Prospect Info: David Reinbacher

[Deebs]

If both Olten and Visp are eliminated, nobody will get promoted. They are the only two teams that meat the National League Requirements. If nobody gets promoted, there is no need for the National League Relegation Playoffs. Reinbacher is here as soon as Monday.

There should be a car waiting outside the arena to pick him up after the series is over to take him to the airport.

 

[HomaridII]

There should be a car waiting outside the arena to pick him up after the series is over to take him to the airport.

I was JUST in Bern last week, I could have picked him up and brought him back lol

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Looking for some info on Reinbacher's schooling, and found this old athletic article from Reinbacher's dad about how Reinbacher threw a fit about learning French and made his dad drive him 120km each way to school so he wouldn't have to

"When David was 13, his brother Tobias secured a spot on EHC Kloten’s U17 team, and David asked his father if he could go play in Kloten as well. It’s about 115 kilometres away from Lustenau, a hefty enough commute that a billet family was sought for young David.

He was eager to play, but once school started, there was a small problem. In Switzerland, David would have to learn French, and since he was three years behind his classmates in their French instruction, he would have make up that time in one school year. That meant instead of every physical education class, he would be in French class. During breaks, French class. Basically, every free minute would be spent in French class, and obviously, at the time, David wasn’t aware just how useful those classes would be five years down the road.

At the time, it was overwhelming.

“It’s too much for me,” Harald remembers his son telling him.

“So, what do you want to do,” his father responded.

“I will play in Kloten,” David said.

“But where do you want to live? And where do you want to go to school?” his father asked.

“We’ll live at our house in Austria,” he answered, “and you have to drive me.”

As Harald promised when David was a little boy, he helped him reach his dream. He explained to his son that they would have to leave every day at 4 p.m. and wouldn’t be home until late at night, that he would miss out on a lot.

“He said, ‘Yeah, I know, but I will do it,’” Harald said. “So I said, ‘OK, if you want to do it, for me, I told you when you were younger that if you need something for hockey, I will do everything you need and Tobias needs.’ So I drove for one year, every day, from Lustenau to Kloten. Every. Day.

“He had to do homework in the car, he had to learn for lessons. We came back and it was 11 or 11:30 at night. So the next morning, we had to get up at 7 to go to school. Most of the time when we drove back, he was sleeping. And while he was at practice, I would have to open my computer and work. After his games, he would eat in the car and I drove back.”"

 

[Adam Michaels]

How does this affect Reinbacher coming over?

Visp and Olten are the only 2nd division teams who registered for the 1st division. To do that, they need to win. They are currently in the semi-finals.

If one or both win their semi-final series, then Kloten and Ajoie have to play a relegation series. So at the moment, both teams are on standby. If they do have to play, their Best-of-7 series is set to start on March 16th.

However if both Visp and Olten lose in the semis, then Kloten and Ajoie don't need to play each other because they will both officially stay in the 1st division.

And Reinbacher is officially available to come over.

In conclusion, we want Visp and Olten to lose so Reinbacher can come sooner.

 

[JustAHabFan]

Looking for some info on Reinbacher's schooling, and found this old athletic article from Reinbacher's dad about how Reinbacher threw a fit about learning French and made his dad drive him 120km each way to school so he wouldn't have to

"When David was 13, his brother Tobias secured a spot on EHC Kloten’s U17 team, and David asked his father if he could go play in Kloten as well. It’s about 115 kilometres away from Lustenau, a hefty enough commute that a billet family was sought for young David.

He was eager to play, but once school started, there was a small problem. In Switzerland, David would have to learn French, and since he was three years behind his classmates in their French instruction, he would have make up that time in one school year. That meant instead of every physical education class, he would be in French class. During breaks, French class. Basically, every free minute would be spent in French class, and obviously, at the time, David wasn’t aware just how useful those classes would be five years down the road.

At the time, it was overwhelming.

“It’s too much for me,” Harald remembers his son telling him.

“So, what do you want to do,” his father responded.

“I will play in Kloten,” David said.

“But where do you want to live? And where do you want to go to school?” his father asked.

“We’ll live at our house in Austria,” he answered, “and you have to drive me.”

As Harald promised when David was a little boy, he helped him reach his dream. He explained to his son that they would have to leave every day at 4 p.m. and wouldn’t be home until late at night, that he would miss out on a lot.

