For defender David Reinbacher and striker Vinzenz Rohrer, the fight for a place in the NHL squad of the Montreal Canadiens begins on Wednesday. The two Vorarlbergs complete the one-week rookie camp at the club of the North American ice hockey league, in which test games against the talents of the Winnipeg Jets and Toronto Maple Leaf are also on the program on September 13 and 14.
The 20-year-old Reinbacher, elected number five in Draft 2023, is in the rookie camp for the third time. The tall defender suffered a serious knee injury in October of last year, gave a comeback in the Farmteam Laval Rocket in spring and convinced on the way to the AHL semi-final.
Rohrer, 21 years old since yesterday, has recommended for the Canadiens with strong performances in the Swiss League for Master ZSC ZSC Lions and the Austrian national team, which reached the quarter -finals at the World Cup. In June, the fast striker, who was selected to number 75 in Draft 2022, signed an entry -level contract for three years.
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