Todd Reirden
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| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg/15 st 5 lb) |
| Pro clubs | Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues Atlanta Thrashers Phoenix Coyotes |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | June 25, 1971 , Deerfield, IL, USA |
| NHL Draft | 242nd overall, 1990 New Jersey Devils |
| Pro career | 1994 – 2007 |
Todd "Hair" Reirden (born June 25, 1971 in Deerfield, Illinois) is an retired American ice hockey player who played in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Atlanta Thrashers, and Phoenix Coyotes.
Reirden was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 12th round, 242nd overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Upon being drafted Reirden went to Bowling Green State University where he played for 4 years. From there he played in the ECHL and IHL for a number of years before finally getting the call up to the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers for part of the 1998–1999 season. Following his brief stint with the Oilers Reirden signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues and had his most successful season in the NHL for the 1999–2000 season, scoring 25 points. The following year Reirden was hurt for most of the year and played only 38 games with the Blues. Reirden then played the 2001–2002 season with the Atlanta Thrashers. He played his last tour in the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2003–2004 season, playing in 7 games. Reirden also played for the DEG Metro Stars of the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga in Germany and then played with Graz EC in the Austrian Hockey League.
Reirden currently is an assistant coach for the Bowling Green State University Falcons men's hockey team. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ http://bgsufalcons.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/reirden_todd00.html Player Bio: Todd Reirden
[edit] Career NHL Statistics
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| 1998–1999 | Edmonton Oliers | NHL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | ||||||
| 1999–2000 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 56 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 32 | ||||||
| 2000–2001 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 43 | ||||||
| 2001–2002 | Atlanta Trashers | NHL | 65 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 82 | ||||||
| 2003–2004 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 5 Years | Totals | NHL | 183 | 11 | 56 | 46 | 181 | ||||||