“He said, ‘Yeah, I know, but I will do it,’” Harald said. “So I said, ‘OK, if you want to do it, for me, I told you when you were younger that if you need something for hockey, I will do everything you need and Tobias needs.’ So I drove for one year, every day, from Lustenau to Kloten. Every. Day.

“He had to do homework in the car, he had to learn for lessons. We came back and it was 11 or 11:30 at night. So the next morning, we had to get up at 7 to go to school. Most of the time when we drove back, he was sleeping. And while he was at practice, I would have to open my computer and work. After his games, he would eat in the car and I drove back.”"

What a dedication.

 

[jrom]

I don’t get why everyone is hoping that he will join a struggling Laval team with the expectations of him to adapt to NA playstyle / hockey rink size / new teammates / make a playoff push with a down spiraling team.

I’d rather him to finish his season properly, heal up, prepare to move to a new continent, have a proper summer training and arrive early this summer in MTL to train with the team (like Slaf, Xhekaj, Guhle did 2 years ago).

 

[WeThreeKings]

I don’t get why everyone is hoping that he will join a struggling Laval team with the expectations of him to adapt to NA playstyle / hockey rink size / new teammates / make a playoff push with a down spiraling team.

I’d rather him to finish his season properly, heal up, prepare to move to a new continent, have a proper summer training and arrive early this summer in MTL to train with the team (like Slaf, Xhekaj, Guhle did 2 years ago).

He's going to come over and play.

 

[Sorinth]

I don’t get why everyone is hoping that he will join a struggling Laval team with the expectations of him to adapt to NA playstyle / hockey rink size / new teammates / make a playoff push with a down spiraling team.

I’d rather him to finish his season properly, heal up, prepare to move to a new continent, have a proper summer training and arrive early this summer in MTL to train with the team (like Slaf, Xhekaj, Guhle did 2 years ago).

Going to Laval for a playoff push doesn't prevent him from having a proper summer of training, especially since even if they make the playoffs it's probably not going to be a deep run. Obviously the games won't be enough for him to fully adapt to the NA playstyle, rink size, etc... but getting a taste can be quite beneficial as it can help direct the offseason training as well as keep motivation high.

I feel like those that don't want him to come over are worried that he'll arrive for a playoff push and struggle a bit. And yeah that might happen, but why is that such a bad thing? We just saw with Slaf a player struggling to adapt isn't actually a bad thing, sometimes it's just part of the learning experience.

 

[KevSkillz4]

I don’t get why everyone is hoping that he will join a struggling Laval team with the expectations of him to adapt to NA playstyle / hockey rink size / new teammates / make a playoff push with a down spiraling team.

I’d rather him to finish his season properly, heal up, prepare to move to a new continent, have a proper summer training and arrive early this summer in MTL to train with the team (like Slaf, Xhekaj, Guhle did 2 years ago).

Laval style is much better than Kloten. Kloten is dumpfire.

Reinbacher will have better player around him aswell.

 

[Hinterland]

I don’t get why everyone is hoping that he will join a struggling Laval team with the expectations of him to adapt to NA playstyle / hockey rink size / new teammates / make a playoff push with a down spiraling team.

I’d rather him to finish his season properly, heal up, prepare to move to a new continent, have a proper summer training and arrive early this summer in MTL to train with the team (like Slaf, Xhekaj, Guhle did 2 years ago).

Well, we can only hope that Reinbacher is gonna board a flight instantly once Kloten's season is over. Because if he doesn't, which from what I understand is still very much a possibility, then this board is gonna go bonkers. Judging by this thread we would probably never hear the end of it.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

What a dedication.

From the Father. Similar to Price's family buying a plane to take him to practice.

Maybe I'm bitter but my main takeaway from the story is how inaccessible elite hockey training is and how privileged you have to be to make the NHL.

I'd be curious to know how many players in the NHL grew up without a strong father figure in their life.

 

[Sorinth]

From the Father. Similar to Price's family buying a plane to take him to practice.

Maybe I'm bitter but my main takeaway from the story is how inaccessible elite hockey training is and how privileged you have to be to make the NHL.

Elite training is certainly a key factor, and off topic I feel like this is a big reason for Hockey Quebec's decline, we don't have enough elite teachers/programs.

 

[River Meadow]

I was JUST in Bern last week, I could have picked him up and brought him back lol

Pretty sure that would be classified as kidnapping.

 

[Andrei79]

From the Father. Similar to Price's family buying a plane to take him to practice.

Maybe I'm bitter but my main takeaway from the story is how inaccessible elite hockey training is and how privileged you have to be to make the NHL.

