Todd Reirden

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Todd Reirden
Todd Reirden bench1 2011-11-12.JPG
Reirden with the Penguins in 2011
Born (1971-06-25) June 25, 1971 (age 52)
Deerfield, Illinois, U.S.
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
St. Louis Blues
Atlanta Thrashers
Phoenix Coyotes
Current NHL coach Free Agent
NHL draft 242nd overall, 1990
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1994–2007
Coaching career 2007–present

Todd R. Reirden (born June 25, 1971) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He was the associate coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL), but his contract expired at the end of 2023-2024. He previously held head coaching positions for the Washington Capitals in the NHL and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League (AHL). Reirden played in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Atlanta Thrashers, and Edmonton Oilers.

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Playing career

As a youth, Reirden played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Chicago Young Americans minor ice hockey team. [1]

Reirden was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 12th round, 242nd overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted, Reirden went to Bowling Green State University where he played for four years.[ citation needed ] From there he played in the ECHL and IHL for a number of years before finally getting the call up to the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers for part of the 1998–99 season.[ citation needed ] Following his brief stint with the Oilers, Reirden signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues and had his most successful season in the NHL during the 1999–2000 season, scoring 25 points. The following year Reirden was hurt for most of the year and played only 38 games with the Blues.[ citation needed ] Reirden then played the 2001–02 season with the Atlanta Thrashers. He played his last tour in the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2003–04 season, playing in 7 games.[ citation needed ]

In the 2005–06 season, Reirden played for the DEG Metro Stars of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany and his last season as a player was split between EC Graz of the Austrian Hockey League and SønderjyskE Ishockey in Denmark's Superisligaen.[ citation needed ]

Coaching career

Reirden's first coaching job was as an assistant coach for the Bowling Green Falcons during the 2007–08 season. [2]

On July 31, 2010, Reirden was named assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, joining fellow assistant coach Tony Granato on the bench. [3] He replaced Mike Yeo, who left the organization to become the head coach for the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League (AHL).

On June 25, 2014, the Penguins announced that Reirden and Granato had been relieved of their duties. On June 26, Reirden was hired by the Washington Capitals as an assistant coach. [4] On June 29, 2018, Reirden became the head coach of the Capitals, [5] replacing Barry Trotz, who left the team after winning the Stanley Cup with the Capitals due to a contract dispute. [6] In his first season as head coach of the Capitals, he guided them to a 48–26–8 record and the top record in the NHL's Metropolitan Division, but they lost in the First Round of the playoffs to the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games. After the Capitals again lost in the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Capitals fired Reirden on August 23, 2020. [7] A week later, he was hired as an assistant coach by his former team, the Pittsburgh Penguins. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 Bowling Green State University CCHA 2815622—————
1991–92Bowling Green State UniversityCCHA33871534—————
1992–93Bowling Green State UniversityCCHA418172548—————
1993–94Bowling Green State UniversityCCHA387233056—————
1994–95 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks ECHL 4352530611325710
1994–95 Albany River Rats AHL 20112—————
1994–95 Raleigh Icecaps ECHL262131533—————
1995–96 Tallahassee Tiger SharksECHL713410—————
1995–96 Chicago Wolves IHL 3102239902216
1995–96 Jacksonville Lizard Kings ECHL15110114110224
1996–97 Chicago WolvesIHL5731013108—————
1996–97 San Antonio Dragons IHL2325751901117
1997–98 San Antonio DragonsIHL7051419132—————
1997–98 Fort Wayne Komets IHL112241640224
1998–99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1723520—————
1998–99 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL589253484110556
1999–00 St. Louis Blues NHL56421253240110
2000–01 St. Louis BluesNHL382464310000
2000–01 Worcester IceCats AHL726820—————
2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL6535882—————
2002–03 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL587132097—————
2003–04 Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL39381142—————
2003–04 Springfield Falcons AHL34671342—————
2003–04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL70224—————
2004–05 Houston Aeros AHL523585650006
2005–06 DEG Metro Stars DEL 3741317721404410
2006–07 EC Graz EBEL 1526824—————
NHL totals18311566718150110

Head coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GWLOTLPtsFinishWLWin%Result
WSH 2018–19 82482381041st in Metropolitan 34.429Lost in first round (CAR)
WSH 2019–20 6941208901st in Metropolitan26.250Lost in first round (NYI)
Total151894616  510.3332 playoff appearances

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  2. ↑ Jorgensen, Jenna (June 8, 2018). "Falcon Hockey Alums MacLellan, Reirden Claim Stanley Cup with Caps". bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Penguins Promote Reirden to Fill Assistant Coaching Position". Pittsburgh Penguins.
  4. ↑ "Capitals Name Todd Reirden Assistant Coach". Washington Capitals . Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Capitals Name Todd Reirden Head Coach". NHL.com. June 29, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  6. ↑ Gulitti, Tom (June 18, 2018). "Trotz, Capitals will know his worth soon enough". NHL.com. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Capitals Relieve Todd Reirden of Coaching Duties". NHL.com. August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  8. ↑ Associated Press (2 September 2020). "Penguins hire former Capitals head coach Todd Reirden as assistant coach". ESPN. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
Preceded by Head Coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2009–10		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the Washington Capitals
2018–20 		Succeeded by
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