BIOGRAPHY

Sam Reinhart’s Net Worth & Salary

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6 months ago

January 7, 2024

Sam Reinhart, 28, is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Born in North Vancouver to Theresa and Paul Reinhart, he has two brothers: Max and Griffin. Max was selected in the third round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames and plays in their organization. Sam played alongside Max on the Ice's Ed Chynoweth Cup championship team in the 2010–11 Western Hockey League (WHL) season as well as the 2011–12 season. Griffin was selected fourth overall in the 2012 draft by the New York Islanders and has played against Sam's Ice with the Edmonton Oil Kings in the WHL from 2011–12 to 2013–14.

Sam Reinhart attended Collingwood School and played tennis in high school. He also played baseball, lacrosse, and soccer, and considers himself a huge soccer fan. In his minor ice hockey career, Reinhart started as a defenseman but eventually ended up as a center. He played for the Vancouver Northwest Giants of the BC Hockey Major Midget League (BCMML) won the 2010–11 BCMML championship and finished fourth in the 2011 Telus Cup.

In his junior season, Reinhart was selected 15th overall by the Kootenay Ice in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft. He was part of the Ed Chynoweth Cup-winning team in the 2010–11 season and was awarded the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy in 2011–12. Reinhart is one of three hockey-playing brothers and is the son of former NHL All-Star Paul Reinhart. He was ranked fourth on the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's 2014 midterm rankings for North American skaters.

Reinhart has represented Canada at five International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) sanctioned events, winning gold in 2016, gold in 2015, and bronze in 2012 at the under-18 level. He also represented Canada Pacific at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and Canada at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.