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2019 Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25: Matthew Highmore at No. 23

Second City Hockey’s 2019-20 preseason Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25 series ranks the organization’s top 25 players under the age of 25 by Oct. 1, 2019. The rankings are determined by a composite score from six SCH writers and more than 70 readers. Each participant used their own metric of current ability and production against future projection to rank each player. The six SCH writers will make their ballots public after the series is completed.

Position: Forward

Birth date: February 27, 1996 (23)

Size: 5-foot-11, 180 pounds

Acquired via: Signed as an undrafted free agent in March 2017

2018-19 season stats: 9 points (3 goals, 6 assists) in 12 AHL games

2019-20 team: IceHogs (AHL) or Blackhawks (NHL)

Contract: 1 year, $775,833 cap hit

Last T25U25 ranking: Unranked

Total fan ranking: No.