The NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2025. (Logo courtesy of the NHL)
The Chicago Blackhawks are scheduled to make ten (10) selections in this week’s 2025 Upper Deck NHL Entry Draft, which will be held at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The first round is scheduled for Friday, June 27 (7 p.m. ET), and rounds 2-7 will take place on Saturday, June 28 (11:30 a.m. ET).
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The players that the organization selects will be listed below, with links to their prospect profiles and all their vital stats.
Round – PosPosPlayerHeightWeightTeamNotes
1 – 3Draft Lottery
1 – 25with Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev, and a 2026 second-round pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Sam Lafferty, defenseman Jake McCabe, a 2024 conditional fifth-round pick and 2025 conditional fifth-round pick
2 – 34
2 – 60Acquired with Anton Khudobin from the Dallas Stars in exchange for forward Max Domi and goaltender Dylan Wells
3 – 66TRADED/RE-ACQUIRED – Traded to CAR on 6/29/24. Re-acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Taylor Hall (retained 50% of Mikko Rantanen’s salary)
4 – 98
4 – 107Acquired with 2023 conditional 2nd Round Pick, and Andy Welinski from the New York Rangers for Cooper Zech (part of Patrick Kane double retention trade)
5 – 130TRADED to TOR > WSH > PIT
6 – 162
7 – 194
7 – 197Acquired from the Boston Bruins with Ryan Mast for Victor Soderstrom.
Chicago Blackhawks Draft Picks
Trades made leading to and during the draft:
DateOutgoing Player/PickOpposite TeamPlayer/Pick Received
6/13/25Victor Soderstrom
Ryan Mast and a 2025 7th round pick
6/21/25Joe Veleno
Andre Burakovsky
Trade Analysis
The Boston Bruins acquired Victor Soderstrom from the Chicago Blackhawks for Ryan Mast and a 2025 7th round pick
The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Andre Burakovsky from the Seattle Kraken for Joseph Veleno
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