Kevin Reiter (born November 4, 1981, in

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

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) is an American former professional

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. He last played in the

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with the

Fort Wayne Komets The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This team was previously a member of the Central Hockey League, the original Inte ...

and retired from playing after the 2010–11 season. From 2013-2017, he worked as the goaltending coach for the

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. He is currently serving as the Director of Player Personnel for

. Reiter spent four seasons with the

University of Alaska Anchorage The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a public university in Anchorage, Alaska. UAA also administers four community campuses spread across Southcentral Alaska: Kenai Peninsula College, Kodiak College, Matanuska–Susitna College, and Prin ...

before turning professional in 2004, signing with the

Missouri River Otters The Missouri River Otters were a minor professional ice hockey team based in St. Charles, Missouri. They played in the United Hockey League from 1999 to 2006. They played their home games at the St. Charles Family Arena, which also opened in Octobe ...

for two seasons. In 2004–05, Reiter and teammate Jason Tapp set a new UHL record for the most shutouts in one season. He then moved on to the

with the

Laredo Bucks The Laredo Bucks were an ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. The Bucks played in Laredo, Texas, United States at the Laredo Energy Arena, formerly known as the Laredo Entertainment Center. On May 1, 2012, the management, citing declin ...

and the

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with the Phoenix RoadRunners. In 2007, he signed with the

of the International Hockey League and went on to win the IHL Turner Cup that season. In 2008, Reiter moved to the

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and signed with the

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for the 2008–09 season. In July 2009, Reiter signed with the league champions

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to replace their out going goalie

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. However, due to a hernia and torn abdominal muscle, Reiter was released by the Steelers and went on to play for the

Newcastle Vipers From 2002–2011 the Newcastle Vipers were an ice hockey club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The club was a member of the Elite Ice Hockey League, and the British National League. History Predecessors Previously, the city was repre ...

. After starting netminder Michel Robinson recovered from his injury Reiter returned to Pittsburgh to rehab his injury. In 2010, Reiter rejoined the

in their first season in the

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* 1981 births American men's ice hockey goaltenders Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey players Sheffield Steelers players Basingstoke Bison players Fort Wayne Komets players Ice hockey people from Pittsburgh Laredo Bucks players Living people Missouri River Otters players Newcastle Vipers players Phoenix RoadRunners players {{US-icehockey-goaltender-stub