2022 NHL Draft
Sam Rinzel in the 2022 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Sam Rinzel 25th overall in the 2022 NHL Draft.
It was the third of the 11 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2022, 83 have played in the NHL regular season. His 78 games put him 26th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 25
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 25
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 22–28 in the 2022 draft
- 22Nathan GaucherC3 GP · 0 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 23Jimmy SnuggerudR92 GP · 66 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 24Danila YurovR90 GP · 34 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 25Sam RinzelD78 GP · 23 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 26Filip MesarRMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 27Filip BystedtC4 GP · 0 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 28Jiri KulichC83 GP · 32 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2022 class
25th
of 225 players selected
8th
of 73 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Juraj SlafkovskýL297 GP · 195 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 2Simon NemecD171 GP · 53 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 3Logan CooleyC227 GP · 169 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 4Shane WrightC184 GP · 82 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 5Cutter GauthierL173 GP · 129 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 6David JiricekD94 GP · 15 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kevin KorchinskiD109 GP · 20 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Marco KasperC160 GP · 56 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 9Matt SavoieC87 GP · 38 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Pavel MintyukovD215 GP · 72 PANAAnaheim Ducks
+ 215 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Sam Rinzel made his NHL debut on March 30, 2025, 2 years and 266 days after the draft.
78
Games
5
Goals
18
Assists
23
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2022 draft
- 7Kevin KorchinskiD109 GP · 20 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 13Frank NazarC136 GP · 75 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 25Sam RinzelD78 GP · 23 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 39Paul LudwinskiCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 57Ryan GreeneC99 GP · 33 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 66Gavin HayesLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 81Samuel SavoieLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 90Aidan ThompsonCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 173Dominic JamesC49 GP · 17 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 188Nils JuntorpRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 199Riku TohilaCCHIChicago Blackhawks