Top 5 Prospects to Watch in the Blackhawks' Pipeline for the 2025 Draft
Top 5 Prospects to Watch in the Blackhawks' Pipeline for the 2025 Draft
The Chicago Blackhawks' rebuild is all about the youth, and with the 2025 NHL Draft on the horizon, fans are excited for the next wave of talent of talent to come in, but what about those already in the system?
Rundown of the top five names to keep an eye on as the draft approaches
The 2024 No. 2 overall pick is tearing it up in the AHL with Rockford, logging big minutes and showing off his skating and puck-moving skills.
At 19, he's already projected as a future top-pair defenseman.
Nazar is a speedy center, drafted 13th in 2022, has been a standout in Rockford too, racking up 24 points in 20 games, but has transitioned to the NHL full-time this season.
His quickness and playmaking scream second-line potential behind
Connor Bedard.
The Blackhawks' 2023 first-rounder is tearing it up at Minnesota, using his speed to rack up points (33 in 39 games last season). He's back for his sophomore year, but a late-season call-up to the Blackhawks isn't out of the question.
4.
Sam Rinzel, a defenseman breaking out at Minnesota with Oliver Moore.
At 6-foot-4, he's got size and skill, and his sophomore surge has scouts talking top-four upside... or a top pairing?
«He is a bonafide, surefire top pair defensemen in the NHL»
NHL insider Frank Seravalli
The 2024 18th pick is shining as a freshman at North Dakota, blending grit and scoring touch to make him known as
'The Next Jonathan Toews'He's a versatile forward with middle-six projection.
With the Blackhawks likely picking high again in 2025, these prospects-plus a potential new star-will speed up the rebuild.
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FEVRIER 25 | 223 ANSWERS Top 5 Prospects to Watch in the Blackhawks' Pipeline for the 2025 Draft What position should the Blackhawks focus on drafting in 2025? |
Offence | 129 | 57.8 % |
Defense | 42 | 18.8 % |
Goaltending | 52 | 23.3 % |
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