Blackhawks, NHL and Rinzel
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Despite the early loss in the NCAA Fargo Regionals, the Gophers men’s hockey earned many Big Ten awards this season and has seen nine of their players join the
There were some eyebrows raised when the Chicago Blackhawks selected defenseman Sam Rinzel 25th in the 2022 NHL Draft. Rinzel wasn’t an unknown, but the Blackhawks jumped further ahead to take him than most teams would have.
Gophers defenseman Sam Rinzel and center Oliver Moore, both first-round draft picks of the Chicago Blackhawks, signed contracts with the NHL team on Saturday and will forgo their final two seasons of collegiate eligibility.
After the Minnesota men's hockey season came to a disappointing end in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in late March, several Gophers stars quickly signed entry-level NHL contracts. A few of them immediately began playing for the teams that drafted them — and they've hit the ground running in the best hockey league in the world.
While another disappointing season is coming to an end for the Blackhawks, there is nonetheless a bit of excitement in the air. It stems from the additions of forward Oliver Moore and defenseman Sam