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Tanner Palocsik tallied five goals and 24 points in 31 games as a freshman at Dartmouth in 2019-20 (photo: Doug Austin).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reid Cashman had plenty of success in the professional coaching ranks, but he always knew he wanted to return to coaching college hockey.<\/p>\n

Cashman, a former Quinnipiac defenseman who later spent five seasons on Rand Pecknold\u2019s staff, was named the head coach Dartmouth on June 1.<\/p>\n

He replaced Bob Gaudet, who retired last spring after 23 seasons with the Big Green.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy last four years in pro hockey, you\u2019re with your teams and you\u2019re kind of in this little world of winning,\u201d said Cashman, who coached for two seasons with Hershey in the AHL and two seasons with the NHL\u2019s Washington Capitals. \u201cEven in Hershey, where the focus is on development, we were supposed to contend for a Calder Cup. I wanted to get back to college because I wanted to be part of a community. I wanted to get to know the other coaches and know the players. At Quinnipiac, I knew some kids for seven years; three years of recruiting and four years on campus. I missed that.\u201d<\/p>\n

But any college job he took would need to be the right situation. Cashman wanted a chance to compete while also staying near his family\u2019s New Hampshire home where he lives with his wife Stefanie and their two young daughters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we as a family were talking about future plans, I wanted to be a head coach. There wasn\u2019t a timeline on it, but I wanted to go somewhere where we could win,\u201d said Cashman.<\/p>\n

That situation opened when Gaudet announced his retirement in April. Cashman said he learned of the news on Twitter. But his first season was put on hold in November when the Ivy League announced that it was cancelling winter sports. Cashman has used that time to get the Big Green ready for next season the best that he can.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our preseason,” Cashman said. “We\u2019re preparing for next November. It\u2019s a longer preseason than normal, but no one is going to feel bad for us that we didn\u2019t play hockey and there\u2019s eight teams in our league that are in the same boat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dartmouth had all 27 of its players back on campus in the fall, but that number has dropped to 14 for the spring semester. Cashman said that six of this year\u2019s eight freshmen were able to return to play in juniors, while several upperclassmen joined a group of Ivy League players training in Florida.<\/p>\n

On campus, the Big Green have been meeting virtually and in small groups. \u201cWe want to make sure our guys know that we are accessible to them,\u201d Cashman said, adding that many of the conversations are about things other than hockey. Being there for his players has been something that Cashman has done throughout his coaching career.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis ability to challenge and support you as a player and a person is unmatched,\u201d former Quinnipiac and current Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews said after Cashman was hired in June. \u201cHis ascent through the coaching ranks is because of his willingness to listen and learn just as much as his ability to coach. Reid has been a major influence throughout my life and believe he will have the opportunity to influence many others throughout his time at Dartmouth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Much of the team building this semester has been through impromptu gatherings, such as when the coaching staff was able to get a big enough room on campus for the entire team to gather to watch last year\u2019s leading scorer Drew O\u2019Connor make his NHL debut for Pittsburgh on Jan. 26.<\/p>\n

Cashman\u2019s staff includes a pair of former ECAC assistant in Jason Tapp (Union) and Stavros Paskaris (Princeton). Both have instrumental in the Big Green\u2019s recruiting this season, as teams throughout college hockey have had to adapt to long-distance scouting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey came with an unbelievable list of players that fit both our academic and athletic profile at Dartmouth,\u201d Cashman said. \u201cMore importantly, both guys are extremely well respected and [have a lot of contacts]. All college coaches are relying on people that we trust. You\u2019ve got to trust your contact because we can\u2019t be there in person. We think we have our class filled out for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the Big Green finally do take the ice next year, Cashman said the team\u2019s style will be a mix of Quinnipiac and Union\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be aggressive and be fast,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will make teams make four, five, six plays to beat us. We will hold on to and value the puck. Scoring chances will be way more valuable than shots.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cashman said he has reached out to both Pecknold and Gaudet as he\u2019s navigated his first season as a head coach. Gaudet talked to some of this year\u2019s seniors after the season was cancelled and while he\u2019s made an effort to step back, Cashman wants the former coach to be more involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not only a legendary coach, but he\u2019s alumnus as well,\u201d Cashman said of Gaudet. \u201cHe will continue to be a part of our program. My staff and I are lucky to have him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Around the league<\/h4>\n

— The lone game on the schedule last weekend was supposed to be Long Island at Quinnipiac, but that game was postponed after a member of the Sharks tested positive for COVID-19. The Bobcats enter the final month of the season tied with Clarkson for first place; the teams split the season series 2-2-2.<\/p>\n

— O\u2019Connor had an assist in his NHL debut against Boston last week, much to the excitement of his former Dartmouth teammates who gathered to watch him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was awesome to see our players get excited,\u201d Cashman said. \u201cHe got to take a faceoff and the room exploded.\u201d<\/p>\n

— Former Quinnipiac forward Jordan Samuels-Thomas was announced as a referee for the 2020-21 AHL season. Samuels-Thomas played for two seasons at Bowling Green before transferring to the Bobcats. He was an important part of Quinnipiac\u2019s 2013 national-runner up team and played professionally for seven seasons before transitioning to officiating this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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