From being far off the radar to becoming the top defenseman in the class, Reinbacher won’t need to wait long...
When the 2023 NHL Draft season fully kicked off in October, there weren’t many that expected David Reinbacher to be a first-round prospect.
And, really, there are some similarities there. Both played heavy minutes against men at a young age, while also carrying their respective national teams whenever called upon. Both have solid offensive traits, and, unlike many other high-end defensive prospects, they’re both solid in their own zone – actually playing defense. Stylistically, they’re close.
On the ice, Reinbacher is as confident as they come. Off the ice, he says he’s a humble person who is just enjoying the process. He’s a small-town kid out of Hohenems, Austria. It has a population of 15,200, a town with exactly zero NHLers of record. So Reinbacher doesn’t take anything on his journey so far for granted.
Reinbacher likes structure, both on and off the ice. His daily routine is dominated by school, work and hockey. While attending the United School Of Sports in Zurich, Reinbacher acts as a headhunter to find business analysts for big companies in the school. He likes having that experience from a business school in his back pocket in case hockey doesn’t work out.
But that’s precisely what Reinbacher did. He was Austria’s best player at the World Junior Championship before representing the senior team at the World Championship last for the first time last month. Reinbacher suffered an MCL injury against Sweden in the second game, forcing him to miss three games.
“He’s a top three defenseman in most important categories,” a scout said. “Reinbacher shuts things down in his own zone. He gets the puck up the ice well. He can skate and can shut top lines down. He’s strong on the transition. He’s active with his stick. There’s just a lot to love here, and he probably would go much higher in most other drafts.”
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