Artyom Levshunov, a defenseman from Michigan State, poses on stage with Blackhawks brass after being selected with the No. 2 pick of the NHL draft on June 28, 2024, at Sphere in Las Vegas. and the No. 18 pick on center Sacha Boisvert. But they weren’t done, trading two second-round picks — Nos. 34 and 50 — to the Carolina Hurricanes to select winger Marek Vanacker at No. 27.
“He was supposed to be here on this day to see me. But one time he told me, ‘Just be yourself, stay strong and you will be good.'”“I was waiting for this for 18 years. Finally, I’m somewhere. Not somewhere — in Chicago,” Levshunov said minutes after he was selected Friday at Sphere. “Feels real now. Now it feels like a dream come true.
The Hawks added offense by selecting Sacha Boisvert at No. 18. The 6-foot-2, 179-pound left-handed center played for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League the last two seasons and is committed to the University of North Dakota.
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