Friday, May 13, 2016

Capitals assistant Reirden a 'future head coach' in the NHL (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this April 7, 2016 file photo, Washington Capitals assistant coach Todd Reirden stands in the bench area in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, in Washington. Reirdens road to coaching started as a journeyman defenseman playing in the minors for Todd McLellans Houston Aeros during the 2004-05 NHL lockout. Injured and at the tail end of his career, Reirden still wanted to make an impact, so McLellan assigned him coaching responsibilities with young players. It clicked. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Todd Reirden's road to coaching started as a journeyman defenseman playing in the minors for Todd McLellan's Houston Aeros during the 2004-05 NHL lockout. Injured and at the tail end of his career, Reirden still wanted to make an impact, so McLellan assigned him coaching responsibilities with young players. ''At that point, you could tell that he had coaching in his blood and that's probably something that he wanted to do,'' McLellan said.


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