Steven Edward Reinprecht (born May 7, 1976) is a

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former professional

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forward. Undrafted into the NHL, he was signed as a free agent following his

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career with the

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by the

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. During his rookie season, he was traded to the

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and went on to win a

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championship that year with the team. Reinprecht has additionally played for the

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and

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. Later, he took his game to the German

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. Representing the Canadian national team, he won gold at the 2003 World Championships. He typically played at the

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position and was known for his two-way versatility. He was named to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.

Playing career

As a youth, Reinprecht played in the 1989 and 1990

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s with the Edmonton Oilers

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team. Reinprecht signed as a

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straight out from college with the

in 2000. In his rookie season, Reinprecht was included in the blockbuster trade that brought Rob Blake to the

in 2001, where he helped the Avs win the

. Reinprecht was traded to the

on July 3, 2003. He missed the last four months of the 2003–04 season after surgery on his left shoulder. He played for HC Mulhouse in the Nationale 1 division of the French league during the

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, where he led the team in points, assists and tied-first in goals, before returning to the Flames for the

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. The Flames traded him to the

on February 1, 2006, in a deal also involving Philippe Sauvé, Mike Leclerc and

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. After the 2008–09 season and three years with the Coyotes, Reinprecht's rights were traded to the

on June 19, 2009 in exchange for forward Stefan Meyer. The Panthers then signed him to a three-year deal. In the 2010–11 season, his second year with the rebuilding Panthers, Reinprecht was demoted as a reserve forward and played sparingly in 29 games. Going unclaimed on waivers, Reinprecht was then loaned to

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team,

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for the remainder of the season on January 6, 2011. In 18 games with the Eagles he scored 4 goals and 13 points, and after suffering a Quarterfinal defeat in the Playoffs he returned for the final year of his contract with the Panthers. Still without a roster spot in Florida, Reinprecht was assigned to the

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(AHL) for the first time in his career for the 2011–12 season. While playing for the Panthers' minor league affiliate, the

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, he was traded by Florida on October 22, 2011. Included in a deal with forward David Booth and a 3rd round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, he was sent to the

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for veteran forwards Mikael Samuelsson and

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. Reinprecht remained in the AHL, having been assigned to the Canucks' minor league affiliate, the

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, but the team made it clear that they would call him back up to the NHL for the playoffs, as he would no longer require recall waivers and his salary cap hit would not apply. With the

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in effect, and subsequently quashing any thought of an NHL contract, Reinprecht returned for a second stint in Germany, signing with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of

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where he established himself among the leading scorers of the German elite league

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(DEL) in the following years: In 2013–14, he ranked second in the DEL in total points with 70 and led the league in this category (67 points in 52 games) in 2014–15. In February 2016, he signed another contract extension with the Nürnberg team for the 2016–17 season. Reinprecht completed the 2015-16 DEL regular season with 55 points (19 goals, 36 assists) in 46 games which ranked him second in the league. In April 2018, Reinprecht ended his playing career at the age of 41. In his six-year Nürnberg stint, he had scored 330 points in 318 games and had his jersey number 28 retired by the club. He returned to the U.S. and in June 2018 was named volunteer assistant coach of the University of Denver men's hockey team. The following year, he returned to his old team, the

, to work in their player development department.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reinprecht, Steven 1976 births Living people Adler Mannheim players Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Wolves players Colorado Avalanche players Florida Panthers players Los Angeles Kings players Phoenix Coyotes players St. Albert Saints players San Antonio Rampage players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Stanley Cup champions Nürnberg Ice Tigers players Undrafted National Hockey League players Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans