Griffin Reinhart (born January 24, 1994) is a Canadian former professional

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who last played for the

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of the

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(EIHL). He was drafted fourth overall by the

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in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. During his tenure in the

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(NHL), Reinhart played for the Islanders and the

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Playing career

Major junior

After recording 36 points in the regular season, a career high, Reinhart won the 2012 WHL Playoffs with the Oil Kings. Reinhart was selected fourth overall by the

, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and signed a three-year entry level contract with them on August 2, 2012. On September 18, 2012, Reinhart was named captain of the Oil Kings. Although the Oil Kings qualified for the 2013 WHL Playoffs, Reinhart injured his foot and was unable to play in the WHL finals, won by the

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. In his last year in the WHL, Reinhart helped lead the Oil Kings to their second WHL Championship within three years on May 12, 2014. He was named to the WHL (East) Second All-Star Team and

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for his efforts. The Oil Kings also named Reinhart and teammate Cody Corbett co-winners of the team’s Top Defenceman award. On May 25, the Oil Kings won the

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over

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Professional

Although Reinhart spent the majority of the 2014–15 season with the Islanders AHL affiliate, the

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, he made his NHL debut on October 10, 2014, against the

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. On June 26, 2015, Reinhart was traded by the Islanders to the

in exchange for the Oilers' 2015 first-round pick (16th overall,

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) and second-round pick (33rd overall, Mitchell Stephens) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Having been left exposed by the Oilers at the

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, Reinhart was selected by the

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on June 21, 2017. On October 30, Reinhart was sent to the Golden Knights' AHL affiliate, the

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. After leaving the NHL as a free agent, Reinhart spent his first season abroad, playing with Chinese based

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of the

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during the

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affected 2019–20 season. He made 33 appearances for Kunlun, registering just 3 assists from the blueline. As a free agent into the

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season, Reinhart belatedly joined German club, Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL, for the remainder of the campaign on February 12, 2021. In August 2021, Reinhart agreed terms with UK

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side

ahead of the 2021-22 season.

Personal life

Griffin is the son of

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, an All-Star NHL defenseman for Atlanta/Calgary and

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in the 1980s. Griffin's older brother, Max, was drafted by the

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and his younger brother Sam was drafted second overall in

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by the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reinhart, Griffin 1994 births Living people Bakersfield Condors players Belfast Giants players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Wolves players Edmonton Oil Kings players Edmonton Oilers players Ice hockey people from British Columbia Iserlohn Roosters players HC Kunlun Red Star players National Hockey League first-round draft picks New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players People from West Vancouver Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in China Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Northern Ireland