Dylan Reese

Dylan Paul Reese (born August 29, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He last played with HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Early life Reese, who is Jewish, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Barry and Marcie Reese, grandson of Rita Reese and Agnes and Richard Hornak, and has a brother named Evan. He attended Upper St. Clair High School.

Playing career Reese was drafted in 2000, in round 16 (#323 overall) by Belleville Bulls in the OHL Priority Selection. He was then drafted in 2002, in round 1 (#9 overall) by the Lincoln Stars in the USHL Entry Draft. He went on to lead Harvard defensemen in scoring each of the next two seasons while being named team captain and MVP his senior year. In both 2005-2006 and in 2006-2007 he was an NCAA (ECAC) Second All-Star Team. He was immediately assigned to Columbus' American League affiliate the Syracuse Crunch. He played in 51 games for the Crunch scoring 22 points and recording a team best +12 rating. Then, on March 1, two days before the NHL trade deadline Reese was dealt to the New York Islanders in exchange for Islanders forward Greg Moore. After reporting to the Islanders' AHL affiliate the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for one game, where he recorded a goal and an assist, Reese was recalled by the Islanders where he remained the rest of the season. Reese finished the season with two goals, two assists, and a +4 rating.

Reese began the 2010–11 AHL season with the Islanders' top AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, but on November 15, 2010 the defenseman was recalled to the NHL.

After a single season within the Pittsburgh Penguins organization in the 2012–13 season, Reese opted to leave North America and sign with Russian club, Amur Khabarovsk in the KHL. He said of his experience: "[Khabarovsk] is the coldest city. It was literally negative 20 for like one month straight; I’m not kidding... People treated me well, but at the same time, I didn’t understand what anyone was saying."

On July 18, 2016, as a free agent following the completion of his contract with the Coyotes, Reese left for abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Swedish club, HV71 of the SHL.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Pittsburgh Hornets 18U AAA Midget 66 14 42 56 — — — — — — 2000–01 Texas Tornado NAHL 1 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Pittsburgh Forge NAHL 55 8 24 32 74 — — — — — 2002–03 Pittsburgh Forge NAHL 56 11 30 41 98 — — — — — 2003–04 Harvard University ECAC 21 1 4 5 18 — — — — — 2004–05 Harvard University ECAC 34 7 12 19 44 — — — — — 2005–06 Harvard University ECAC 33 4 15 19 36 — — — — — 2006–07 Harvard University ECAC 33 9 9 18 26 — — — — — 2006–07 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 10 0 4 4 12 2 0 0 0 2 2007–08 San Antonio Rampage AHL 59 1 6 7 49 3 1 1 2 4 2008–09 San Antonio Rampage AHL 75 1 27 28 64 — — — — — 2009–10 Syracuse Crunch AHL 51 4 18 22 31 — — — — — 2009–10 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 1 1 1 2 0 5 1 3 4 0 2009–10 New York Islanders NHL 19 2 2 4 14 — — — — — 2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 37 4 14 18 30 — — — — — 2010–11 New York Islanders NHL 27 0 6 6 15 — — — — — 2011–12 New York Islanders NHL 28 1 6 7 11 — — — — — 2011–12 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 27 2 13 15 12 — — — — — 2012–13 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 66 8 17 25 34 5 0 1 1 2 2012–13 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 45 2 5 7 20 — — — — — 2014–15 Portland Pirates AHL 72 10 30 40 42 5 0 2 2 2 2014–15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Springfield Falcons AHL 23 1 7 8 19 — — — — — 2016–17 HV71 SHL 24 2 10 12 25 16 0 9 9 4 2017–18 HV71 SHL 36 4 8 12 22 — — — — — AHL totals 421 32 137 169 293 20 2 7 9 10 NHL totals 78 3 14 17 40 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year College All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2005–06 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 2006 All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2006–07 SHL Le Mat Trophy (HV71) 2017