I'd be curious to know how many players in the NHL grew up without a strong father figure in their life.

You're not being bitter, it's unfortunately a reality. I live in a town that's relatively wealthy and has developed many professional players. Almost systematically the dad's were the wealthier ones with contacts and access to facilities/training and even nannies so they could concentrate on work+sports.

Wasn't it Kerfoot who's dad built a whole arena on the property?

 

[angusyoung]

Pretty sure that would be classified as kidnapping.

I just call it a creative acquisition.

 

[Hinterland]

From the Father. Similar to Price's family buying a plane to take him to practice.

Maybe I'm bitter but my main takeaway from the story is how inaccessible elite hockey training is and how privileged you have to be to make the NHL.

I'd be curious to know how many players in the NHL grew up without a strong father figure in their life.

Yeah. I think that is a problem hockey has. It's a sport of the privileged. In a lot of areas of this world, hockey is very much a sport only the rich can afford. As a kid you need wealthy parents and parents willing to really put in the time as well to support you.

Though it must be said that Reinbacher is a bit of an exception since Austria isn't necessarily a hockey country. Growing up in a country with more of a hockey tradition would have made it easier for him. Thankfully for Reinbacher both Switzerland and Austria are small countries and he grew up near the border. Also, Reinbacher's Vorarlberg dialect is actually closer to Swiss German dialects than anything else spoken in Austria or other German speaking areas so it could have been worse I guess.

But yeah. Quite the dedication of his parents.

 

[jrom]

Well, we can only hope that Reinbacher is gonna board a flight instantly once Kloten's season is over. Because if he doesn't, which from what I understand is still very much a possibility, then this board is gonna go bonkers. Judging by this thread we would probably never hear the end of it.

And if he comes over and doesn’t carry the team in the playoffs the sky will fall again, should have drafted Michkov blabla. I just hope they do what is good for him next year, not for Laval.

 

[Deleted member 257557]

And if he comes over and doesn’t carry the team in the playoffs the sky will fall again, should have drafted Michkov blabla. I just hope they do what is good for him next year, not for Laval.

Pretty sure 99% of habs fans don’t remember who was picked 7th the same year Reinbacher was picked 5th… That silliness lives on forums but died the week after the draft for most.

I think some here care so much about prospects they become a bit overprotective, especially with the amount of young players we’ve seen the habs rush.

 

[Hinterland]

And if he comes over and doesn’t carry the team in the playoffs the sky will fall again, should have drafted Michkov blabla. I just hope they do what is good for him next year, not for Laval.

I think there's a 0% chance of Reinbacher carrying any team this season. Not while he's in the final stages of his education and especially not while joining a new team this late and only for a few weeks all while still adjusting to the NA ice surface. Like I said. If he comes over at all it would be more for the experience than anything else.

I think over the course of next season it should be reasonable to expect significant development from Reinbacher but he's not gonna be the savior of the Laval Rocket this season. You'd have to be nuts to expect anything like it.

 

[dcyhabs]

I think there's a 0% chance of Reinbacher carrying any team this season. Not while he's in the final stages of his education and especially not while joining a new team this late and only for a few weeks all while still adjusting to the NA ice surface. Like I said. If he comes over at all it would be more for the experience than anything else.

I think over the course of next season it should be reasonable to expect significant development from Reinbacher but he's not gonna be the savior of the Laval Rocket this season. You'd have to be nuts to expect anything like it.

He might help Kloten avoid relegation, he's not likely to see the playoffs in Laval and certainly not with the habs this year.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

From the Father. Similar to Price's family buying a plane to take him to practice.

Maybe I'm bitter but my main takeaway from the story is how inaccessible elite hockey training is and how privileged you have to be to make the NHL.

I'd be curious to know how many players in the NHL grew up without a strong father figure in their life.

Bobby Ryan is one canadian with a pretty weird / rough childhood.

Alot of Russians and Europeans come from pretty poor/normal situations. Hockey is much more accessible from a price standpoint over there.

Very rare in NA these days as you usually need both parents in your life and means of transportation to play when you become older than a todler

 

[junyab]

Nice to see the boo-birds from last years Slaf thread have found a new home here.

 

[skidcells]

Visp eliminated. One step closer to see Reinbacher in NA

 

[HomaridII]

Olten won today so their series tied 2-2.

 

[EveryDay]

Olten won today so their series tied 2-2.

God damn!