The Washington Capitals recently rounded out the 2018-19 coaching staff with the hires of Scott Arniel and Reid Cashman as assistant coaches. Arniel and Cashman will join Blaine Forsythe under first-year head coach Todd Reirden for the upcoming season.
Both Arniel and Cashman have previous coaching experience. Per the Washington Post, Arniel was the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets for two seasons, and an associate coach with the Rangers for five. Cashman was an assistant coach for Quinnipiac University before joining the Hershey Bears for the past two seasons.