DRAFT: Blackhawks Select Kevin Korchinski with No. 7 Overall Pick

With their first pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks selected Kevin Korchinski, a defenseman from the WHL's Seattle Thunderbirds, at No. 7 overall.
Chicago
acquired the No. 7 overall pick just before the draft opened
in a trade with the Ottawa Senators, acquiring that pick, a second-round pick (39th overall) in 2022 and a third-round pick in 2024 in exchange for forward
Alex DeBrincat
.
Korchinski, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan logged 65 points (4G, 61A) in 67 regular-season games for the Thunderbirds this season, plus another 19 points (6G, 13A) in 25 WHL playoff games as Seattle fell in the WHL Final to Edmonton.

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sending Kirby Dach to Montreal for first- and second-round picks, Chicago holds another eight picks in the opening three rounds of the 2022 NHL Draft:
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