Todd Reirden
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| Born |
June 25, 1971 Deerfield, IL, USA | ||
| 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 | ||
| NHL Draft |
242nd overall, 1990 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2007 | ||
Todd R. Reirden (born June 25, 1971 in Deerfield, Illinois) is a retired American ice hockey player and an Assistant Coach with the NHL Washington Capitals. Before that he was an Assistant Coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins and former Head Coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. Reirden played in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Atlanta Thrashers, and Phoenix Coyotes.
Playing career
Reirden was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 12th round, 242nd overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Upon being drafted Reirden went to Bowling Green State University where he played for 4 years. 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 1998–1999 season. 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 for 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. Reirden then played the 2001–2002 season with the Atlanta Thrashers. He played his last tour in the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2003–2004 season, playing in 7 games.
In the 2005/2006 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 Graz EC of the Austrian Hockey League and SønderjyskE Ishockey in Denmark's Superisligaen.
Coaching career
Reirden spent the 2007-2008 season as an assistant coach for the Bowling Green State University Falcons men's hockey team.[1]
On July 31, 2010 Reirden was named Assistant Coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins joining other Assistant Coach Tony Granato.[2] He replaces Mike Yeo who left the organization to become the Head Coach of the AHL Houston Aeros.
On June 25, 2014, it was announced that he and Tony Granato had been relieved of their duties with the Penguins. Later in the same day, he was hired by the Washington Capitals as an assistant coach.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 52 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 34 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 39 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 58 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 58 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Graz EC | Austria | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 41 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 38 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 33 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 37 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 72 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1994–95 | Raleigh Icecaps | ECHL | 26 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | ECHL | 43 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Jacksonville Lizard Kings | ECHL | 15 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | ECHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1996–97 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 23 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 1995–96 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 57 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 56 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 65 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 183 | 11 | 56 | 67 | 181 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ http://bgsufalcons.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/reirden_todd00.html Player Bio: Todd Reirden
- ↑ "Penguins Promote Reirden to Fill Assistant Coaching Position". Pittsburgh Penguins.
- ↑ "Capitals Name Todd Reirden Assistant Coach". http://capitals.nhl.com. Retrieved 26 June 2014. External link in
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External links
| Preceded by Dan Bylsma |
Head Coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2009–10 |
Succeeded by John Hynes |