Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Reeves ṣe ere hockey junior ni Western Hockey League fun Swift Current Broncos ati awọn ara ilu Tri-City Amẹrika laarin 1988 ati 1991. Awon St. Louis Blues ni won yan an ni ibi 64th.
1991 NHL Entry Draft ati ki o lo awọn akoko mẹta pẹlu wọn International Hockey League alafaramo awọn Peoria Rivermen, lati 1991 to 1994 biotilejepe o wà ko ni anfani lati ya sinu awọn St. Louis roster.