With the fifth-overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, general manager Kent Hughes and his team selected Austrian defenseman David Reinbacher at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday evening.
Here's a look at his career so far by the numbers:
14 - He moved from his native Austria to Switzerland at the age of 14. The move was made so he could join the Kloten system, where he climbed the ranks to eventually play in the top men's league in the country.
1 - He has one year of studies remaining at United School of Sports where, as part of his curriculum, he works as a headhunter for business projects for companies in Switzerland.
1 - In being selected fifth-overall, Reinbacher tied former Hab Thomas Vanek as the highest-drafted player ever taken from Austria.
22 - His 22 points in 46 games in 2022-23 (3G, 19A) for Kloten were the most by a teenager in the Swiss professional league.
6 - He averaged 18:56 of ice time in 2022-23, which was second-highest among defensemen in the National League. That number represented a more than six-minute increase on his average ice time from the previous campaign.
21:46 - Representing Austria at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, Reinbacher played five games in the tournament, recording a pair of assists while averaging a whopping 21:46 of ice time.
4 - The defenseman also played four games at the 2023 IIHF World Championship, earning one assist while playing an average of 15:57 per contest. A knee injury caused him to miss three games at the event.
194 - Reinbacher measures 6-foot-2 in height and weighs 194 pounds.
