The day began with a cup of coffee. Eleven years ago, Todd Reirden wasn’t an associate coach for the Washington Capitals, like he is today. Back then, he was just a guy looking for a job.
So, coffee it was.
In the spring of 2007, Reirden met with then-Bowling Green coach Scott Paluch to discuss an open assistant’s job at his alma mater. Reirden, a journeyman player in professional hockey, was looking to make the transition to coaching.
The two toured the campus and reconnected — Paluch had been an assistant at Bowling Green when Reirden played there in the early 1900s.