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Bill Reed
Born	(1954-05-25) May 25, 1954 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Played for	Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades Calgary Cowboys
NHL draft	72nd overall, 1974 Boston Bruins
WHA draft	4th overall, 1974 Michigan Stags
Playing career	1974–1981

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 season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	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	2
1974–75	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	12
1977–78	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	—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database