Darren Reid

Reid rose quickly from relative obscurity in the bantam ranks to become a 2002 eighth round selection of the Tampa Bay Lightning. After spending much of two seasons with the Drayton Valley Thunder bantam team of the AJHL, Reid was promoted to Medicine Hat of the WHL where he completed the 2001-02 season. In 86 games with Drayton Valley, he posted 17 goals and 47 points before notching 8 goals and 17 points in 37 games with the Tigers.

Reid’s stock has fallen as a result of there having been very little improvement in his game from last season. He was plagued by bouts of inconsistency in 2004-05 which hampered his offensive production, and that has carried over to this season as well. He was among the first cuts from the Tampa Bay camp, and has not been very impressive offensively for a vastly improved Springfield squad, picking up only one goal through his first 10 games, though he has picked up a few points (including his only goal) in the last couple of games.