The striker had recently contributed to the Anaheim Ducks to the sample, but the NHL team had decided against him. Rieders contract at the Buffalo Sabers had expired after the last NHL season. Previously, he played among others at the Los Angeles Kings, the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames. Since 2010, Rieder had been active in North America and had already played there in the Canadian Junior League. Also Kühnhackl and Kahun no longer in the NHL Before Rieder, the two-time Stanley Cup winner Tom Kühnhackl and the Olympia second Dominik Kahun had no contract more in the NHL. Kühnhackl moved to Skelleftea AIK and thus also to Sweden, Kahun now plays for the SC Bern in Switzerland.