William Ernest Reed (born May 25, 1954) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 72nd overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 1974 NHL entry draft.
Reed never played in the NHL, but did play 40 games in the World Hockey Association with the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades and Calgary Cowboys during the 1974–75 and 1975–76 WHA seasons.
As a youth, he played in the 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Faustina minor ice hockey team from.
Reed appeared as an extra in the movie Slap Shot. During the opening sequence Reed (wearing jersey #2) collides with a teammate wearing the #14 allowing the Charlestown Chiefs to score. The player Reed runs into was his real life Johnstown Jets teammate, Vern Campigatto.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1971–72 Ohio State University CCHA –– 5 7 12 26 –– –– –– –– ––1972–73 Soo Greyhounds OHA 50 12 24 36 98 –– –– –– –– ––1973–74 Soo Greyhounds OHA 63 13 43 56 240 –– –– –– –– ––1974–75 Syracuse Blazers NAHL 32 3 6 9 40 7 0 0 0 21974–75 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades WHA 11 0 0 0 12 –– –– –– –– ––1975–76 Calgary Cowboys WHA 29 0 5 5 14 –– –– –– –– ––1975–76 Springfield Indians AHL 4 0 1 1 18 –– –– –– –– ––1975–76 Johnstown Jets NAHL 28 3 19 22 47 9 1 6 7 121977–78 San Diego Mariners PHL 22 0 5 5 31 –– –– –– –– ––1977–78 Drumheller Miners ASHL 7 2 0 2 0 –– –– –– –– ––1978–79 Welland Steelers OHASr Statistics Unavailable 1980–81 Dundas Merchants OHASr Statistics Unavailable 1981–82 Dundas Merchants OHASr Statistics Unavailable WHA totals 40 0 5 5 26 — — — — — References
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