Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks

Team Depth Chart of NHL Prospects
Strengths
  • Skilled and versatile center prospects.
  • Quantity and quality at each position.
Weaknesses
  • May not have a potential NHL starter among goaltending prospects.

About Prospect Scores and Probability

Prospect Criteria

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Pro
Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
CHL
Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
NCAA
Playing in NCAA
Europe
Playing in Europe
Junior
Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
N/A
Not Categorized Yet

Goaltenders

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Brandon Whitney CHL 7.0 D
2. Kent Simpson Pro 7.0 D
3. Carter Hutton Pro 6.5 C
4. Mac Carruth CHL 6.5 C
5. Matt Tomkins Junior 6.5 D
6. Johan Mattsson Junior 6.0 D
7. Alec Richards Europe 6.0 D

Right Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Jimmy Hayes Pro 7.0 C
2. Maxim Shalunov Europe 7.0 D
3. Ben Smith Pro 6.5 B
4. Chris Calnan Junior 6.5 C

Left Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Brandon Saad Pro 7.5 C
2. Jeremy Morin Pro 7.0 C
3. Terry Broadhurst Pro 6.5 C
4. Kyle Beach Pro 6.5 C
5. Max Sauve Pro 6.5 D
6. Garret Ross Pro 6.0 C
7. Dan DeLisle NCAA 5.5 D
8. Brandon Bollig Pro 5.0 A

Centers

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Teuvo Teravainen Europe 7.5 C
2. Brandon Pirri Pro 7.0 C
3. Drew LeBlanc Pro 7.0 C
4. Kevin Hayes NCAA 7.0 C
5. Mark McNeill Pro 7.0 C
6. Phillip Danault Pro 7.0 C
7. Alex Broadhurst CHL 6.5 C
8. Joakim Nordstrom Pro 6.5 C
9. Byron Froese Pro 6.5 C
10. Vince Hinostroza Junior 6.5 D
11. David Gilbert Pro 6.0 D

Defensemen

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Adam Clendening Pro 7.0 C
2. Stephen Johns NCAA 7.0 C
3. Dylan Olsen Pro 7.0 C
4. Shawn Lalonde Pro 7.0 D
5. Joe Lavin Pro 6.5 C
6. Michael Paliotta NCAA 6.5 C
7. Klas Dahlbeck Pro 6.5 C
8. Nick Mattson NCAA 6.5 C
9. Justin Holl NCAA 6.5 C
10. Dillon Fournier CHL 6.5 C
11. Kirill Gotovets NCAA 6.5 D
12. Joe Gleason NCAA 6.5 D
13. Ryan Stanton Pro 6.5 D
14. Sam Jardine NCAA 6.5 D
15. Paul Phillips NCAA 6.0 C
16. Braden Birch NCAA 6.0 C
17. Travis Brown CHL 6.0 C

Crowded AHL roster in Rockford leads the Chicago Blackhawks’ storylines for 2012-13 season

by Brad Gardner
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Kevin Hayes - Boston College

Boston College center Kevin Hayes will return to help the Eagles defend their National Championship in 2012-13. (courtesy of Michael Tureski/Icon SMI)

While there are no plans for the Chicago Blackhawks to take the ice in the forseeable future, many of the team's top prospects will still be playing with the Rockford IceHogs in the AHL as well as in junior, college, and European leagues around the world. Several prospects will transition to new levels of play while others will look to gain a foothold among the competition in the Chicago system. Below are a few of the interesting storylines headed into the 2012-13 season.

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Brandon Saad, Teuvo Teravainen lead the way in Chicago Blackhawks’ top 20

by Brad Gardner
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Teuvo Teravainen - Team Finland

The selection of talented Finnish forward Teuvo Teravainen added skill and offensive flash to the depth forwards and defensemen in the Chicago system. (courtesy of Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Three of the Blackhawks' new additions from the 2012 NHL Draft make their debut in the new edition of the team's top 20 rankings, but the most significant storylines heading into the season belong to the prospects playing at the pro level. The NHL work stoppage will lead to a bevy of talent in the Rockford IceHogs lineup, including players like Nick Leddy, Marcus Kruger, and Brandon Saad who would have had a good chance of breaking camp with a spot in the Blackhawks lineup.

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Danault looks to complete unfinished business from last season

by Kevin Forbes
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Phillip Danault - Victoriaville Tigres

Photo: Chicago Blackhawks prospect Phillip Danault will look to lead his Victoriaville Tigres squad to an extended season in 2012-13 (courtesy of Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

 

Phillip Danault is entering his final season of junior hockey but he has some unfinished business to take care of before he makes the jump to pro.

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Chicago Blackhawks 2012 draft review

by Brad Gardner
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Photo: Selected 18th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft, forward Teuvo Tervainen was a late riser in 2011-12 and regarded in many circles as a potential top 10 pick. (Ken McKenna/HF)

 

The Chicago Blackhawks selected eight players at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, including four forwards, two defensemen, and two goaltenders. The club's top selection, Finnish forward Teuvo Teravainen, was the lone European prospect selected in this year's class while there were four Canadian Major Junior prospects and three NCAA-bound players drafted out of the Junior A and high school levels.

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Chicago Blackhawks 2012 draft preview

by Brad Gardner
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Photo: Boston College forward Kevin Hayes was a first round selection for the Chicago Blackhawks at the 2010 NHL Draft (courtesy of Fred Kfoury/Icon SMI)

 

The Chicago Blackhawks enter the 2012 offseason with one of the deepest prospects pools in the league, but that fact does little to make up for two consecutive first round playoff exits. Rather than expecting new faces in Chicago, there will instead be plenty of competition in training camp to decide the team's roster heading into the 2012-13 season.

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Top Prospects

  1. Brandon Saad
  2. Teuvo Teravainen
  3. Adam Clendening
  4. Phillip Danault
  5. Mark McNeill
  6. Brandon Pirri
  7. Stephen Johns
  8. Ben Smith
  9. Jimmy Hayes
  10. Jeremy Morin
  1. Kevin Hayes
  2. Dylan Olsen
  3. Dillon Fournier
  4. Michael Paliotta
  5. Kyle Beach
  6. Chris Calnan
  7. Alex Broadhurst
  8. Justin Holl
  9. Klas Dahlbeck
  10. Maxim Shalunov

Notable Prospects

  1. Braden Birch
  2. Brandon Bollig
  3. Terry Broadhurst
  4. Travis Brown
  5. Mac Carruth
  6. Dan DeLisle
  7. Byron Froese
  8. David Gilbert
  9. Joe Gleason
  10. Kirill Gotovets
  11. Vince Hinostroza
  12. Carter Hutton
  13. Sam Jardine
  1. Shawn Lalonde
  2. Joe Lavin
  3. Nick Mattson
  4. Johan Mattsson
  5. Joakim Nordstrom
  6. Paul Phillips
  7. Alec Richards
  8. Garret Ross
  9. Max Sauve
  10. Kent Simpson
  11. Ryan Stanton
  12. Matt Tomkins
  13. Brandon Whitney
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