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Sam Rinzel's NHL career
Points
21
Games
72
Assists
16
Goals
5
Plus/minus
-10
Defenceman Sam Rinzel was drafted 25th overall by Chicago Blackhawks in 2022. He has played 3 seasons, all of them for Chicago Blackhawks, since 2024. So far that is 72 games and 21 points, 5 goals and 16 assists.
Below: the whole of Sam Rinzel's career, season by season.
Every season
- Year 20222022 NHL Draft
Sam Rinzel is drafted 25 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
Selected25 overall, round 1
Swedes drafted25 selectedFirst Swede off the boardFirst off the board- 1Juraj SlafkovskýMTL
- 2Simon NemecNJD
- 3Logan CooleyARI
Swedes from the same draft- Elias Pettersson110 GP · 16 P
- Liam Öhgren108 GP · 30 P
- Noah Östlund78 GP · 34 P
- 2 years, 8 months and 23 days later · 2 seasonsYear 20252024-2025 seasonNHL debut
Sam Rinzel makes his NHL debut in 2–5 loss against Utah Mammoth
Sam was 20 years old ·
United Center, USASwedes on the ice:
Kevin Stenlund and Arvid Söderblom.Season2024-2025
Sam Rinzel's first NHL season: 5 points
Events73games missedThe whole season2024-2025Points5NHL#657Games9 of 8211%Goals0NHL#736Assists5NHL#594P/GP0.56+/-+1NHL#300 - Year 2026Season
2025-2026
Sam Rinzel scores 14 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points season28games missedThe whole season2025-2026Points14NHL#501Games54 of 8266%Goals4NHL#483Assists10NHL#464P/GP0.26NHL#464+/--7NHL#719 - Season
2026-2027
Sam Rinzel scores 2 points
The whole season2026-2027Points2NHL#389Games9 of 9100%Goals1NHL#258Assists1NHL#391P/GP0.22NHL#428+/--4NHL#606