Canadiens pick Reinbacher 5th overall at the draft

The Montreal Canadiens added to their roster David Reinbacher with the 5^th overall selection at the 2023 NHL Draft.

David Reinbacher – joins Thomas Vanek as the highest selected Austrian players ever. 🇦🇹#NHLDraft | @CanadiensMTL pic.twitter.com/DMUQ9gN7hc

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 28, 2023

The defenceman from Austria had 22 points (3 goals, 19 assists) in 46 matches for EHC Kloten in Switzerland’s hockey league.

David, the top-picked defenceman in this draft edition, matched Thomas Vanek as the highest-picked Austrian ever.

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Montreal goalie, and ex-5^th overall pick, Carey Price, took the podium to share the franchise selection but backed out after forgetting Reinbacher’s name.

“Boy, that was humiliating. Sorry, David….. Reinbacher,” the goaltender shared after the draft on social media.

One season after the Canadian team finished last in the league and picked Juraj Slafkovsky 1^st overall at the 2022 NHL Draft, Montreal missed the postseason again past campaign and finished 28^th with a 31-45-6 record.

Austrian love. 🫶🇦🇹@CanadiensMTL fifth overall pick David Reinbacher proudly wore a Thomas Vanek jersey as a kid. And guess who was among the first to congratulate him at the #NHLDraft… pic.twitter.com/Gq5UNAykZH

— NHL (@NHL) June 29, 2023