Professional Hockey Player. He played at the position of Left Wing a total of three seasons (1924 to 1926) in the National Hockey League with the Toronto St. Pats. His total NHL career consisted of 40 games played, 2 goals, 2 assists, and 4 penalties in minutes. Born and raised in the Victorian community of Seaforth, in Huron County, Ontario, Reid earned his playing skills through his hometown OHA hockey clubs including the Seaforth Juniors (1917 to 1918), the Seaforth Highlanders (1918 to 1919), and the Seaforth Hockey Club (1916 to 1924). While playing in his native Seaforth, the fans would go crazy for the popular left winger, and on one occasion Reid ended up spending the night in jail on an assault charge after a crazed fan reached out for him. After leaving his Seaforth in 1924, Reid headed to Toronto where he was signed as a free agent to the Toronto St. Pats on November 12th of that year. Under the leadership of Pats coach Eddie Powers he saw his first exhibition game against the Calgary Tigers six days later. He continued to play for the team for another two years before he was replaced by another player and sent back to the minors. Following his leave from the NHL he returned home and played one more year with his old hockey club before moving to Stratford, Ontario, to work as a salesman. He finished out his hockey career with the Windsor Bulldogs (1926 to 1927) and the Stratford Nationals (1926 to 1927, 1930 to 1931), before finally calling it quits. After his retirement he settled in St. Thomas, Ontario, to be close to his daughter. He passed away their in 1986.
Professional Hockey Player. He played at the position of Left Wing a total of three seasons (1924 to 1926) in the National Hockey League with the Toronto St. Pats. His total NHL career consisted of 40 games played, 2 goals, 2 assists, and 4 penalties in minutes. Born and raised in the Victorian community of Seaforth, in Huron County, Ontario, Reid earned his playing skills through his hometown OHA hockey clubs including the Seaforth Juniors (1917 to 1918), the Seaforth Highlanders (1918 to 1919), and the Seaforth Hockey Club (1916 to 1924). While playing in his native Seaforth, the fans would go crazy for the popular left winger, and on one occasion Reid ended up spending the night in jail on an assault charge after a crazed fan reached out for him. After leaving his Seaforth in 1924, Reid headed to Toronto where he was signed as a free agent to the Toronto St. Pats on November 12th of that year. Under the leadership of Pats coach Eddie Powers he saw his first exhibition game against the Calgary Tigers six days later. He continued to play for the team for another two years before he was replaced by another player and sent back to the minors. Following his leave from the NHL he returned home and played one more year with his old hockey club before moving to Stratford, Ontario, to work as a salesman. He finished out his hockey career with the Windsor Bulldogs (1926 to 1927) and the Stratford Nationals (1926 to 1927, 1930 to 1931), before finally calling it quits. After his retirement he settled in St. Thomas, Ontario, to be close to his daughter. He passed away their in 1986.
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