Chase Reid

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Chase Reid
Born (2007-12-30) December 30, 2007 (age 17)
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shoots Right
OHL team Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
NHL draft Eligible 2026

Chase Reid (born December 30, 2007) is an American ice hockey defenseman for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He is considered a top prospect eligible for the 2026 NHL entry draft.

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Playing career

Reid initially played ice hockey as a forward before being convinced by his father to switch to defenseman when he joined the Honeybaked U13 AAA team. [1] He played for the Victory Honda AAA program from 2021 to 2024, starting with the U14 squad before rising to the U16 team by the 2023–24 season. [2] He scored four points in eight games with the U14 team in 2021–22 and 34 points in 63 games for the U15 team in 2022–23. [2] In 2023–24, he tallied 14 goals and 48 assists in 68 games with the Victory Honda U16 team. [3]

Reid was selected by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the seventh round (125th overall) of the 2023 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. [4] At the end of the 2023–24 season, he appeared in 10 games for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). [1] In August 2024, he committed to play college ice hockey for the Michigan State Spartans. [1] Reid planned to play for the Black Hawks in the 2024–25 season, but was inactive for the first few games. [1] He later joined the Bismarck Bobcats of the North American Hockey League (NAHL). [1] He appeared in 18 games there and scored six goals and 12 points. [2]

In December 2024, Reid obtained a release from USA Hockey and joined the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, making his debut shortly afterwards. [5] [6] He was named the OHL Rookie of the Month and to the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Team of the Month in January 2025, when he posted 19 points in 12 games. [5] He finished the 2024–25 season having scored seven goals and 33 assists in 39 games with the Greyhounds. [2]

Reid is regarded as a top prospect eligible for the 2026 NHL entry draft. [7]

International play

Reid participated at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge. [8] In December 2025, he was named to the preliminary roster of the United States junior national team for the 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [9]

On December 24 2025, Reid was named to the United States men's national junior ice hockey team to compete at the 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [10]

Personal life

Reid was born on December 30, 2007, in Chesterfield, Michigan. [11] His father, RJ, and brother, Blake, also each played hockey. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Duench, Janson (September 11, 2025). "How Chase Reid has become one of the 2026 NHL Draft's fastest-rising prospects". The Sault Star .
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Chase Reid". EliteProspects.com.
  3. Trezevant, Ezekiel (August 4, 2024). "MSU Hockey Recently Signed Three New Talented Commits". Sports Illustrated .
  4. Russon, Randy (September 1, 2025). "OHL NOTEBOOK Greyhound defenceman Chase Reid has come a long way in a short time as a seventh-round draft selection". Sault This Week .
  5. 1 2 Ruicci, Peter (September 15, 2025). "Reid determined to be great". Canadian Hockey League.
  6. Anderson, Gordon (December 13, 2024). "Down to the wire: Soo d-man Chase Reid made his OHL debut on Wednesday night against the Sudbury Wolves". The Sault Star .
  7. Brown, Jared (December 6, 2025). "Scouting Report Update: Chase Reid's Hat Trick Solidifies His Elite Status As A Top Draft Defenseman". The Hockey News .
  8. Duench, Janson (November 24, 2025). "Soo Greyhounds' Chase Reid surging into CHL USA Prospects Challenge". The Sault Star .
  9. Duench, Janson (December 1, 2025). "Soo Greyhounds' Chase Reid named to Team USA world junior camp". The Sault Star .
  10. "USA Hockey reveals 25-man roster for 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, featuring 21 current NCAA hockey standouts". USCHO.com. December 24, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  11. "Chase Reid". HockeyDB.com.