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Keanu Reeves signs 1-day contract with Canadian junior hockey team to benefit Windsor chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association

Keanu Reeves signed a 1-day contract with Ontario-based junior hockey team Windsor Spitfire, for which he almost played goalie in his youth. The 'Matrix' star autographed several items to be auctioned for charity.

Reeves received a jersey and autographed a number of Spitfire-branded items that will soon be auctioned off, with all proceeds going to the Windsor chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Though he was born in Lebanon to an English mother and a Hawaiian father, Reeves grew up in Toronto and holds Canadian citizenship. The actor played hockey as a teenager, and even considered playing goalie for the Spitfire before pursuing professional acting (though accounts differ as to why he didn't — Reeves' former teammate said that he declined the opportunity after being scouted, whereas the NHL's official website reported that his career was cut short by an injury).

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