Fighting cancer for the last few years, Mark Reeds, 55, died earlier this morning.
The Ottawa Senators family is grieving today, as assistant coach Mark Reeds, who had battled cancer the last few years and who had recently been diagnosed with an inoperable form of cancer, died early this morning after being hospitalized with pneumonia. He was far too young at 55.
As a junior player he went to the Memorial Cup in three consecutive seasons with the Peterboough Petes of the OHL and was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 5th round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.