Kevin Reiter (born November 4, 1981) is an American former professional

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. He last played in the

Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League (CHL) was a North American mid-level minor professional ice hockey league which operated from 1992 until 2014. It was founded by Ray Miron and Bill Levins and later sold to Global Entertainment Corporation, which opera ...

with the

Fort Wayne Komets The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey team, which currently plays in the ECHL. They play their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In all of North American professional hockey, only the Orig ...

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

USA Hockey National Team Development Program The United States National Team Development Program (NTDP) represents the United States in the IIHF World U18 Championship. Additionally the team plays domestically against opponents in the United States Hockey League (under-17 and under-18 t ...

. He is currently serving as the assistant coach/goaltending coach at the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

. Reiter spent four seasons with the

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

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 Oct ...

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

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

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

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

and signed with the

Basingstoke Bison The Basingstoke Bison are an English Ice Hockey club from Basingstoke. They currently compete in the National Ice Hockey League , NIHL National League and have previously been members of the Ice Hockey Superleague and its successor the Elite I ...

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

Sheffield Steelers The Sheffield Steelers are a professional ice hockey team located in Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Utilita Arena. They are currently a member of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The club's main (tit ...

to replace their outgoing goalie Jody Lehman. 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 to 2011 the Newcastle Vipers were an ice hockey club based in Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle ( , Received Pronunciation, RP: ), is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolita ...

. 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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reiter, Kevin 1981 births Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey players American men's ice hockey goaltenders 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 Sheffield Steelers players