Todd Reirden

Todd Reirden
Reirden with the Penguins in November 2011
Born	(1971-06-25) June 25, 1971 (age 53) 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 DEG Metro Stars
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 most recently the associate coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. 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.

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. Pittsburgh released Reirden in May 2024. ^[8]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Bowling Green State University	CCHA		28	1	5	6	22		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Bowling Green State University	CCHA		33	8	7	15	34		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Bowling Green State University	CCHA		41	8	17	25	48		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Bowling Green State University	CCHA		38	7	23	30	56		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Tallahassee Tiger Sharks	ECHL		43	5	25	30	61		13	2	5	7	10
1994–95	Albany River Rats	AHL		2	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Raleigh Icecaps	ECHL		26	2	13	15	33		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Tallahassee Tiger Sharks	ECHL		7	1	3	4	10		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Chicago Wolves	IHL		31	0	2	2	39		9	0	2	2	16
1995–96	Jacksonville Lizard Kings	ECHL		15	1	10	11	41		1	0	2	2	4
1996–97	Chicago Wolves	IHL		57	3	10	13	108		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	San Antonio Dragons	IHL		23	2	5	7	51		9	0	1	1	17
1997–98	San Antonio Dragons	IHL		70	5	14	19	132		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		11	2	2	4	16		4	0	2	2	4
1998–99	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		17	2	3	5	20		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL		58	9	25	34	84		11	0	5	5	6
1999–00	St. Louis Blues	NHL		56	4	21	25	32		4	0	1	1	0
2000–01	St. Louis Blues	NHL		38	2	4	6	43		1	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Worcester IceCats	AHL		7	2	6	8	20		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		65	3	5	8	82		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		58	7	13	20	97		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL		39	3	8	11	42		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Springfield Falcons	AHL		34	6	7	13	42		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		7	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Houston Aeros	AHL		52	3	5	8	56		5	0	0	0	6
2005–06	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		37	4	13	17	72		14	0	4	4	10
2006–07	EC Graz	EBEL		15	2	6	8	24		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				183	11	56	67	181		5	0	1	1	0

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Postseason
		G	W	L	OTL	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win%	Result
WSH	2018–19	82	48	23	8	104	1st in Metropolitan	3	4	.429	Lost in first round (CAR)
WSH	2019–20	69	41	20	8	90	1st in Metropolitan	2	6	.250	Lost in first round (NYI)
Total		151	89	46	16			5	10	.333	2 playoff appearances

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 March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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 (September 2, 2020). "Penguins hire former Capitals head coach Todd Reirden as assistant coach". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2020.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Dan Bylsma	Head Coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2009–10	Succeeded by John Hynes
Preceded by Barry Trotz	Head coach of the Washington Capitals 2018–20	Succeeded by Peter Laviolette