The defenseman was sent back by the Canadiens to Kloten HC in the Swiss-A league for a second season. Before Reinbacher arrived, Kloten had lost six of its first nine games after he had attended his first Canadiens training camp.
After Reinbacher came, Kloten’s situation didn’t improve, as the 19-year-old defenseman sustained two injuries: a hand injury and a knee injury. With a 17-29-6 record, Kloten finished the season in 13th place in the 14-team league after going through three head coaches. Reinbacher finished 35 games with a minus-15 differential and 1-10-11 totals.
The Canadiens’ director of player development, Rob Ramage, paid Reinbacher a visit. In an attempt to convince Reinbacher to simplify his style of play, he played him a video of Shea Weber, a former defenseman with the Canadiens.
When the Canadiens hosted their development camp in Brossard last week, Ramage noted, “It was a tough season in Kloten.” He had three coaches in all. This was such a great training camp for him. His level of maturity when skating is higher than when not skating. I believe I visited there in the end of November. He had recently recovered from an injury. Both the team and he were having difficulties.
When the Canadiens hosted their development camp in Brossard last week, Ramage noted, “It was a tough season in Kloten.” He had three coaches in all. This was such a great training camp for him. His level of maturity when skating is higher than when not skating. I believe I visited there in the end of November. He had recently recovered from an injury. Both the team and he were having difficulties.
