Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American coach Todd Reirden.
Last updated on April 15, 2025.
Todd R. Reirden is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is an assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). 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.
I am confident that I am a young coach that continues to improve and continues to get better and have been able to find success in the regular season and haven't been able to find it in two completely different circumstances in the playoffs.
When you don't come up on the winning end of it, it is disappointing and you have to look at why that has happened.
You can't a put a value on experience and going through things.
One of my strengths is being able to relate to all different types of players, and I think that the players know that I make the effort.
Every day, I'm journaling and making sure things I do wrong I change or try to fix and make better and things I do right I continue to do those more often.
For some reason, I never get sick. I don't know why, but I just don't. I have never missed a day of work or practice.
We break down every element of the game, shift by shift and within the shift. And maybe sometimes we are over-the-top on that, but love our detail on the staff and how we do things.
What I need to remember is that there are a lot worse days out there for other people, and I'm living a dream that I had. Regardless of whether it goes well or it doesn't, I'm living a dream, and my family is right there with me.