In his first season coaching the Washington Capitals, Todd Reirden has led last year’s Stanley Cup champions to a 24-12-4 record and 52 standings points, tied with the Metro rival Pittsburgh Penguins.
Due to Washington’s game in hand, and the fact that the All-Star Game coaches are determined by points percentage through Saturday’s games, Reirden has been named the head coach of the Metro Division for this year’s All-Star Game.
He’ll join fellow Caps John Carlson and Braden Holtby, and there’s still time to vote for Nicklas Backstrom as the last man in for the Metro Division.
Congrats, Coach! Todd Reirden has been named your Metro Divison Coach in the 2019 #NHLAllStar #ALLCAPS
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— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 5, 2019
The coaches joining Reirden at the All-Star Game include Jon Cooper of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Paul Maurice of the Winnipeg Jets, and Bill Peters of the Calgary Flames.
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NEW YORK (Jan. 5, 2019) – The National Hockey League announced today that Jon Cooper of the Tampa Bay Lightning (Atlantic), Paul Maurice of the Winnipeg Jets (Central), Todd Reirden of the Washington Capitals (Metropolitan) and Bill Peters of the Calgary Flames (Pacific) will serve as the head coaches for the 2019 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend, which will be held Jan. 25-26 in San Jose.
Under the All-Star selection process, the head coach of the team with the highest points percentage (points earned divided by total possible points) in each of the four divisions through games of Saturday, Jan. 5 – the halfway point of the regular season – will guide the respective All-Star rosters.
Cooper’s Lightning (.805, 32-7-2), Maurice’s Jets (.650, 25-13-2), Reirden’s Capitals (.650, 24‑12‑4) and Peters’ Flames (.643, 25-13-4) already have secured the highest points percentages in their respective divisions through today’s games.
Headline photo: Elizabeth Kong
