Reid Duke (ice hockey)

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Reid Duke
Born (1996-01-28) January 28, 1996 (age 26)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
AHL team
Former teams		 Henderson Silver Knights
Chicago Wolves
NHL Draft 169th overall, 2014
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2018–present

Reid Duke (born January 28, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Henderson Silver Knights in the American Hockey League (AHL). Reid was the first player to sign a contract with the expansion Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 2017.

Playing career[]

Duke started his junior ice hockey career with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League after being selected fifth in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft.[1] He was traded to Brandon three years later, after being selected in the sixth round of the 2014 NHL entry draft by the Minnesota Wild. In 2016, he won the WHL Championship, the Ed Chynoweth Cup, with the Wheat Kings.[2]

During his final year of junior hockey in the 2016–17 season, he became the first player in franchise history to be signed by the Vegas Golden Knights after agreeing to a three-year entry-level contract on March 6, 2017.[3][4] At the conclusion of his season and junior career with the Wheat Kings, Duke signed a professional try-out contract on April 7, 2017, with the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League, then serving as the affiliate to the St. Louis Blues,[5] but did not appear in any games that season for the Wolves.[6] The Wolves then became the affiliate for Golden Knights for the next three seasons. Duke did not make his professional debut with the Wolves until February 2018 as he injured his shoulder and required surgery after attending his first rookie camp with the Golden Knights in the 2017 offseason.[6] Duke played in 99 games and scored 31 points over his three seasons with the Wolves. He then played for the Golden Knights' new AHL affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights, in the shortened 2020–21 season.

After his entry-level contract with the Golden Knights ended in 2021, he was not re-signed. On September 17, 2021, he signed an AHL contract to stay with the Silver Knights for the 2021–22 season.[7]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 12 2 4 6 8 — — — — —
2012–13 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 57 8 16 24 30 — — — — —
2013–14 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 62 15 25 40 91 — — — — —
2014–15 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 52 20 31 51 66 6 0 1 1 4
2015–16 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 68 33 29 62 18 21 8 16 24 24
2016–17 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 59 37 34 71 81 4 3 0 3 8
2017–18 Chicago Wolves AHL 14 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Chicago Wolves AHL 44 7 9 16 33 — — — — —
2019–20 Chicago Wolves AHL 39 8 7 15 56 — — — — —
2020–21 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 17 4 4 8 13 4 0 0 0 6
AHL totals 114 19 20 39 106 6 0 0 0 6

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Canada Pacific U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 2 3 5 0
Junior totals 5 2 3 5 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Who is Reid Duke?". NHL.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  2. ^ "Brandonites rally as Wheaties return home as WHL champs". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  3. ^ "Vegas Golden Knights sign Reid Duke as 1st-ever player". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  4. ^ "Golden Knights Sign Reid Duke To Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  5. ^ "Duke to skate with Wolves". Chicago Wolves. 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  6. ^ a b "DUKE ADDED TO WOLVES ROSTER". Chicago Wolves. February 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Reid Duke Signed to AHL Contract". OurSports Central. 2021-09-17.

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