Reid aive nyeredzi yechidiki yeHalifax Mooseheads yeQMJHL, asi akapfuurwa mu1999 NHL Entry Draft nekuda kwehukuru hwake, uye haana kusainwa neNew York Rangers mushure mekukokwa kumusasa wavo wekudzidzira kudonha ikoko. Zvisinei, akazvisimbisa somunhu akakodzera NHL tarisiro pashure chiito chinoshamisa panguva 2000 World Junior Championships, apo iye akavhenekera nokukurumidza kwake uye unyanzvi, scoring 9 pfungwa mumitambo 7 kubatsira Canada kuti menduru yendarira. Akapedza mwaka wa1999-2000 aine mapoinzi 124 mumitambo 62 yeHalifax, uye akavabatsira kusvika kuChirangaridzo Cup kwaakatumidzwa zita remutambo wemutambo. Mushure memwaka, akasarudzwa 208th yakazara neVancouver Canucks mu2000 NHL Entry Draft
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