Sam Reinhart Samson Reinhart ( born November 6 , 1995 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who serves as the captain for the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) while a prospect for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Reinhart was selected 2nd overall by the Sabres in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft . Junior career . Reinhart was selected 15th overall by the Ice in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft . Reinhart was a member of the Ed Chynoweth Cup - winning team in the 2010 – 11 season . He was awarded the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy in 2011 – 12 , having been the league ' s top rookie that season . Along with Max and Griffin , he is one of three hockey - playing brothers , and are the sons of former National Hockey League ( NHL ) All - Star Paul Reinhart . Reinhart is ranked fourth on NHL Central Scouting Bureau ' s 2014 midterm rankings for North American skaters . Reinhart has represented Canada at three International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) sanctioned events , two at the under - 18 level , and one at the world junior level . He won gold in 2013 and bronze in 2012 at the under - 18 level . Additionally , Reinhart represented Canada Pacific at the 2012 World U - 17 Hockey Challenge and Canada at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament . Early life . Reinhart was born in North Vancouver to Theresa and Paul Reinhart . His father , Paul , was a National Hockey League ( NHL ) defenceman , and is now a stock market financier and promoter . Reinhart wears the jersey number 23 , the same number that his father wore in the NHL . Samson has two brothers : Maxwell ( Max ) and Griffin . Max was selected in the third - round in 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames and plays in their organization . Samson 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 Samson ' s Ice with the Edmonton Oil Kings in the WHL since 2011 – 12 . Growing up in West Vancouver , Reinhart attended Collingwood School . He also played tennis in high school , and still plays the sport in the offseason . Besides ice hockey and tennis , Reinhart played baseball , lacrosse , and soccer , and considers himself a huge soccer fan . In an interview on WGR Sports Radio 550AM , Reinhart stated that he prefers to be called " Samson " as opposed to " Sam . " He also said that he hopes to wear number 23 for the Buffalo Sabres , the same number his father Paul Reinhart wore during his NHL tenure . Playing career . Minor . Reinhart played minor ice hockey at the Hollyburn Country Club in West Vancouver . He started out as a defenceman , but eventually ended up as a centre . From there , he went on to play for the Vancouver Northwest Giants of the BC Hockey Major Midget League ( BCMML ) . In his first and only full season with the Northwest Giants , Reinhart tallied up 38 goals along with 40 assists . With the Northwest Giants , Reinhart won the 2010 – 11 BCMML championship and finished fourth in the 2011 Telus Cup . In the Telus Cup , he received the Top Scorer and Top Forward awards . Reinhart also participated in the 2011 Canada Winter Games midway through the 2010 – 11 season , winning gold with the British Columbia U16 team . Junior . The Kootenay Ice selected Reinhart 15th overall in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft . He was selected three rounds ahead of oldest brother Max when he was drafted in 2007 and was selected 12 positions behind as Griffin when he was drafted third - overall in 2010 . Reinhart joined the Kootenay Ice for four games in the 2010 – 11 season . In his first WHL game , he scored the game - winning goal against the Edmonton Oil Kings . That was also the first WHL game in which all three Reinhart brothers were playing . Reinhart suited up for seven WHL playoffs games , registering zero points in the process , as part of the Ice ' s Ed Chynoweth Cup championship team . He played one game for the Ice in the 2011 Memorial Cup . In the 2011 – 12 , Reinhart registered 62 points , which put him behind only his brother Max in team scoring . His 28 goals tied for the Ice lead , and were the most by any 16 - year - old rookie in the WHL , while his 62 points put him fourth among all WHL rookies in that category . Due to his excellent play in his first full season , Reinhart was awarded the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the top rookie in the WHL . In his second full WHL season , Reinhart was selected to represent the WHL for one game in his hometown Vancouver for the annual 2012 Subway Super Series against Russia ; he scored the game - winning shootout goal . Reinhart scored his first hat trick on January 27 , 2012 against the Prince Albert Raiders . He finished his second full WHL season leading the Ice in goals ( 35 ) , assists ( 50 ) and points ( 85 ) . He was named into the WHL Eastern Conference Second All - Star Team . On April 2 , 2013 , Reinhart was named captain of the Ice for the 2013 - 14 WHL season . On October 9 , 2013 , Reinhart registered an assist in a game against the Lethbridge Hurricanes , which tied him with John Negrin for the Ice ' franchise record for most conservative assists with 8 . Reinhart played in the 2013 Subway Super Series for the WHL , and was the captain for the latter of the two games . In his second Subway Super Series , he registered one assist . Reinhart had a goal and an assist in the 2014 CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game while playing as captain for Team Cherry ; Team Cherry lost to Team Orr 4 – 3 . Reinhart ' s father Paul was one of the assistant coaches for Team Cherry . Reinhart is eligible for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft . In November 2013 , he was put onto NHL Central Scouting ' s Preliminary 2014 November Players to Watch list . In the NHL Central Scouting ' s 2014 midterm rankings , Reinhart is ranked third on the North American skaters list . He is ranked second on International Scouting Services ' s Top 30 Ranked Prospects For 2014 NHL Draft . TSN ' s Craig Button has Reinhart consistently ranked the top overall prospect in his monthly rankings . Professional . Reinhart was selected with the 2nd pick of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres . On July 12 , 2014 , he was signed to a three - year entry - level contract with the Sabres . Reinhart made the Sabres ' opening day roster in the 2014 – 15 season . He scored his first NHL point on October 25 , 2014 , assisting on a goal by Nicolas Deslauriers in a 2 – 1 victory over the San Jose Sharks . He was returned to Kootenay after appearing in nine games with the Sabres . International play . Reinhart competed for Canada Pacific in the 2012 World U - 17 Hockey Challenge , but failed to medal . Later that year , he was selected to join Canada ' s under - 18 team for the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships in the Czech Republic . The team lost to the United States in the semi - finals , but won the bronze medal game against Finland in overtime . Reinhart then captained the under - 18 team at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament as Canada won its fifth consecutive gold medal in the event . Reinhart again captained the U18 team at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships in Sochi , Russia . Reinhart scored three goals and four assists to help Canada win the gold , ending the United States ' record of four consecutive championships . Moving up to the U20 level , Reinhart earned a spot with the national junior team for the 2014 World Junior Championships . His brother Griffin also made the team , and they became the third pair of brothers to play for Canada at the World Junior Championships . Reinhart and Aaron Ekblad were the only two players on the Canadian roster eligible for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft . Reinhart registered two goals and three assists in the first three games of the tournament , but was held scoreless for the remainder of the tournament . Canada lost the bronze medal game against Russia 2 – 1 and finished fourth .