Blair Reid

(April 24, 1947—)

Born in Kinistino, Sask., he got into scouting in 1982 when Russ Farwell added him to the Medicine Hat Tigers’ staff. . . . Blair’s son Brent was on Tigers’ list but died in car accident. Farwell brought in Blair to keep him involved. . . . Won two Memorial Cups (1987, 1988) with the Tigers. . . . Spent three years with the Seattle Thunderbirds before moving on as part-timer with the Philadelphia Flyers (1991-2000). . . . Hired full-time by the Phoenix Coyotes in 2000. Moved to the Calgary Flames in 2007 for six seasons. . . . Retired in 2021 after seven seasons with the Boston Bruins. . . . Spent 35 years as a firefighter for the Canadian government at CFB Suffield, retiring in 2001. . . . After volunteering with the Medicine Hat Stampede at age 11, he grew up to be a rancher and founder of the Dunmore Equestrian Society.