Reid ready to prove a point
By Bill Potrecz - June 25, 2021
Chris Reid has made the most of a disappointing situation.
The 16-year-old Niagara Falls native was passed over in the Ontario Hockey League draft earlier this month, but quickly landed on his feet signing with the St. Catharines Falcons of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.
“It is amazing knowing I will have a place to play next year,” said Reid, a Grade 10 student at Saint Michael Catholic High School. “I’m welcomed to a team where they are letting me in and encouraging me and helping me build myself to get better and maybe one day play in the OHL or college hockey.”
Reid, who was a top scorer for the Southern Tier Admirals U15 squad on a line with Dylan Lariviere and Sam Tonelli, admitted it was a killer not to be chosen.
“Not getting my name called was pretty devastating but I’m over it now and I’ve got the motivation to not let it drag me down,” he said. “I just have to build around it and prove them wrong, play junior B and do the best I can do and hopefully light a spark and someone can notice something in me.”
Lariviere and Grimsby goaltender Nate Day were both chosen by the Flint Firebirds, the two lone local players selected from the Admirals.
“I talked to some of the kids,” Reid said. “There was no season to prove ourselves more but it is was it is. You just have to fight through it and hope for the best next year.”
Enter the Falcons, who believe in Reid’s skill set and work ethic.
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