BIOGRAPHY
Mike Reilly was born July 13, 1993, in Chicago, Illinois. He is a defenseman in the NHL.
Reilly became an unrestricted free agent on June 15, 2015, after he was unable to come to terms on a contract with Columbus. On July 1, 2015, he signed a two-year entry level contract with the Minnesota Wild worth $1.85 million, and on January 9, 2016 Reilly made his NHL debut in a 2-1 Minnesota victory over the Dallas Stars. He scored his first NHL goal on February 13, 2016, in a 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins.
On February 26, 2018, Minnesota traded Reilly to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a two-year extension with Montreal worth $3 million following the 2018–19 season. On January 2, 2020, Reilly was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Andrew Sturtz and a fifth-round pick in 2021.
After parts of two seasons in Ottawa, Reilly was traded by the Senators to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft on April 11, 2021. On July 27, 2021, Reilly signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension with the Bruins.
Due to the Bruins battling cap issues, while in just his second season with the club in 2022–23, Reilly was placed on waivers by the Bruins on November 9, 2022. In clearing the following day, Reilly's cap hit was buried and he was re-assigned and played the remainder of the season with the Bruins' American Hockey League affiliate, the Providence Bruins. On February 24, 2023, Reilly scored his first professional hat-trick in a 6–5 win for Providence, adding two assists as well, resulting in a five-point night.
Having completed the season, on June 30, 2023, Reilly was placed on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a buy-out from the remaining year of his contract with the Bruins. Released to be a free agent, Reilly was immediately signed on the opening day of free agency to a one-year, $1 million contract with the Florida Panthers on July 1, 2023.
