Ohashi's career began with the Washington Capitals' coaching staff in 2014, where he served as an intern. Then-head coach Barry Trotz created and offered a full-time video analyst role for the 2015-16 season. Ohashi was part of the 2018 coaching staff, which included Kraken head coach Lane Lambert, when Washington won the Stanley Cup. A Washington, DC native and avid baseball fan, Ohashi had his signature Kraken moment during the 2023 opening playoff round when he helped overturn a Game 7 tying goal by Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche on an offside challenge to preserve a series-clinching 2-1 victory.
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A major back issue caused him to return home to Maryland for surgery, where his mother persuaded him to pursue a career in sports by taking graduate courses in sports management at Georgetown University.
