Player Name: Dakota Reid-Jenkins
Born: Chicago, Illinois
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 185
Position: LW
Shoots: Right
Current Team: San Francisco Pride
Former Teams: Montreal Impact (SMJHL), Toronto North Stars, New England Wolfpack, Winnipeg Jets
National Team: United Kingdom
SHL Draft: S36: Round 2, 28th Overall by Toronto North Stars
Player Career: S36-present

1. Early Life
Dakota Reid was born in Chicago, IL to her mother Emily and father James. She grew up split between Chicago in the winters and South Essex in England over the summers. Her mother was the one to introduce her to hockey and instilled a love of the game into her. As a child she idolized Gordie Howe and tried to modeled her game after him.

2. Playing Career
Dakota Reid declared for the SMJHL Draft in S35, but was barred from the Draft due to a clerical error. After the draft she signed with the Montreal Militia and played there for three seasons, scoring a total of 26 goals and earning a total of 158 penalty minutes. In her last season with the Militia, Reid notched up 5 points in the playoffs helping her team to the finals, only to be swept by the Detroit Falcons.
After being traded three times in the offseason (see Controversy), Reid began her professional career with the San Francisco Pride in S38. In an immaculate season of which Reid was a very minor part, the Pride finished the season with the best record in the league, earning them the President’s Trophy. After a first round exit, this would be the last time that Reid would see the post-season for almost a decade.
In her next few seasons, Reid would struggle to really find a place for herself until S42 where she broke 20 points for the first time in the pros. She would also earn what is so far her only personal achievement, the Turd Ferguson award for most Penalty Minutes, which she earned 91.
While her career is winding down, Reid has put more of an emphasis on trying to score rather than her usual “Queen of Chaos” style. Over the course of her career in the SHL, Reid has been in 29 fights, only losing 3 of them. She currently holds the San Francisco organization’s record for most penalty minutes and most hits and is in the Top 10 for most points.

3. International Play
Similar to her SHL career, Dakota Reid did not make much of an impact on Team UK until S42, when she finally got more than 1 point in the tournament. Since then she’s been a major part of every IIHF tournament for the Three Lions, now with a total of 13 goals scored for her country. She was a part of the gold medal winning team in S41, only picking up an assist in the entire tournament.

4. Personal Life
Dakota Reid is married to former NSFL running back Leroy Jenkins and has had two children with him: daughter Rose Jenkins, a current NSFL quarter back, and son John Reid-Jenkins. Dakota’s half-sister Alexandra Reid is the current leading goalscorer for PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie Vrouwen and vice-captain of the English Women’s National Team.
Outside of hockey, Reid has shown an interest in charitable giving, starting the Big Shoulder Pads Foundation with her husband to help create after-school opportunities for children in the City of Chicago. Reid also shows an interest in art and has had a few of her paintings placed in art shows, many to benefit other charitable organizations around Chicago, Montreal, and San Francisco.

5. Honors, awards, and achievements
SMJHL:
Oriens Trophy: S37

SHL:
President’s Trophy: S38

International:
IIHF Bronze Medalist: S37
IIHF Silver Medalist: S40, S46
IIHF Gold Medalist: S41

Personal:
Montreal Militia Alternate Captain: S36-S37
San Francisco Pride Alternate Captain: S42-Present
Turd Ferguson Award: S42

6. Controversy
In her time within hockey, Reid has been involved in plenty of controversy. While she was in juniors before joining the SMJHL, she was charged with assault after attacking an opponent in the parking in retribution for a late hit against a teammate. Later while alternate captain of the Montreal Militia, she stormed into the GM’s office yell at the GM about tanking the team. Later, Reid explained to a reporter that it was simple frustration and she would stay with the Militia for the rest of her junior career before making the leap to the SHL.
The most well known controversy with Reid came when she made that jump to the SHL. After being drafted to the Toronto North Stars, both GMs of the team left, causing Reid to become disenchanted with the direction of the club. After requesting a trade, she was sent to the New England Wolfpack. After only a week in New England, she was immediately involved in a deal with the Winnipeg Jets to bring Vlad McZherl to NEW. The Jets were unable to keep Reid under their cap, so they would end up sending her to the San Francisco Pride only minutes later for a third round draft pick that would remain unused.