With that trade, they selected an offensive player.With the No. 27 overall pick, the Blackhawks selected winger Marek Vanacker from OHL Brantford.To get back into the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft, the Blackhawks traded both of their 2024 second-round picks, No. 34 and No. 50 overall.In the selection itself, the Blackhawks are getting a productive winger that could develop into a key offensive piece on a team that needs offensive production to assist Connor Bedard.
Vanacker is a productive player at the OHL level, where he recorded 82 points on 36 goals, and 46 assists. NHL.com said the 18-year-old winger is productive, and has a clutch gene."The Blackhawks get another pick in the first round by trading picks No. 34 and 50 to the Carolina Hurricanes to take Vanacker , who led Brantford with 82 points in 68 games," NHL.com wrote of Vanacker. "The 18-year-old scored one goal in six games to help Canada win the gold medal at the World U-18s.
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