NHL.com 1.) Nick Leddy, D During the Blackhawks run to the cup, they had a Laddy to root for, an Andrew Ladd. Laddy was his nickname, but he didn't play defense. Nick Laddy was acuired in the trade that sent Cam Barker for Kim Johnsson. Look how that turned out for us? Getting a great prospect and a concussion happy vet. Laddy was drafted last year 16th overall and is currently 19 years of age. He has the potential to be in the Blackhawks defensive core within the new few years, maybe even sooner. 2.)Shawn LaLonde, D Shawn was drafted in 2008, 3rd round 68th overall. He played for the Belleville Bulls before he was drafted by the Blackhawks. In his 2008/2009 season he started to show more talent, scoring more goals and getting more assists. 3.)Dylan Olsen, D Finishing off the top 3 on this prospect list is another defenseman. Olsen was drafted 28th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Level Draft. Dylan was ranked 4th with a carear high 29 points (10 goals and 19 assists) in the 53 games he played with the Camrose Kodiaks of the AJHL. He scored 4 points and a +4 is his time on Team Canada in the Under 18 IIHF Championships. 4.)Kyle Beach, F Some of you may of heard Kyle Beach's name before. He was drafted 11th overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Level Draft. He played for the Everett Silvertips for 2 1/2 seasons in in the WHL and the Lethbridge Hurricanes for the rest of the season.. He averaged about 27 goals a season and 35 assists. Kyle Beach has the potential to play in the NHL this season or an upcoming season. He was a big name during the Prospect Camp, where he fought another prospect twice, and injured him for 4 months. 5.)Jeremy Morin, F Morin was acquired during the Dustin Byfuglien/ Ben Eager/ Brent Sopel Trade. He played a majority of his games in the AHL under the Thrashers Affiliate team, the Chicago Wolves. He was drafted 45th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Level Draft by the Thrashers. 6.)Marcus Krüger, C Drafted 149th overall in 2009, Marcus Kruger recently Krüger a contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, and will most likely play in a Rockford Icehogs uniform. If he continues playing the way he does and continues developing, I wouldn't be surprised seeing him in a Blackhawks sweater. Marcus played his juniors in Sweden with the Djurgarden IF Stockholm Jr. 7.)Brandon Pirri, C Brandon was ranked 3rd in the OJHL and was drafted 59th overall in 2009. 8.)Ludvig Rensfeldt, C Drafted 35th overall and comes from Sweden. 9.)Phillipe Paradis, F Drafted 27th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs, played in the AHL Toronto Marlies. He was acquired by the Blackhawks in the trade that sadly sent Steeger away. (( 10.)Brandon Birch, D Drafted 179th overall and reached the OJHL Finals with the Oakville Blades. 11.)Byron Froese, F Drafted 110th overall and ranked 4th among rookies in the WHL. Played with the Everett Silvertips along with Kyle Beach. 12.)Ryan Stanton, D Signed as a free agent on March 20th. 13.)Kevin Hayes, F Kevin Hayes was drafted 24th overall this year by the Chicago Blackhawks. Kevin will play four years at Boston College, one with his older brother Jimmy Hayes, who is also a Blackhawk prospect ranked 15th. 14.)Stephen Johns, D Drafted 60th overall this year by the Blackhawks. 15.)Jimmy Hayes, F Jimmy Hayes was acuried from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a pick selection. He is the older brother of Kevin Hayes and helped Boston College win the Frozen Four last year. He will be playing with Kevin in Boston College for one more year. 16.)Chris DiDomenico, F Drafted 164th by the Toronto Maple Leafs and was acquired in the Steeger trade. 17.)Justin Holl, D Drafted 54th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Level Draft. 18.)Joe Lavin, D Drafted 126th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Level traded. Spent his last season split between the Split the season between Providence College (ECAC) and the Omaha Lancers (USHL). 19.)David Pacan, F Drafted 177th in 2009 and last season ranked fourth on team with 60 points (22G, 38A) in 58 regular-season games for CJHL’s Cumberland Grads. 20.)Ben Smith, F Drafted 169th overall in 2008. Appeared in all 37 of Boston College’s (Hockey East) games, collecting 11 assists and 17 points during his junior year … Tied for sixth on the club with 17 points … Tallied one point in each of BC’s first five contests of the season. He played alongside Jimmy Hayes.
