Pokey Reddick

Eldon Wade "Pokey" Reddick (born October 6, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League from 1986–87 to 1993–94.

Playing career As a youth, Reddick played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.

Reddick spent most of his career in various minor leagues playing for various teams. His NHL-level experience included playing for the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, and Florida Panthers. He won a Stanley Cup Championship with the Oilers in 1990 as the backup goaltender to Bill Ranford, because of a season-ending injury to the Oilers regular goaltender Grant Fuhr. During his tenure with the Winnipeg Jets, he formed one half of the goaltending duo "Pokey and the Bandit" with Daniel Berthiaume.

Pokey Reddick holds the National Hockey League record for most games played by a goaltender without recording a shutout. Reddick played in 132 National Hockey League games over his career without recording a single shutout.

Reddick also holds the distinction of being the only goaltender at any level of professional hockey to go through a three-round playoff system undefeated. He achieved this feat with the Fort Wayne Komets in the IHL in 1992–93. Reddick had a 1.49 GAA through 12 postseason games, leading the Komets to the franchise's first title in 20 years.

Personal Reddick received the nickname "Pokey" from his father as a result of his "slowpoke" movement throughout the house.

His younger brother, Stan "Smokey" Reddick, was also a goaltender who spent twelve years playing in the ECHL and Slovenia. His son, Bryce Reddick, is a defenseman active in the minor leagues and European hockey as of 2020.

Reddick was formerly an assistant coach for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL. He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, and served as tournament director at the Las Vegas Ice Center through April 2014 and head coach of the Las Vegas Storm Midget U16 AAA hockey team through April 2013. He is also coaching the first high school hockey team in Nevada at Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School, which is playing in its inaugural season in 2018-2019.

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% 1981–82 Billings Bighorns WHL 1 0 1 0 60 7 0 7.00 .881 — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Nanaimo Islanders WHL 66 19 38 1 3549 383 0 6.46 .847 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 New Westminster Bruins WHL 50 24 22 2 2930 215 0 4.40 .884 9 4 5 542 53 0 5.87 — 1984–85 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 47 14 30 1 2585 243 0 5.64 .873 — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 2 0 1 0 74 7 0 5.68 .781 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 29 15 11 0 1674 86 3 3.00 — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Winnipeg Jets NHL 48 21 21 4 2760 149 0 3.24 .881 3 0 2 165 10 0 3.63 .863 1987–88 Winnipeg Jets NHL 28 9 13 3 1488 102 0 4.11 .857 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Moncton Hawks AHL 9 2 6 1 545 26 0 2.86 .911 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Winnipeg Jets NHL 41 11 17 7 2109 144 0 4.10 .872 — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 11 5 4 2 604 31 0 3.08 .890 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 1.000 1989–90 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 15 9 4 1 821 54 0 3.95 .874 — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 3 2 1 0 185 7 0 2.27 .926 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 2 0 120 9 0 4.50 .847 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 31 19 10 0 1673 97 2 3.48 .899 2 0 2 124 10 0 4.84 — 1991–92 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 16 5 3 3 765 45 0 3.53 .896 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 14 6 5 2 787 40 1 3.05 — 7 3 4 369 18 0 2.93 — 1992–93 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 54 33 16 4 3043 156 3 3.08 .898 12 12 0 723 18 0 1.49 .947 1993–94 Florida Panthers NHL 2 0 1 0 80 8 0 6.00 .822 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 54 31 12 6 2894 147 2 3.05 .810 10 6 2 498 21 1 2.53 .922 1994–95 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 40 23 13 1 2075 104 3 3.01 .896 10 4 6 592 31 0 3.14 .905 1995–96 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 47 27 12 4 2636 129 1 2.94 .901 15 8 6 770 43 0 3.35 .885 1996–97 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 61 30 14 10 3244 134 6 2.48 .915 5 2 3 335 13 0 2.32 .916 1997–98 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 10 5 5 0 575 33 0 3.44 .893 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 San Antonio Dragons IHL 16 5 9 1 861 45 1 3.13 .900 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Kansas City Blades IHL 22 10 7 3 1255 55 1 2.63 .915 4 2 1 203 14 0 4.14 .865 1998–99 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 33 12 15 5 1874 102 1 3.27 .905 1 0 1 60 4 0 4.00 .892 1999–00 Frankfurt Lions DEL 52 — — — 2943 144 1 2.94 .905 5 — — 317 16 0 3.03 .886 2000–01 Frankfurt Lions DEL 47 — — — 2642 118 2 2.68 .914 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Frankfurt Lions DEL 52 — — — 2948 147 4 2.99 .906 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Fort Wayne Komets UHL 9 3 2 1 402 21 0 3.14 .848 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 132 46 58 16 7161 443 0 3.71 .873 4 0 2 167 10 0 3.59 .865

Awards and honours Award Year WHL West First All-Star Team 1984 IHL James Norris Memorial Trophy 1986 N.R. "Bud" Poile Trophy 1993 Turner Cup (Fort Wayne Komets) 1993 NHL Stanley Cup (Edmonton Oilers) 1990 UHL Colonial Cup (Fort Wayne Komets) 2003