2022 NHL Draft: Impact in Rockford

Rockford, IL. – Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson and his hockey operations crew will travel to Montreal, Quebec for eight selections in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft on Thursday and Friday.

With those picks, the Blackhawks will look to continue to take key steps toward their rebuild and return to competitive hockey. A majority of the players selected this week will eventually make it to the American Hockey League with a stop in Rockford as they continue to prepare for the NHL level.

Since 2007, the IceHogs have played a key role in developing Blackhawks prospects to get them ready to make the jump to the NHL. During the 2021-22 season 14 Blackhawks draft picks spent time in Rockford.

The 2021-22 season saw 40 players in an IceHogs jersey, with 27 of them coming from the draft, including 14 selected by the Blackhawks.

The 2022 NHL draft will give IceHogs fans a glimpse of some of the players that may lace up their skates at the BMO Harris Bank Center down the road.

Below are a few facts about the NHL draft picks that have played for the Rockford IceHogs:

Highest draft pick to play for the IceHogs: Kirby Dach (3^rd overall in 2019 with Blackhawks) and Cam Barker (3rd overall in 2004 with Blackhawks)

Lowest draft pick to play for IceHogs: Sean McMorrow (258th overall in 2000 with Buffalo)

Lowest Blackhawks draft pick to play for IceHogs: Dustin Byfuglien (245th overall in 2000)

First Round Draft Selections to Play for the IceHogs (29)

Lukas Reichel: 17^th overall by Chicago (2020)

Kirby Dach: 3^rd overall by Chicago (2019)

Adam Boqvist: 8^th overall by Chicago (2018)

Nicolas Beaudin: 27^th overall by Chicago (2018)

Henri Jokiharju: 29^th overall by Chicago (2017)

Nick Schmaltz: 20^th overall by Chicago (2014)

Ryan Hartman: 30^th overall by Chicago (2013)

Teuvo Teravainen: 18^th overall by Chicago (2012)

Mark McNeill: 18^th overall by Chicago (2011)

Phillip Danault: 26^th overall by Chicago (2011)

Mark Visentin: 27^th overall by Phoenix (2010)

Nick Leddy: 16^th overall by Minnesota (2009)

Dylan Olsen: 28^th overall by Chicago (2009)

Philippe Paradis: 27^th overall by Carolina (2009)

David Rundblad: 17^th overall by St. Louis (2009)

Kyle Beach: 11^th overall by Chicago (2008)

Ivan Vishnevskiy: 27^th overall by Dallas (2006)

Kenndal McArdle: 20^th overall by Florida (2005)

Jack Skille: 7^th overall by Chicago (2005)

Cam Barker: 3^rd overall by Chicago (2004)

Rostislav Olesz: 7^th overall by Florida (2004)

Hugh Jessiman: 12^th overall by New York Rangers (2003)

Pierre-Marc Bouchard: 8^th overall by Minnesota (2002)

Daniel Paille: 20^th overall by Buffalo (2002)

Hannu Toivonen: 29^th overall by Boston (2002)

Jeff Taffe: 30^th overall by St. Louis (2000)

Nick Boyton: 21^st overall by Boston and 9^th overall by Washington (1999 & 1997)

Sergei Samsonov: 8^th overall by Boston (1997)

Dan Cloutier: 26^th overall by New York Rangers (1997)

Jassen Cullimore: 29^th overall by Vancouver (1991)

Blackhawks picks by draft year to play for the IceHogs

2020: Isaak Phillips, Chad Yetman, Michael Krutil, Lukas Reichel

2019: Kirby Dach, Michal Teply, Cole Moberg

2018: Philipp Kurashev, Adam Boqvist, Nicolas Beaudin, Mikael Hakkarainen, Josiah Slavin

2017: Henri Jokiharju, Tim Soderlund, Evan Barratt, Andrei Altybarmakyan, Ian Mitchell, Jakub

Galvas

2016: Nathan Noel, Chad Krys, Blake Hillman, Lucas Carlsson

2015: Radovan Bondra, Joni Tuulola, Graham Knott, Dennis Gilbert

2014: Matheson Iacopelli, Nick Schmaltz, Luc Snuggerud, Dylan Sikura, Fredrik Olofsson, Ivan

Nalimov

2013: Carl Dahlstrom, Ryan Hartman, Luke Johnson, Tyler Motte, Robin Norell, Robin Press,

John Hayden, Anthony Louis

2012: Dillon Fournier, Vinnie Hinostroza, Garret Ross, Teuvo Teravainen, Matt Tomkins

2011: Alex Broadhurst, Adam Clendening, Phillip Danault, Klas Dahlbeck, Sam Jardine,

Mark McNeill, Brandon Saad, Maxim Shalunov, Andrew Shaw

2010: Mac Carruth, Rob Flick, Justin Holl, Stephen Johns, Nick Mattson, Joakim Nordstrom,

Kent Simpson

2009: David Froese, David Gilbert, Marcus Kruger, Dylan Olsen, Brandon Pirri

2008: Kyle Beach, Jonathan Carlsson, Joe Gleason, Shawn Lalonde, Ben Smith

2007: Akim Aliu, Joe Lavin, Maxime Tanguay

2006: Simon Danis-Pepin, Peter LeBlanc, Igor Makarov, Joe Palmer

2005: Dan Betram, Mike Blunden, Evan Brophey, Joe Charlebois, Nathan Davis, Joe Fallon,

Niklas Hjalmarsson, Adam Hobson, Jack Skille, Brennan Turner

2004: Cam Barker, Adam Berti, Bryan Bickell, Dave Bolland, Troy Brouwer, Jake Dowell,

Petri Kontiola

2003: Mike Brodeur, Dustin Byfuglien, Corey Crawford

2002: James Wisniewski

2001: Matt Keith

1999: Michael Leighton