David Reierson (born August 30, 1964) is a

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former

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two o ...

defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the latter a reference t ...

. He played two games in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...

for the

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are the third major professional ice hockey tea ...

during 1988–89 season. Reierson was drafted by the Flames in the 2nd round (29th pick overall) of the

1982 NHL Entry Draft The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was the 20th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League (NHL) teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1981 ...

. Reierson was born in

Bashaw, Alberta Bashaw is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is at the junction of Alberta Highway 21, Highway 21 and Alberta Highway 53, Highway 53. The community has the name of Eugene Bashaw, an original owner of the town site. Post office dates from 191 ...

. He played junior hockey with the

Prince Albert Raiders The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team plays its hom ...

of the

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Open to North American-born players 20 years ...

, helping to lead the Raiders to back to back SJHL titles, and

Centennial Cup The Centennial Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), which determines the national champion of junior A ice hockey. It is a ten-team round robin featuring the winners of ...

championships as Canadian Junior A champions in 1981 and 1982. He then played four seasons of college hockey with the

Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Technological University's sports teams are called the Huskies. The Huskies participate in NCAA Division II as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), a member of the Central Collegiate Ski Association f ...

before turning pro in 1987. Reierson played two seasons in the Flames system before heading to Europe to finish his career. Reierson played for several teams in France, Finland and Germany before retiring in 1999 after helping French club

HC Amiens Hockey Club Amiens Somme is a French ice hockey team based in Amiens playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team is also known as "Gothiques d'Amiens" (Amiens Gothics). The team was founded in 1967 and plays home games at the Coliséum. They have twi ...

to the

Ligue Magnus The Ligue Magnus, currently known as Synerglace Ligue Magnus for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's division of the French ice hockey pyramid, established in 1906. The league operated under a variety of names before taking that of its champio ...

championship.

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* 1964 births Living people Augsburger Panther players Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Hannover EC players Ice hockey people from Alberta Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players Moncton Golden Flames players People from Camrose County Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players Tappara players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1960s-stub