DRAFT: How the Blackhawks Acquired 2022 Draft Picks

The 2022 NHL Draft is quickly approaching, so it's time to get caught up to speed on which picks the Blackhawks have this year and how they got them before the big event in Montreal. The opening round of the draft kicks off on Thursday, July 7 and continues with rounds 2-7 on Friday, July 8.

2022 Draft Picks

ROUND 2
ROUND 3
ROUND 6
ROUND 7
- 199th Overall: Chicago's natural seventh-round selection.

Previously held picks:

• Round 1, 6th overall: As previously mentioned, this pick was traded to Columbus in July 2021 along with a 2021 first-round pick and defenseman Adam Boqvist in exchange for defenseman Seth Jones, a 2021 first-round pick and Columbus' 2022 sixth-round pick.
• Round 3, 71st overall: The Blackhawks traded this selection away to Carolina in return for the Hurricanes' 2021 third-round pick on July 24, 2021. With that 91st overall pick in last year's draft, Chicago selected defenseman Taige Harding.
• Round 4, 103rd overall: This selection was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning, along with forward Brandon Hagel and a 2024 fourth-round pick. In return, the Blackhawks received 2023 and 2024 conditional first-round picks, forward Taylor Raddysh and forward Boris Katchouk on March 18, 2022.
• Round 5, 135th overall: Chicago traded its natural fifth-round selection and forward Mattias Janmark to Vegas on April 12, 2021 in exchange for the Golden Knights' 2022 third-round pick and a 2021 second-round pick.