Talk about perseverance and love for the game, Marc Reaume’s hockey story is one of true determination. His last NHL game with the Detroit Red Wings came on March 9, 1961, and his next one didn’t arrive until October 9, 1970, when he suited up for the expansion Vancouver Canucks. That’s a gap of 3,260 days between NHL appearances.
Aside from a brief three-game call-up with the Montreal Canadiens in 1963-64, Reaume spent nearly a decade grinding it out in the minor leagues. Over his career, he played 654 regular season games across the AHL, CPHL, and WHL.
Reaume began his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he spent five seasons before being traded to Detroit midway through 1959-60 in exchange for Red Kelly. Despite his short stint with Montreal, he even appeared on two Parkhurst hockey cards as a Canadien during 1963-64.
Before joining Vancouver’s inaugural NHL team in 1970-71, Reaume played two seasons for the WHL Canucks, helping the team win back-to-back Lester Patrick Cups as league playoff champions. In 1969-70, he captured the Hal Laycoe Cup as the WHL’s top defenseman and earlier, in 1962-63, earned the Eddie Shore Award with the Hershey Bears as the AHL’s best blueliner.
Between 1954-55 and 1970-71, Marc Reaume appeared in 344 NHL regular season games and 21 playoff contests for the Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Canadiens, and Canucks. His career stands as a testament to persistence, passion, and the enduring love of hockey.
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