Reese Nets First NHL Goal (with Video)
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By Carmine Vetrano
Defenseman Dylan Reese, a former Harvard standout, scored his first NHL goal in the New York Islanders' 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks March 16 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Click here to view video of Reese's first NHL goal.
Just 6:22 into the opening period in Vancouver, Islanders’
forward John Tavares found Reese all alone at the point and fed him
a pass. With teammate Matt Moulson, a former Cornell
standout, camped out in front of Olympic gold medalist and
Canucks’ goaltender Roberto Luongo, Reese snapped a shot that
sailed past the screened netminder for Reese's first goal in the
NHL, giving the Islanders an early 1-0 lead.
The Pittsburgh, PA native joined the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in
March after he was acquired in a trade that sent him and fellow
teammate Mike Radja over from the Syracuse Crunch for Greg
Moore. Reese played in only one game with the Sound Tigers
and registered a goal and an assist, becoming the first Sound
Tigers’ defenseman since Bruno Gervais to register a point in
his first game.
A 2003 draft pick of the New York Rangers, Reese spent four years
at Harvard before making his jump to the AHL. He spent time
with both the Hartford Wolf Pack, and San Antonio Rampage before
heading north to the Crunch. While at Syracuse this season,
he amassed 22 points in 51 games.
Reese is one of six Sound Tiger skaters this season to receive a
call up to the Islanders.
