Here are the first five names as SCH ranks the best young players in the Blackhawks' organization entering next season.
A team built to win today still needs to be preparing for the future in the modern NHL. Even with one eye firmly on the Stanley Cup, the Chicago Blackhawks have consistently worked hard under general manager Stan Bowman to sustain a pipeline of high-level talent into franchise.
That's not easy to do when you're regularly picking at the bottom of the first round -- or not at all because you traded the pick for a rental.