º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøMaple Leafs goalie James Reimer makes a save on Montreal Canadiens’ Alex Galchenyuk (27) as Maple Leafs’ Roman Polak (46) defends during third period NHL action in º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøon Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Ottawa Senators left wing Fabian Zetterlund (20) tries to shoot on Buffalo Sabres goaltender James Reimer (47) during third period NHL hockey action in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøMaple Leafs goalie James Reimer makes a save on Montreal Canadiens’ Alex Galchenyuk (27) as Maple Leafs’ Roman Polak (46) defends during third period NHL action in º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøon Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
TORONTO - Goaltender James Reimer is back with the º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøMaple Leafs after signing with the NHL club on a professional tryout.
Reimer’s tryout comes after Joseph Woll took an indefinite leave of absence from the Leafs earlier this week for personal reasons.Â
The 37-year-old Reimer, from Morweena, Man., is entering his 16th NHL season after posting a 10-10-2 record over 22 games with Buffalo and Anaheim last season.
He went on to take the starting job and posted a 20-10-5 record with a 2.60 goals-against average and .921 save percentage over 37 appearances.
Reimer appeared in at least 32 games a season over six campaigns with the Leafs and posted an 85-76-23 record with a 2.83 GAA and .914 save percentage over 207 appearances (188 starts).
He was traded to the San Jose Sharks at the trade deadline of the 2015-16 season.
Reimer has a career record of 225-187-65 with a 2.89 GAA and .910 save percentage over 525 games (479 starts) with Toronto, San Jose, Florida, Carolina, Detroit, Anaheim and Buffalo.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 26, 2025.
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