010 - Signed as a free agent by the Boston Bruins.