Rookie Washington Capitals Head Coach Todd Reirden made his first hire on Friday night. Like himself, he promoted from within tapping Reid Cashman as an assistant.
Cashman is young, 35. Like his new boss, he played defense. However, unlike Reirden, Cashman was more offensive-minded. He spent the last two seasons as an assistant for the Hershey Bears. The kids, he knows well.
Although Cashman never made the NHL, he enjoyed four pro seasons bouncing between the AHL and ECHL. He spent time with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators organizations before spending one last year in Austria then retiring.