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2019 Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25 rankings: Nicolas Beaudin at No. 6

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: Left-handed defenseman

Birth date: Oct. 7, 1999 (19)

Size: 5-foot-11, 168 pounds

Acquired via: 2018 NHL draft — first round (27th overall)

2018-19 QMJHL season stats: 56 points (7 goals, 49 assists), 48 PIM in 53 games

2019 QMJHL playoff stats: 8 points (2 goals, 6 assists), 20 PIM in 16 games

2019-20 team: IceHogs (AHL)

Contract: 3 years, $894,167 cap hit

Last T25U25 ranking: No.