David Reinbacher News & Stories

Our scouts take a look at how some of the NHL's best prospects faired in NHL preseason games.

Despite the graduation of Lane Hutson, the Canadiens boast an elite prospect pool with a balance of elite skill and difficult-to-play-against depth, assembled to fill all roles a contending lineup needs, top to bottom.

With another summer nearing its end, it's time for our top 100 NHL-affiliated prospect rankings.

It's not always fair to pick winners and losers on July 3, but there are some trends that just jump out at you.

The Habs made the playoffs a little ahead of schedule. How can they build on that kind of success?

Ranking the hockey's best young talent: Who stands out, who’s rising, and what it means for the future.

David Reinbacher, Will Smith, a top 2026 prospect you need to know, and more in this week's Roundup.

To the tune of that "Flashdance" song: Power Feelings.

David St-Louis reviews some of the top prospect action from NHL preseason games.

You had questions. We have answers.

David St-Louis takes you through the Montréal Canadiens third-ranked prospect pool going into the 2024-25 NHL season with scouting reports on its 27 best prospects.

The Oilers, Canucks, and Golden Knights should be favoured, but all of them have big question marks now.

Mitch Brown, David St-Louis, and J.D. Burke team up to rank the top 100 affiliated prospects ahead of the 2024-25 NHL season.

David Reinbacher suffered through a Murphy's Law season with EHC Kloten, but as David St-Louis shows in this article, there was still progress.

Montréal Canadiens' fifth-overall pick David Reinbacher has had as difficult a draft-plus-one season as one could imagine, but there are signs of improvement there, too.

David St-Louis reviews the performance of each Eastern Conference team's top prospects in the 2023-24 preseason.

David St-Louis breaks down the Montréal Canadiens' 12th-ranked prospect pool with scouting reports and tools grades on their 23 (23!!!) best prospects.

The Elite Prospects ranking of the NHL's 100 best affiliated prospects comes to a close with the 25 best prospects in hockey.

J.D. Burke and Cam Robinson team up to bring you reports on the 2023 NHL Draft and how things went down.

Cam Robinson mocks the first three rounds of the 2023 NHL Draft.

Cam Robinson offers up his five bold predictions for the 2023 NHL Draft.

Cam Robinson reveals his ranking of the top 75 prospects in the 2023 NHL Draft.

This is The Take Purge, and we're not holding back. These are our hottest 2023 NHL Draft takes, and you can't hold us accountable for them.

Lassi Alanen and David St-Louis breakdown the best European draft prospects on defence for the upcoming draft in Nashville.

Cam Robinson takes run at his first-round mock draft after closely watching the 2023 U-18 championships.

This edition of the Central European Stock Watch offers an update on Dominik Bokk, Adam Csabi, David Reinbacher, Matteo Kočí, and František Dej.

The Elite Prospects scouting team has put together a new draft ranking for the 2023 NHL Draft ahead of the U18s, placing 80 prospects on their latest board.

J.D. Burke summons a Scout's Roundtable to answer one pressing question ahead of the 2023 NHL trade deadline: Just how deep is this year's draft?

The Elite Prospects scouting team has ranked the 64 best prospects for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

With the World Junior Championships behind us, it's time to mock up the first 16 picks for the 2023 NHL Draft in Nashville.

Elite Prospects Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson looks at the standout performances by the draft-eligible skaters who participated in the 2023 World Juniors.

Lassi Alanen looks at the numbers and breaks it down from the WJC.

Now that the medals have been awarded, J.D. Burke reflects on what we learned at the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championship in Halifax and Moncton.

The Austrian wasn't part of many victories, but his showing was impossible to ignore for our scouts and NHL teams.

From prospects to the NHL, the EP Rinkside staff takes a minute to make their picks for what will happen in the next 12 months.

It's a team game, sure, but let's look at which individual performances will make us remember the 2023 WJC for a long time.

J.D. Burke and JFresh team up to recap Germany's win against Austria and offer up their 3 Stars for the fifth day of the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championships.

You know the stars, but these are the names to watch on each team for the tournament.