This draft, the Chicago Blackhawks did things a little differently. They surveyed their pipeline, full of smallish, skilled players, and realized they have deficits in other areas.

Corey Pronman details what to expect from the Chicago Blackhawks’ new prospects and how they fit into the farm system. This page will be updated throughout the 2025 NHL Draft. Complete coverage of the NHL Draft Chicago added a lot of speed and size to its prospect pool this weekend,

The Toronto Maple Leafs owned this first-round pick and sent it to the Chicago Blackhawks as part of a February 27, 2023, trade that sent Sam Lafferty, Jake McCabe, a conditional fifth-round pick in 2024 and 2025 to Toronto in exchange for Joey Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, a second-round pick in 2026 and a conditional draft pick.