Keanu Reeves signs one-day contract with Windsor Spitfires

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Keanu Reeves is taking a break from his day job -- and it's for a good cause.

The Canadian actor signed a one-day contract with the Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires on Thursday to support the Canadian Mental Health Association's Windsor-Essex branch. The CMHA will auction off items autographed by Reeves, with all proceeds going back into the organization.

Reeves grew up in Toronto and was in the Windsor area to play bass with his alternative rock band Dogstar at a local casino. In his younger days, Reeves (a goaltender at heart) had hoped to play for the Spitfires, but that dream was cut short due to injury. He did eventually get to portray a…