Rikaad Metzller was introduced to hockey at a young age. His Father played it when he was a kid and was extremely excited to get Rikaad into skates soon after he was able to walk. He took his first stride when he was 3 and entered into hockey with the Swiss mini mites at the young age of 5. Rikaad wasn't anything special when he started out, as it took him a while to find his calling as a playmaking defensemen. After a few years bouncing around positions, with yes, some unfortunate bouts at goalie, he settled on defense as he became 10. From there Rikaad started to excel. He was put into hockey camps with some of the swiss elite kids and began to separate himself from his peers. After a few summers of hockey camp, he found himself on the Swiss 14U team and started to have the realization that he may be able to make this a career. With the help of his dad, they came up with a conditioning program to take his game too the next level. He was finally scouted around the age of 16 and made the jump over to the SMJHL right after being drafted