Uniondale, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Islanders signed their 2012
fourth-overall pick, Griffin Reinhart, to a three-year, entry-level contract
on Thursday.
The 18-year-old defenseman totaled 12 goals and 36 points with a plus-23
rating in 58 regular-season games for Edmonton of the Western Hockey League
last season. He added two goals and six assists in 20 postseason appearances.
In two-plus years of Canadian juniors, Reinhart racked up 18 goals and 61
points in 105 games.
The son of former NHL defenseman Paul Reinhart (Flames, Canucks from 1979-90)
is a Vancouver native stands 6-foot-4, 202 pounds and is a left-handed shot.
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