TODD REIRDEN NAMED ASSISTANT COACH

WILKES-BARRE, PA –Todd Reirden has been named assistant coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, it was announced on Monday by Pittsburgh Penguins Assistant General Manager Chuck Fletcher.  Reirden, 37, spent last season as an assistant coach with the Bowling Green Falcons (CCHA).

A defenseman with more than 180 games of National Hockey League experience, Reirden was a teammate of Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma during the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons at Bowling Green. 

Selected by New Jersey in the 12th round (242nd overall) of the 1990 NHL Draft, Reirden played professionally for 13 seasons, retiring after the 2006-07 campaign with Graz EC of the Austrian Hockey League.

Reirden appeared in 183 NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Atlanta Thrashers and Phoenix Coytoes between 1998 and 2004, recording 46 points (11+35) and 181 penalty minutes.  The Deerfield, Illinois native has also appeared in an additional 533 games combined in the AHL, IHL, ECHL during his career.  He made his professional debut with the Raleigh Icecaps (ECHL) in 1994-95, and appeared in his first AHL game that season with the Albany River Rats.

Reirden and his wife Shelby have a six-year-old son, Travis.

Don’t miss out on these and other great giveaways!  Full and partial season ticket packages for the 10th season of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey are on sale now, and available by calling the Penguins at 570-208-7367.