It was basically a formality, now it’s done. The Canadian has announced that it has agreed for three years with defender David Reinbacher, the team’s first choice (fifth overall) in the last draft.
It is a three-year contract, a duration provided for in the collective agreement for 18-year-old players signing their first contract in the National League.
This contract will take effect this fall if Reinbacher spends the season in Laval or Montreal. If he instead plays with the club of Kloten, Switzerland, the agreement will be suspended and will begin when the young man makes the jump to North America.
The Austrian has just participated in the development camp of the Canadian in Brossard.
He is the second player in the 2023 draft to sign with his new team, the other being Adam Fantilli, the third overall pick, with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Kent Hughes continues in the same vein as last year by quickly getting along with his first-round picks. Last year, the first round took place on July 7, and the GM of the Canadian had agreed with Juraj Slafkovsky on July 13, and the next day with Filip Mesar.