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With their third pick in the opening round of the 2022 NHL Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks selected Sam Rinzel, a defenseman from the Waterloo Blackhawks of the USHL, with the No. 25 overall pick.
Chicago
acquired the No. 25 overall pick and goaltender Petr Mrazek
from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for the No. 38 overall pick, the Blackhawks' natural second-round selection.
Rinzel, a 6-foot-3, 181-pound native of Chanhassen, Minn., split his 2021-22 season between Chaska High School in Minnesota and the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL, totalling 48 points (11G, 27A) in 48 games. The blueliner is committed to the University of Minnesota to play college hockey in the fall.

2022 NHL Draft
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Chicago holds nine more picks on day two of the 2022 NHL Draft, including six in rounds two and three, continuing on Friday morning at 10 a.m. on NHL Network.
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