Mitch Reinke

Mitch Reinke
Born	(1996-02-04) February 4, 1996 Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Right
AHL team Former teams	WBS Penguins St. Louis Blues
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2018–present

Mitchell Jon Reinke (born February 4, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing under contract to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League (AHL). He has formerly played with the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life

Reinke was born on February 4, 1996, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to parents Chris and Mickie Reinke. He came from an athletic family as his father played hockey at Hamline University and his sister played soccer at the University of Minnesota. He also has another sister, Kelsey. Upon graduating from Hamline, his father became a masters division world championship boxer.

Playing career

Reinke attended Stillwater High before playing junior hockey with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League (USHL).

He committed to play collegiate hockey with Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). In his freshman season in 2016–17 season, Reinke developed a scoring touch and sound defensive game with 20 points in 41 games to earn a selection to the WCHA All-Rookie Team.

In the following 2017–18 season, Reinke notched a new career high with 24 points in 35 games before opting to end his collegiate career after his sophomore year in signing as an Undrafted free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues on March 26, 2018. Reinke was immediately added to the Blues roster and made his NHL debut with the Blues in a 6–0 defeat to the Arizona Coyotes on March 31, 2018.

After spending his first three full professional seasons within the Blues organization, Reinke was not tendered a qualifying offer to be released as a free agent. On September 2, 2021, he was signed to a one-year contract to continue in the AHL with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the primary affiliate to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	Stillwater High	USHS		21	2	10	12	0		2	0	0	0	0
2012–13	Stillwater High	USHS		23	3	11	14	8		2	0	1	1	0
2013–14	Stillwater High	USHS		23	5	14	19	12		3	0	0	0	2
2014–15	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	USHL		55	2	19	21	10		3	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	USHL		56	5	25	30	22		5	1	1	2	6
2016–17	Michigan Tech	WCHA		41	6	14	20	20		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Michigan Tech	WCHA		35	3	21	24	31		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	St. Louis Blues	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		76	12	33	45	20		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		46	5	17	22	20		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Utica Comets	AHL		18	2	10	12	2		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	St. Louis Blues	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0

Awards and honors

Award	Year
USHL
All-Rookie Second Team	2015
College
WCHA All-Rookie Team	2016–17
All-WCHA Third Team	2017–18
AHL
All-Rookie Team	2018–19

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database