{"id":438764,"date":"2023-06-29T07:22:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T11:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=438764"},"modified":"2023-06-29T07:22:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T11:22:04","slug":"canadiens-pick-reinbacher-5th-overall-at-the-draft","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/canadiens-pick-reinbacher-5th-overall-at-the-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens pick Reinbacher 5th overall at the draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Montreal Canadiens added to their roster David Reinbacher with the 5<sup>th<\/sup> overall selection at the 2023 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">David Reinbacher &#8211; joins Thomas Vanek as the highest selected Austrian players ever. \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NHLDraft<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CanadiensMTL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DMUQ9gN7hc\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/DMUQ9gN7hc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1674203907336142849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The defenceman from Austria had 22 points (3 goals, 19 assists) in 46 matches for EHC Kloten in Switzerland\u2019s hockey league.<\/p>\n<p>David, the top-picked defenceman in this draft edition, matched Thomas Vanek as the highest-picked Austrian ever.<\/p>\n<p>Montreal goalie, and ex-5<sup>th<\/sup> overall pick, Carey Price, took the podium to share the franchise selection but backed out after forgetting Reinbacher&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Boy, that was humiliating. Sorry, David\u2026.. Reinbacher,&#8221; the goaltender shared after the draft on social media.<\/p>\n<p>One season after the Canadian team finished last in the league and picked Juraj Slafkovsky 1<sup>st<\/sup> overall at the 2022 NHL Draft, Montreal missed the postseason again past campaign and finished 28<sup>th<\/sup> with a 31-45-6 record.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Austrian love. \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CanadiensMTL<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NHLDraft<\/a>&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gq5UNAykZH\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Gq5UNAykZH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/1674219194001555457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Montreal Canadiens added to their roster David Reinbacher with the 5th overall selection at the 2023 NHL Draft. 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