Mitch Reinke
Mitch Reinke (born February 4, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing as a prospect to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Mitch Reinke | |||
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Born |
Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S. | February 4, 1996||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team | St. Louis Blues | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2018–present |
Playing career
Reinke attended Stillwater High before playing junior hockey with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League (USHL).
He committed to play collegiate hockey with Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). In his freshman season in 2016–17 season, Reinke developed a scoring touch and sound defensive game with 20 points in 41 games to earn a selection to the WCHA All-Rookie Team.
In the following 2017–18 season, Reinke notched a new career high with 24 points in 35 games before opting to end his collegiate career after his sophomore year in signing as an Undrafted free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues on March 26, 2018.[1] Reinke was immediately added to the Blues roster and made his NHL debut with the Blues in a 6–0 defeat to the Arizona Coyotes on March 31, 2018.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2011–12 | Stillwater High | USHS | 21 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Stillwater High | USHS | 23 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Stillwater High | USHS | 23 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 55 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 56 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 41 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 35 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 76 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 46 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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USHL | ||
All-Rookie Second Team | 2015 | |
College | ||
WCHA All-Rookie Team | 2016–17[3] | |
All-WCHA Third Team | 2017–18[4] | |
AHL | ||
All-Rookie Team | 2018–19[5] |
References
- "Blues sign three players to entry-level contracts". St. Louis Blues. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- "Blues shutout by Coyotes". National Hockey League. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- "Awards - NCAA (WCHA) Rookie All-Star Team". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "WCHA announces 2017-18 All-WCHA Teams". uscho.com. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "2018-19 American Hockey League All-Rookie Team Named". OurSports Central. 10 April 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database