Dave Reece

David Barrett Reece (born September 13, 1948 in Troy, New York) is a retired American professional ice hockey goaltender who played the 1975–76 season with the Boston Bruins. He posted an NHL record of seven wins, five losses and two ties, with two shutouts and a 3.32 goals against average.

Playing career Reece is known best for surrendering eleven goals against the Toronto Maple Leafs on February 7, 1976, which included six goals and four assists for Darryl Sittler, setting an NHL-record ten points in one game. He was in net as a replacement for starters Gerry Cheevers and Gilles Gilbert. Reece played the whole game and was never pulled by coach Don Cherry. The game was Reece's last NHL appearance.

In international hockey, Reece served as Mike Curran's backup at the 1977 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Vienna. He also was a member of the preliminary U.S. Olympic roster for the 1972 Winter Olympics but did not make the final cut.

A four-year collegiate hockey player on the University of Vermont men's hockey team, Reece is 7th all-time in save percentage (.900) and goals against average (3.01), while also ranking 5th in all-time saves. He has been named a member of the Vermont Hockey All-Time Team. During his time at UVM, Reece double majored in political science and education.

Post-playing career Reece was also a player agent for Western Professional Hockey League enforcer and track star David Watson and many other minor league players.

Reece went on to live in Wilder, Vermont, for a number of years, working as a skating instructor and educational consultant, and later lived in Greenville, South Carolina.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1968–69 University of Vermont ECAC 2 25 13 12 0 1500 84 3 3.36 — — — — — — — — — 1969–70 University of Vermont ECAC 2 24 16 8 0 1440 65 4 2.71 — — — — — — — — — 1970–71 University of Vermont ECAC 2 26 17 9 0 1560 75 3 2.88 — — — — — — — — — 1972–73 Boston Braves AHL 41 — — — 2183 112 3 3.07 — — — — — — — — — 1973–74 Boston Braves AHL 57 18 28 11 3241 189 1 3.49 — — — — — — — — — 1974–75 Rochester Americans AHL 42 19 16 7 2478 121 1 2.92 .909 11 6 5 680 34 0 3.00 — 1975–76 Boston Bruins NHL 14 7 5 2 776 43 2 3.32 .877 — — — — — — — — 1975–76 Springfield Indians AHL 20 13 7 0 1202 78 0 3.89 — — — — — — — — — 1976–77 Rochester Americans AHL 32 15 14 3 1891 111 1 3.52 .872 — — — — — — — — 1976–77 Rhode Island Reds AHL 11 2 7 1 634 51 0 4.82 .878 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 14 7 5 2 776 43 2 3.32 .877 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1977 United States WC 5 — — — 299 16 0 3.21 — Senior totals 5 — — — 299 16 0 3.21 —