Keanu Reeves signs 1-day contract with OHL’s Windsor Spitfires
Keanu Reeves signs 1-day contract with OHL’s Windsor Spitfires
Actor played goalie growing up, tried out for team as teenager
© Windsor Spitfires
Keanu Reeves laced his skates back up for one day only.
The “Matrix” actor signed a one-day contract with the Ontario Hockey League’s Windsor Spitfires on Thursday.
Reeves, who grew up in Toronto, tried out for the team as a goalie prospect when he was a teenager but couldn’t play due to injury.
The Spitfires announced the addition to their roster alongside pictures of Reeves signing his contract and sporting his new jersey.
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The team is also auctioning off all signed items by the actor with the proceeds benefiting the Canadian Mental Health Association of Windsor-Essex.
Ironically, Reeves’ first movie role was as a hockey goalie in the 1986 film “Youngblood” about a teenager trying to make it to the NHL. The movie also starred Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze.
It’s never too late to live out a childhood dream.
