Team: Reid Duke
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Fantasy Summary

Two-way center with some offensive upside.


Observations

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April 2018 – One of the knocks on Reid Duke is that he has a history of being injury prone and this year was no exception. Prior to training camp Duke suffered a shoulder injury in a rookie game that saw him miss the first six months of the season and was only able to come back in a limited role for the final 14 AHL games where he did not post a point and went minus-6 for the Chicago Wolves. Duke did, however, crack the lineup for two of Vegas’ three playoff games but was unable to find much ice-time. The first player signed by the Golden Knights franchise is going to have to work hard this off-season to build some muscle so that he can stay healthy next year if he has any chance of eventually cracking an NHL roster. Mason Black

March 2017 – With their first transaction in franchise history, the Las Vegas Golden Knights have signed 21 year-old forward Reid Duke. After the Wild elected not to sign the former 2014 sixth round pick, Duke re-entered the 2016 NHL draft, only to go undrafted and become eligible to sign as a free agent with any team. He is currently the Wheat King’s leader in goals and points with 35 goals and 67 points in 54 games. Duke is an all-around forward and played a big role in Brandon’s trip to the Memorial Cup last year. He has displayed his offensive talent this season; however it will remain to be seen whether that talent will translate at the professional level. Although there are still plenty of obstacles to overcome, he should have plenty of opportunity with a franchise that is building from the ground up. Joel Gluss

February 2015 – Reid Duke’s hockey development seems to constantly be in a state of flux through little fault of his own. Recurring upper body ailments have stalled his otherwise pleasing development, thereby hindering his progress as well as his long term upside. In doing so, the Minnesota Wild managed to take a flier on the Central Scouting’s 65th ranked North American skater by way of a 6th round pick. In doing so, they acquired a good well rounded prospect that has some offensive upside. He has much of the pressure removed from his shoulder from his move Lethbridge to Brandon of the WHL thereby giving him easier minutes and a better chance to just work on staying healthy while improving his game. His Jack of all trade approach to the game is one that will serve him well at the next level. Through 52 games in his third full WHL season, Duke is producing just shy of a point-per-game with 20 goals and 51 points in 52 games. Edric Joseph

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 4.5
NHL Certainty 4.0
Country CAN
Position C
Roster Type Junior
Shoot/Glove Right
Date of Birth January 28, 1996
Height 6‘0”
Weight 192 lbs
Drafted 2014 Round 6; Overall: 169

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2009-2010 Calgary Royals U15 AAAAEHL U1533 10 1323 50|        
 2010-2011 Calgary Royals U15 AAAAEHL U1530 28 3664 79|        
  CRAA Gold U16 AAAAEHL U176 5 49 4|        
  Team Calgary South Alberta Cup5 2 35 2|        
 2011-2012 Calgary Royals U18 AAAAEHL U1829 13 1629 24|Playoffs2 0 00
  Lethbridge HurricanesWHL12 2 46 8|        
  Team Alberta WCCC-16- 2 13 -|        
  Canada U16 YOG6 3 25 4|        
 2012-2013 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL57 8 1624 30|        
  Canada Pacific U17WHC-175 2 35 0|        
 2013-2014 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL62 15 2540 91|        
 2014-2015 Lethbridge HurricanesWHL1 0 00 0|        
  Brandon Wheat KingsWHL52 20 3151 66|Playoffs6 0 11
 2015-2016 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL68 33 2962 53|Playoffs21 8 1624 24 
  Brandon Wheat KingsMemorial Cup3 1 01 6|        
 2016-2017 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL59 37 3471 81|Playoffs4 3 03
 2017-2018 Chicago WolvesAHL14 0 00 4|Playoffs2 0 00
 2018-2019 Chicago WolvesAHL44 7 916 33|        
 2019-2020 Chicago WolvesAHL39 8 715 56|        
 2020-2021 Henderson Silver KnightsAHL17 4 48 13|Playoffs4 0 00
 2021-2022 Henderson Silver KnightsAHL45 6 410 39|        
 2022-2023 HK NitraSlovakia16 2 35 37|        
  HK NitraContinental Cup6 1 12 44|        
  HC Slovan BratislavaSlovakia14 0 44 16|Playoffs5 0 00 25 
 2023-2024 Starbulls RosenheimDEL241 23 2043 74|Relegation1 2 13

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